What Is Soap Made Of?

We are all washing our hands more frequently these days because of the changes brought about by COVID-19 virus. But what is soap made of? The vast majority of soap that we are all familiar with fits into 3 main types. Synthetic (Supermarket) soap, liquid soap and traditional soap.

Supermarket Soap
Most of the soap that we buy from the supermarket is technically called a SYNDET (Synthetic detergent). It is a synthetic version of real soap.

PROS : cheap to make and buy
CONS : contains chemicals that strip the moisture from skin.

Liquid Soap
As the name suggests this is a soap that has been specially prepared to stay liquid at room temperature. It is more similar to supermarket syndet that traditional soap.

PROS : conveniently packaged to provide just enough from the dispenser.
CONS : contains chemicals that strip the moisture from skin.

Traditional Soap
Traditional soap is made using natural vegetable or animal fats and does not contain peterochemicals.

PROS : no peterochemicals, contains organic nutrients, more powerful cleaning, moisturises, better for environment.
CONS  : more expensive to buy, more expensive to manufacture.


If you want to know more about the ingredients in soap click here.