Modern people use to care for own body a bunch of cosmetics, and one of the most popular is soap. Today, manufacturers produce a large number of its types, using various natural ingredients and exotic additives. Each of them has its own individual properties, which are worth taking a closer look at.
Peculiarities
Soap is the traditional and most popular option used to wash the body. This species is one of the first hygiene products. According to historical data, the first to use such products were the Gauls. Today it can be found in every home, as it is regularly used for daily care behind the body.
The peculiarity of the hygienic product lies in the content of natural ingredients in the base.
They have a beneficial effect on epidermal cells.
The peculiarity of high-quality soap is the content of vitamins and beneficial components. Their action is aimed at improving the condition of the skin, moisturizing and nourishing it.
You will learn more about body soap in the following video.
Which is better: shower gel or soap?
Quite often, modern people wonder what is better to use for body care - soap or a special cosmetic gel. In this case, it is necessary to focus on the properties and quality of each product.
It is known that body care should be carried out frequently, preferably daily.
But cosmetologists say that regular use of soap for these purposes is harmful to the skin. That is why it is better to choose a soft gel, which contains the maximum amount of natural ingredients.
But you need to learn how to properly wash your body with this product. Do not use too much gel, as this will dry out the skin.
Kinds
Today, manufacturers produce many types of soap, each of which has individual characteristics. The most popular options include:
- moisturizing. The base contains components of essential oils and plant extracts, the action of which is aimed at restoring the protective functions of the epidermis. When using this soap, the skin does not dry out and does not suffer from irritation;
- liquid. A popular option among buyers, suitable for daily use and an excellent replacement for shower gel;
- solid cream soap. The peculiarity of this option is the high content of useful components that perfectly nourish and moisturize the skin.
In addition to the above options, there are other types of hygiene products.
For dry skin, you can safely use glycerin soap. It often contains palm and Coconut oil. Thanks to this, the skin perfectly retains moisture for a long time.
One of the universal types is scrub soap. This cosmetic product contains a large number of abrasive natural particles. It will become excellent choice for performing body peeling at home.
Those with problem skin should pay attention to the black product. Recently, this option has become very popular, but not all stores can find it. Black soap is a universal product that is suitable not only for body care, but also for hair.
In the presence of age spots or other darkening of the skin caused by external factors, a bleaching agent can be used. Its advantage lies in the presence of natural active ingredients that penetrate cells and lighten certain areas on the body and face.
Recently, thick cosmetics have become popular.
The compositions are suitable for both body and hair. The peculiarity of the product lies in the content of natural ingredients. But here it is important to choose a high-quality option without dyes. If the thick soap has a pink or blue tint, it is better to first study the composition. Such products are often based on synthetic additives.
Antibacterial soap can be used for medicinal purposes. Such options can be found at the pharmacy. It is based on active ingredients, which kill the fungus and restore the skin.
Compound
Most often, high-quality soap contains natural ingredients that do not cause dryness and irritation. One common option is honey. Thanks to the content of this component, the epidermis is restored and rejuvenated.
To care for problem skin You can use ginger soap.
It has hypoallergenic properties and helps fight rashes and irritation on the body and face. This type is often used to combat a common female problem - cellulite.
Sometimes an interesting component such as soda is added to the base of hygiene products. Most often it is used as part of antifungal options. This substance prevents the development of pathogenic bacteria on the skin.
Manufacturers
Today, various well-known manufacturers are working on the creation of soap, offering customers unique hygienic options made using their own technology.
It is worth paying attention to a Russian brand called Organic Kitchen.
One unique option from the product line is a renewing scrub soap called Apple Fizz. The thick composition is easy to apply and wash off, perfectly restoring the normal condition of the skin.
To care for your body and hair, you can use unique black soap from Eco Laboratorie. The brand also introduced scrubs that are used to moisturize dry skin.
Folk recipes Quite often, people make soap at home and build a good business from it.
But if you just want to create an exclusive version for yourself, you can use simple folk recipes. As a basis you can take baby soap
(2 pcs. 90 g each). The role of additional components is played by natural oil, glycerin (2 tbsp) and regular boiling water. Baby soap should be grated on a fine grater, using face protection during the process to prevent particles from getting into your eyes. After this, oil and glycerin are poured into the container and placed in a steam bath.
Soap shavings are gradually added to these ingredients.
All components must be thoroughly mixed using a whisk. When the mass has become homogeneous, the container can be removed from the heat.
Select other components that determine the color and properties of the composition. Pour the mixture into molds, after greasing them with oil. Leave the product to cool.
Benefits and harms Its advantages include the fact that it perfectly cleanses the skin and eliminates pathogenic bacteria from its surface. Most products contain alkalis, which remove the top layers along with dirt during washing.
But cosmetologists say that regular use of soap leads to dryness and flaking.
This is due to the content of the same alkali.
Another disadvantage of this detergent lies in the presence of harmful components. This applies to cheap products that can be found on the shelves of most stores.
How to choose?
When choosing the right soap for washing your body, you first need to focus on your skin type. It is best to buy superfat products. These products contain a minimal amount of free alkali, so the skin does not dry out during their use.
It is worth giving preference to natural products. The cost of such options is higher than that of funds in regular stores, but this is due to the complexity of the creation process. But purchasing such a product gives you confidence that the product contains truly natural ingredients in the form of essential oils, glycerin and plant extracts.
Cosmetics and soap self made Zgurskaya Maria Pavlovna
Soap with moisturizing effects
Soap with moisturizing effects
Moisturizing facial soap
This is a very gentle soap that is suitable for the most sensitive skin.
Ingredients
150 g soft high quality natural soap no flavorings
15 ml cocoa butter or jojoba butter
50 ml strong chamomile infusion
10 ml almond oil
5 ml honey (if you are not allergic to honey)
8 drops essential oil rosewood or lavender
From the book Natural cosmetics: do-it-yourself soaps and masks, creams and tonics without chemicals author Yankovskaya ElenaSOAP It would seem that this is something that makes no sense to do at home, to be clever, to invent soap - but this is simply nonsense! For what? There’s plenty of soap in any store! White, pink, green, blue, lilac, beige, opaque and translucent, round, oval,
From the book Extreme Cooking. How to live without money: Russian extreme food author Tsyplyaev Vladimir RemovichHow to melt soap Take a piece of “Children’s” soap (you can also take soap remnants, but then it will be difficult to determine the volume of soap), grate it and melt it in a water bath. In order to melt the soap in a water bath, you need to put a saucepan with water on the fire and bring it to
From the book Cosmetics and handmade soap author Zgurskaya Maria PavlovnaVitamin soap Grate a piece of “Baby” soap (100 g) on a fine grater, add 2 tablespoons of almond oil and 1 tablespoon of sea buckthorn oil. Place the cup with oil and soap shavings in a water bath and melt, adding boiling water (200 ml) until the mass is
From the author's book From the author's bookSoap “from scratch” Having mastered the two methods of soap making described above, experienced soap makers move on to the third, the most difficult, but which allows you to control all stages of work and select individual ingredients. Homemade soap making “from scratch” involves working with
From the author's bookMatte soap Matte soap is obtained from vegetable and mixed fats; you can melt baby soap or take soap
From the author's bookHoney soap Let's prepare a moisturizing soap with the aroma of honey, this soap is very soft, taking a bath or shower with it will bring great pleasure! Ingredients 300 g of soap base 50-100 ml of milk or cream 30 ml (2 tbsp.) base oil 2-3 Art. l. honey (put some
From the author's bookOatmeal soap Natural oatmeal gently exfoliates dead skin, which promotes its renewal, and almond oil moisturizes and makes the skin silky.Ingredients 100 g matte base 1 tsp. almond base oil 2-3 drops vanilla
From the author's bookSoap in layers To make soap in layers beautiful, you need to choose a high-quality soap base and proven dyes. The most common drawback, possible due to untested dyes, is the flow of color from layer to layer, mixing of colors. First of all
From the author's bookWhipped soap Sponge cake This airy light soap lathers perfectly and moisturizes the skin. Ingredients baby soap or soap base – 100 g almond oil – 1 tsp. fragrance “Biscuit” or “Tiramisu” – 3-5 drops (you can take extract of natural
From the author's bookCream soap Every soap maker knows that when making soap from a base, healthy oils You can add no more than 1 tsp. per 100 g of base. If we add more oils, wanting to make the soap more nutritious, then the base simply “pushes out” the oil and the soap is coated on the back side
From the author's bookSalt soap Salt soap is an excellent skin care product. They can be washed and used for tonic, health and cosmetic procedures. This soap will give the skin tone, smoothness and velvety. It is important to know that it acts as a scrub, mechanically
From the author's bookSoap “Fantasy” Ingredients: grape seed oil – 10?% jojoba oil – 11.1?% Castor oil– 10.8?% coconut oil – 47.6?% olive oil– 15.9?% superfat – 10?% water – 38?% alkali – 89.09?%+1.2 g (if used lemon acid) citric acid – 2
From the author's bookMusk soap 1 kg of base (neutral or base soap, made by cold or hot process) 1 g of orris root powder 30 g of sifted musk 200 g of bergamot oil 70 g of benzoin essence dye Grind musk with orris in a mortar
From the author's bookSoap-scrubs Coffee-scrub soap To make your skin soft and velvety, we offer a recipe for making scrub soap at home. It consists only of natural ingredients, delicately exfoliates dead skin particles, moisturizes and
From the author's bookSoap with anti-cellulite effects This soap is made with coffee, olive oil and salt, which will help clean the pores of the skin, make it smooth, and also easily remove dead cells. Ingredients 180 g soap base (baby soap) 4 tbsp. l. olive oil 100 ml
I use soap to wash my face every morning and evening, so its quality is an important criterion for me! I’ve been using Dove soap for a long time, but this is the first time I’ve bought a hypoallergenic one. And I am completely satisfied with it!
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Product Description:
The Dove cream soap formula is designed specifically for sensitive skin that requires special care. Hypoallergenic.
Contains no potential fragrance allergens and is dermatologically and ophthalmologically tested on sensitive skin.
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Package:
Standard cardboard soap box Dove.
Smell:
When I first opened the package, I didn't like it at all! The first reaction was: “Ugh!” It seemed to me that it smelled like ointment or glycerin. But when used, this smell disappears, leaving only a subtle aroma of the cream.
MY OPINION:
I really liked the soap. I don't use foam cleansers, I don't understand them. My skin is not friendly with them at all! Reacts and protests violently. And most of the soap products on the market mercilessly dry out the skin. I have been using Dove soap for a long time, I trust it and love it very much. Dove hypoallergenic soap is my ideal option! It does not dry or tighten the skin. After washing, your face remains soft and moisturized, you want to touch it. It doesn’t cause rashes, for which I thank him very much! It is pleasant to use; when you lather, your hands feel that this is not ordinary soap.
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COMPOUND: Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate, Stearic Acid, Sodium Palmitate, Aqua, Lauric Acid, Sodium Isethionate, Sodium Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Zinc Oxyde, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Alumina, CI 77891.
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Price:
64 rubles for 135g.
People with dry skin should not use traditional soap, which has a rather harsh and aggressive effect on it, causing dryness and flaking of the epidermis. The main components of such soap are a variety of vegetable and animal fats, and its pH factor is approximately 9, which is very harmful for dry skin.
Dermatologists do not recommend that people with dry skin not use antibacterial soap - it makes it even drier and can lead to hand eczema.
The same applies to soaps with extra-fatty additives. Its main ingredients are lanolin, cold cream, cocoa butter and other fats, which leave an oily film on the skin without moisturizing it. On the contrary, moisture from the air stops getting into the skin, as a result of which dryness becomes permanent and becomes much more difficult to get rid of.
Choosing the right soap
Dry skin requires periodic moisturizing. Transparent soap containing glycerin and fats is ideal for it. It is considered best for dry and sensitive skin as its anhydrous content is much less than 50%. If the skin still remains dry, dermatologists recommend purchasing medicinal soap prepared according to a special recipe.
Medicinal soap can be purchased at a pharmacy with a prescription, and its cost usually exceeds the price of analogues.
You can also make an excellent moisturizing soap yourself by adding a number of oils to it, which have a great effect on dry skin. Thus, jojoba oil regenerates and restores damaged epidermis, while reducing the drying effect of soap on the skin. Rice bran oil has good moisturizing properties, quickly relieving dryness and irritation. Grape seed oil tones and refreshes the skin, making it elastic and firm due to deep hydration and antioxidant effects. Mango butter protects the skin from dehydration by covering it with a hydrolipid film and moisturizing for a long time.
And finally, olive oil, which is considered the most popular for home skin moisturizing. It has an intense nourishing and moisturizing effect, prevents the appearance of wrinkles that quickly form on dry skin, and also gently relieves irritation from reddened areas of the epidermis.
Choosing soap for dry skin is one of the most difficult tasks in care. Our skin requires constant attention and reacts to... She has a feeling of tightness. Wrinkles appear on it. Therefore it is extremely important to support normal level moisture.
Dry skin type differs from others by weak activity of the sebaceous glands. As a result, sebum is not produced actively enough, which leads to loss of moisture.
A person is haunted by a constant feeling of tightness. It is especially intensified in rooms with dehydrated air and outdoors during frost.
Based on these features, you need to choose a soap that moisturizes the skin. It will help maintain a normal protective layer. But modern soap industry products are created from an aggressive alkaline base. It is possible to protect yourself from constant drying out if you carefully select the composition of the product.
Hazardous Ingredients
The main recommendation when choosing soap for dry skin is the use of liquid formulations. They are created on the basis of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Such acids are easier to wash off from the surface, without leaving a film on it that would have an aggressive effect on the epidermis.
The exception is products with the addition of moisturizing creams and lotions. Such products usually foam worse, but have a gentler effect on the dry surface of the dermis.
There are several dangerous ingredients that are used in moisturizers. Their use gives a temporary effect or worsens the situation.
- Glycerol. A trihydric alcohol that creates a film on the surface of the epidermis. This is what is usually presented as retaining moisture. It has the ability to attract water molecules. This gives a feeling of hydration and comfort after using products with glycerin. It is worth paying attention that when the air in the room is dry, the film will attract water from deep layers. And this already leads to drying, peeling, aggravating the situation.
- Petrolatum. This component is a by-product of the oil industry. Its distinctive feature is the ability to form a dense film. It clogs pores and interferes with normal skin gas exchange.
- Mineral oil and paraffin. They have a similar effect to Vaseline.
- Sodium lauryl sulfate. The most advertised dangerous ingredient, which is an aggressive surfactant and quickly dissolves the protective layer of the dermis. When dehydrating, it is recommended to use sulfate-free products.
Knowing exactly which ingredients dry out the epidermis, you can easily choose soap for dry skin of the body and face.
Useful components
There are several main components that are used for the dehydrated type. They help restore the hydrolipid layer and moisture level.
- Chamomile extract. Chamomile is a natural antibiotic. It will not only help with hydration, but also prevent inflammation and activate natural defenses.
- Honey. Nourishes and moisturizes. Has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, softening effect. Not suitable for allergy sufferers.
- Aloe. Natural antiseptic and moisturizer. Promotes rapid healing of damage and restoration of water balance.
- Jojoba oil. Light oil that restores the protective layer. Absorbs quickly and does not interfere with skin breathing. Does not cause acne.
- Cacao butter. Intensively nourishes and softens the epidermis. Helps protect against negative influences.
- Milk or cream. Gently nourishes and protects the surface of the dermis. Used to restore dehydrated, fading skin. Excellent for use in cold weather, as it actively softens the aggressive effects of surfactants.
Choosing soap for dry skin is quite simple. Knowing which components in the composition you need to pay attention to, you can purchase a quality product that will make care easier and more enjoyable.
