Caring for your handmade soap

~ Natural soaps need to breathe and should be stored in a cool dry area with open ventilation in between uses. This allows some of the moisture to naturally evaporate, creating a harder and longer lasting bar of soap.

~ We advise using a soap dish with ridges to prevent water from accumulating under the soap. This allows your soap to drain in between use.

~ If you leave your soap sitting in water, it will dissolve and go mushy.

~ Caring for your soap will ensure a longer life for your handmade soap, giving you better value for money.

Storing your soap for future use

~ When storing soap for future use, it is important that you do not use a sealed container or zip lock bag. Allow the soap to breath. The longer you leave handmade soap, the longer it lasts.

~ Handmade soaps naturally have a high glycerine content, which is great for your skin – but it also means that they attract moisture from the air. Store your unused handmade soaps in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. A linen closet is great, or a clothes drawer…. (plus, the soap will make your linens/clothes smell good).

SHELF-LIFE

Our soaps are preservative free, and most of the oils that we use in our soaps are the same types of oils that you would use to cook with. This means that all natural soaps do have a shelf life, and we recommend that you use your soap bar within one year of purchase. After that, the soap will still do its job of keeping you clean, but the scent and quality may fade.