Ingredients of so called natural soap.

earlene said:

Which ones don't you know?

benzyl salicylate: found in cloves; a fragrance additive; used in perfumes & UV light absorption; dermal irritant
linalool: a naturally occuring component in some herbs and lavender; known skin irritant
geraniol: a naturally occurring component in many fragrant plants (rose, geranium, lemongrass, to name a few); skin & lung irritant
hydroxycitroellal: a synthetic scent ingredient in Lily of the Valley and similar fragrances; skin, eye & lung irritant
amyl cinnamal: naturally occurring, but also synthetically produces scent ingredient (florals); dermal irritant
ribes nigrum: blackcurrant; seed oil is used on cosmetics and so also is the leaf extract as an astringent; sometimes an irritant
ascorbic acid is vitamin C
citric acid, I am sure you know

There sure are a lot of herbs in that soap.

I suspect the components listed toward the end are there because some are known irritants.

Is this a liquid soap?

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earlene said:

Which ones don't you know?

benzyl salicylate: found in cloves; a fragrance additive; used in perfumes & UV light absorption; dermal irritant
linalool: a naturally occuring component in some herbs and lavender; known skin irritant
geraniol: a naturally occurring component in many fragrant plants (rose, geranium, lemongrass, to name a few); skin & lung irritant
hydroxycitroellal: a synthetic scent ingredient in Lily of the Valley and similar fragrances; skin, eye & lung irritant
amyl cinnamal: naturally occurring, but also synthetically produces scent ingredient (florals); dermal irritant
ribes nigrum: blackcurrant; seed oil is used on cosmetics and so also is the leaf extract as an astringent; sometimes an irritant
ascorbic acid is vitamin C
citric acid, I am sure you know

There sure are a lot of herbs in that soap.

I suspect the components listed toward the end are there because some are known irritants.

Is this a liquid soap?

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DeeAnna said:

Sodium palmate, Sodium palm kernelate, Aqua, Glycerin

^^^ that's your basic soap. Palm oil and PKO. Pretty standard stuff. Listed in "what comes out of the pot" fashion, so the soaps are the names with the "-ate" at the end and the glycerin is from the saponification process.

Palm kernel acid, Sodium chloride

Are both optional additives. Palm kernel acid is a fatty acid. FAs are sometime added to a finished soap to add mildness, a little like superfat. Sodium chloride is table salt, possibly added for hardness. All the rest are minor additives.

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biarine said:

Yes it's a lot for one bar,

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Arimara said:

I wouldn't say so. I bet some of those ingredients are from a blend of EOs and FOs. Just because something is written in INCI format (which often looks like "chemicals" to those who are less familiar with it) doesn't mean it's a bad thing. What matters is how the bar feels and if it is fully cured.

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