Safe and Natural Soap (Part II) - Soapy Soap

All Natural Handmade Soap - for delicate skin

The moment i got my first bar of fresh goat milk soap purchased from the soap maker of Soapy Soap, i just can't wait to discover the goodness of this soap (hoping that it's not going to be another disappointment again like the earth mama baby angle bath). Well, my first experience with this soap was GOOD (no irritation nor rashes) and then i started to use it on both my boys - they just LOVE IT!! My little boy HW will call this soap 'the soft soft soap' as he can feel the softness of his skin after using this soap (his skin a bit dry before this- using Johnson & Johnson). Kids are very straight forward, I believe if they dislike certain stuff (esp new things) they will turn away or just say no to it, right?

I'm so glad that i've found this simple yet natural soap; it does meet my basic needs as a 'back to basic' cleansing agent. My comment for this goat milk soap - safe, gentle and affordable. However, bar soap has become less popular now as compare with shower gel. Most people will find that bar soap is an outdated and old fashion stuff as it looks boring. I must admit that Soapy soap does not come with nice packaging for environmental reason. Why do we need to pay extra costs in packaging where it will end up in our trash bin and what we actually need is only a SAFE SOAP.

FACTS ABOUT SOAPY HANDMADE SOAP

Soapy Sdn. Bhd. is a GMP certified manufacturer. Soapy All Natural Handmade Soaps are manufactured to meet the high standard of quality and hygiene. These soaps are mild and gentle soaps made of natural ingredients, mostly extracted from plants. Do not use animal derives except for honey and fresh goat milk.

SOAP BASE

The soap base is made of food grade edible oil of sunflower oil, coconut oil, water, palm oil, sodium hydroxide, castor oil, rosemary oleoresin and vitamin. Overall, our soaps are good in

moisturizing quality but not too soft that it will just melt away.

Sunflower Oil - Rich in linolenic and linoleic acids give the soap good moisturizing quality and promote creaminess in the soap.

Coconut Oil - Promotes hardness and cleansing quality of the soap.

Palm Oil - This semi-saturated oil has moderate moisturising quality, promotes creaminess and gives the soap a hard waxy touch.

Water - A medium to promote the chemical reaction between the alkali and fatty acids in the oil to produce glycerin and soap.

Glycerin - A humectant, which attracts water in the air to the skin to moisturize it. Handmade has between 5% to 8% glycerin compare to soap made with soap noodle, which normally contains a maximum of 1% glycerin. Most machine made soaps contain less that this level and only a very few may contain more. This is because as itself, glycerin can be sold to other industry especially pharmaceutical for good price.

Sodium Hydroxide - No sodium hydroxide means no soap. It is the alkali that is needed to bond with the fatty acid in the oil, resulting in soap and glycerin. Soapy Handmade Soaps do not have excess sodium hydroxide in it. We even reduce the amount to ensure there is and excess of 5% fat left to moisturize the skin.

Castor Oil - The only oil that contains ricinoleic acid that promotes a very good moisturizing quality to the soap. Ricinoleic acid is also an important component in the soap to exert anti-inflammatory effects.

Rosemary Oleoresin - This is the best natural antioxidant. It helps to prolong the freshness of the soaps. It also contains amino acid that nourishes the skin.

With further additives, each soap becomes unique and gives additional benefits to the user.

UNSCENTED SOAP

Our very mild range of soap, which is unscented, is suitable for hypersensitive and baby skin. Even though unscented, it still contains very light natural aroma from the ingredient used like honey, milk, etc..

ESSENTIAL OIL SOAP

Essential oil soaps are scented with oil distilled, cold press or CO2 extracted from different parts of plants. The aroma is light and natural. The aroma is more prevailing when the soap is used during bath. Essential oil contains benefits to care for skin, face or hair. These soaps can be used on most skin types, except those stated otherwise.

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Safe and Natural Soap (Part I)

I am a mummy who's always concern about children safety and health. Before this, i was so anxious about the BPA issue with feeding bottles; and now the chemical used in our family's daily bath gel/ shampoo. It is very upsetting that the commercial cleansing items in the market now mostly are all FULL of chemical - that includes our favourite Johnson & Johnson. When we talk about baby bath, it SHOULD be simple, safe yet natural for babies little delicate skin. However, when we take a look at the list of ingredients labelled at the back of the products, non of us here could even pronounce them.

I've did some research on how to find a good and natural cleansing products. Please don't waste your money on buying those so called anti-bacterial hand/ body soap with triclosan (a toxic chemical). There's studies shown that this anti-bacterial soaps may not only be ineffective, but harmful. The best way to get rid of germ and dirt is just only water and soap, that's it!

Without much delay, i went shopping, online just to look for a basic yet natural soap for the whole family. However, i could only found 1 baby bath and shampoo for my younger boy - it's called earth mama angel baby. It's a very gentle liquid castile soap in a foam pump and it cost rm55.00 . This bottle of soap can only last not more than 2 months on my little boy's hair and body! Besides the cost matter, this soap mustn't get into bb's eyes - it sting!! For my case, the soap never goes into my boy's eyes but each time when i wash his bottom using this soap; he will screamed and says "mummy, pain.. pain...".

AGAIN, i sat in front of my laptop and started to look for a 100% natural soap. It sounds crazy but i really can't go back to those chemical soap anymore... and Finally, i've found a all natural handmade soap called Soapy. to be continue.... (Part II)

Nose allergy

It has been years that my eldest boy-Chi Wen is having sinus problem and he was treated with Claritin (antihistamine) and Nasonex (Nose spray). Unfortunately, now the little brother is also having the same problem as soon as he turned two!

The medication that Chi Wen is taking has lost effect on him as his body has get immune to it. I decided to stop all the medication and start looking for "natural remedy" to help my two little boys. It's so painful to see them taking those 'drugs' everyday. Here are the few new things in my house now waiting for testimonial :-

- Sharp Air Purifier
- Manuka Honey
- Latex Pillow

It sounds like a big project for me, but i believe it'll worth everything. Just want my kids be healthy and get away from all those drugs!!

Holiday at Cherating Beach, Kuantan

3 days 2 nights trip (5 ~ 7 June 09)

It's has been a long time that we have not been to east coast as Penang is always our first choice when we plan for a short break with the family. This time around, my elder sister- Corrine was inviting us to join her and 2 more groups of family to Cherating, Kuantan and stayed at a beach hotel called Impiana Resort. We have booked the Superior Deluxe Room for two nights, our room comes with 1 king size bed (actually 2 joining single bed), a big living hall + 1 extra bed with breakfast included. The total bill that we've paid : RM759.00 . Here are some photos that i've taken during our stay:-

.view from our room
(all the rooms are sea facing)

.hotel just fully refurbished
.bed is clean and comfy
.extra bed in bad condition
.bathroom is big with long bath tub
.air-cond not cold (need to turn on the fan)

.a day bed near the window

.beautiful long sandy beach
















.breakfast at Kedai Kopi
.not much variety

My First Post

As a new blogger and with a very little knowledge about how to create a blog, i finally decided to give it a try by using Blogger to create my first blog and found that the steps are so easy to follow. However, due to my computer literacy and time constrain, i finally managed to have my very simple blog set up in 4 days! Hmmm.., i am a little perfectionist!