Crystal Galaxy Shop is more than just crystals. I’ve partnered with a soap maker to bring you soap that will delight all your senses and provide you with the benefits of using a handmade soap. I truly believe that self-care is of the utmost importance. As the old saying goes, “Put on your oxygen mask first” because if you don’t help yourself, you can’t help anyone else. As we near the “holiday of love”, Valentine’s Day, we often choose to celebrate our love for others but before you shower your affection on someone else, pause and make sure you’ve got plenty of love in your cup for you. And speaking of showers…
What makes handmade soap so much better than store-bought soap?
Little science class reminder for you, our skin is our body’s largest organ. It’s super porous and absorbent which can draw in toxic chemicals into the bloodstream and cause serious, long-term damage.
Most store-bought, over-the-counter soaps are not soap but a detergent. Detergent is a petroleum-based product like gas or kerosene. The most common ingredient in store-bought soap is sodium tallowate. This is the natural product of combining tallow which is cattle or sheep fat.
Other potentially harmful or irritating ingredients include DEA, isopropyl alcohol, BHT, parabens, petrochemicals, sodium laureth sulfate, and Triclosan. Studies have shown that triclosan may disrupt human hormones and damage the reproductive system.
All the soaps made for Crystal Galaxy Shop are vegan and made with high-quality, super moisturizing, plant-based oils. Oils like avocado, coconut, palm, almond, and olive do not contain potentially harmful chemicals found in conventional soap. We also include nutrient-rich kinds of butter like avocado, jojoba, shea, mango, and cocoa. Those who have skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema, as well as those with sensitive skin, often find relief from switching to handmade soap, such as non-fragrant and non-colorant soap. We offer a “baby soap” as well as a hemp facial soap (coming soon to the website) that is a nourishing and gentle soap for babies and those with sensitive skin (and everyone else too!).
For the Planet
The natural ingredients in most handmade soaps are biodegradable. Meanwhile, the synthetic ingredients in commercial soaps, such as phosphorus, drain into rivers and lakes and harm fish and other living things. In addition, handmade soap is generally packaged without plastics whereas many commercial soap packaging is single-use, heavily printed, and glossy boxes. Also, the palm oil used in many commercial soaps uses palm oil from deforested areas.
For the Community
Handmade soaps are made in small batches with lots of love and care by a small business owner. When you purchase handmade soap, you are supporting a person, their passion, and livelihood and not factories and machines.
It may seem silly to have to say this, but handmade soap is actually soap. Commercial bars have strayed so far from the age-old recipes that they do more harm than good. It’s our mission to provide you with soaps that not only moisturize, look, and smell good but also make you feel good about what you put on your body.
*Originally posted February 3rd, 2023