The next time you use the liquid soap at the public restroom, or lather up with a bottle of shower gel, give this a think...A brief insight into the history of liquid soaps leads us back to 1865, and William Shepphard. It is because of his ingenious that today we use the washing liquids that we do today. Liquid soap, is in fact, made much like a solid bar soap. It too is a combination of fats and alkali to produce a chemical reaction and in turn, soap. The choice of oils and the choice of alkali, or type of lye in this case, give the liquid soap its goopy, bubbly form.
The Palmolive Company in 1898 created the first commercial liquid soap from, you guessed it, palm and olive oils. It quickly became popular and the way we wash things was changed forever. No longer was there scrubbing of a bar, now you could just drizzle a bit of soap and be done! Not to mention, there was much less residue... things just washed up more easily.
The process of creating a successful liquid soap has not been an easy one for me. It is a process similar to, but very much different from creating a bar soap. There are lots of steps and Bodyluxe by Shawna's LiquiGel Soap takes several days work from start to finish. I have chosen the oils to leave your skin clean, but not flaky and dry, like many commercial pump detergents can do.
Consider it a labor of love, as I do really enjoy the scientific dabbling involved in creating my products. Take home a bottle of LiquiGel soap for each sink in your house. Not only is it great for hand washing, but it makes a fabulous shower gel as well.
As always, keep an eye on the Bodyluxe by Shawna website, and right here on the blog. I have several new fragrances that I'll be introducing in both bar soap and liquid soap this spring, and I can't wait for your opinions on them! :)
