[Weezle]

Do you think homemade soap is better for your skin than commercial soaps? You don't have a lot of the extra preservatives and chemicals that are used in commercial so I would guess it is. How about you?

[naturelady]

I do think it is much healthier for us then most commercial soaps. Don't soaps contain parabens? Parabens are very bad for you. We forget sometimes that things we use on our skin absorb into our bodies.

[Hedda]

I only use Ivory soap, which to my knowledge is quite pure. I don't see the need to make my own when there is such a good product as Ivory on the market.

[gemini]

I've been using Ivory soap for years, but they've started adding a fragrance. They still have the original formula, so I always try to remember to check for "original" on the package before I buy it.

[ComingUpDaisy]

While Ivory makes a decent product there have been changes to the formula over the years. I much prefer a soap I have made myself.

[CrankyMonkey]

I think that homemade anything is generally better for you because you can control the ingredients that way. I make lots of cleaners and facial scrubs homemade.

[strawberry]

I always buy soaps made from only natural ingredients and are chemical free. It's kind of ironic to think that natural is more expensive than man-made. One of these days I hope to get into soap making. Although it's always interested me, I've never had the time to get into it.

[SoftRain]

Yes, homemade soaps are better for you because they are free of sulfates, parabens, and other nasties. I also find they are more moisturizing, generally speaking.

[Lena51]

Homemade soaps are always better for you. After all, you know what you are putting in your personal homemade soaps. You will come out with a better and more healthy product. You just can't beat that and you never know, your skin will not age as fast as with that store bought stuff.

[xenon]

My neighbor makes soap from the fat from her pigs. It doesn't smell so rosy but unfortunately out of politeness we accept it. I would like to say to my neighbor leave the fat on the pigs.She goes to a lot of trouble rendering down the fat and then making the soap. I guess I will have to say next time she offers it that we do not use it. Come clean so's to speak.