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The process of creating soap has not changed much in 4,800 years since the ancient Egyptians pioneered a similar method. A natural process, it is known as saponification. A key ingredient in this is lye, but do you know how it is used?
There are a lot of myths about this product, though we can sort the fact from fiction. Read on as we answer the question "What is lye?"
“Back in 2007, we made it a part of our mission to plant a tree or native plant with every 10 bars, or 5 gallons of soap sold. While we’ve planted nearly 775,000 to date, we were never able to confirm that we’d reached our goal of offsetting over 100% of our products’ carbon emissions. Now, due to our partnership with the Carbonfund.org Foundation, we’re able to accomplish this in a concise, verifiable way.” – Gregg Arnell, President of Oregon Soap Company
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Did you know that soap has been around for thousands of years? Yes, this incredible compound has been used for millennia in different forms. Today, the soap market is riddled with "soaps" that are full of toxic chemicals that you can't...
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44% of respondents in a recent survey reported having sensitive skin. If you have sensitive skin, the kind of soap you use can make a big difference. The wrong soap can irritate and dry out your skin. One of the...
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Let's talk packing peanuts! The Oregon Soap Company is always striving to take an extra step forward to protect our Earth! If you have ordered our soap before, you may have noticed that sometimes we use packing peanuts to protect...
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