About Us
Meet the Sinful Smell's team!! For those who haven't met us in person yet, this is me (Katie) and my husband Ariel! I originally started making soap in 2021 because I have sensitive skin and eczema, and using store-bought soaps like Dove wasn't helping. As using my own product really helped with my skin I fell in love with soap making and decided to start our business. That's when we decided to make our products unique while being very beneficial for the skin. Using organic oils such as shea butter, coconut, castor, and olive oil. We began doing in-person events and festivals in 2022 located in the South Jersey area! Ariel mostly helps me with festivals and I create the products! I couldn't ask for a better partner in crime! Sinful Smells is growing day by day and we are so excited to see what the future holds. Thank you everyone we will be seeing you soon! contact us at: SinfulSmells@gmail.com!
Why is handmade soap better than store-bought soap?
As you stroll down the aisles of the supermarket or drug store you will see an assortment of body cleansers to choose from that are labeled as body bars, body washes, cleansing bars, skincare bars, deodorant soaps, and even beauty bars. They are nothing more than detergents in disguise.
Most of the soap you purchase today is a commercially manufactured chemical cocktail of ingredients. It is not natural and is not even really “soap.”
Here is what the FDA has to say:
“Today there are very few true soaps on the market. Most body cleansers, both liquid and solid, are actually synthetic detergent products. Detergent cleansers are popular because they make suds easily in water and don't form gummy deposits. Some of these detergent products are actually marketed as "soap" but are not true soap according to the regulatory definition of the word.” Source
Some consumers are put off by the cost of handmade soap. You probably look at a bar of natural soap and wonder why it costs more. I mean, soap is soap, right? Both bars clean your skin, right?
While I may agree that both bars clean the skin, the similarity goes no further. Simply put, commercial soaps contain synthetic ingredients that are very cheap to produce in a lab.
But here are some things to think about!
Commercial soap companies do not want extra oils or glycerin in their soaps because they decrease shelf-life. Without these extra oils to moisturize your skin, you must reach for that bottle of lotion!
So, although a bar of commercial soap may cost less, what happens to the cost once you add in the price of all of that cream and lotion (which is also filled with chemicals) that you need to slather all over your dry, itchy skin? Also, many of the synthetic ingredients needed to create lather, colors, scent, and years of shelf-life are known to be skin irritants. If your soap is causing irritated skin conditions, the simple change to a natural soap may decrease a trip to the dermatologist or the prescription cream to help clear the irritation.
Have a look at the labels on your favorite bar soaps in order to learn what you are actually paying for as well as what you are putting on your skin.
I believe that old saying, "You get what you pay for," rings true when comparing a handmade bar of a natural soap to a commercial brand!
