The big business world of cosmetics, bath and body products, and soaps has become so impersonal nowadays that we find ourselves looking for healthy alternatives. Ingredient lists that we can read and understand are available. We can appreciate their advantages to our skin and personal well-being.
Here's where handmade/handcrafted comes into the picture. Well-made handcrafted body products go through extensive "people" testing. In other words, we test our products on real people - our friends, family, and acquaintances!
We do not test on animals; we do not use harsh chemicals that can not easily be traced as to what is contained and how they react to our skin, and we are informed in the process of creating small precise batches for our customers.
If you are a smart consumer who reads labels and wants to know exactly what you put inside and outside your body, you should be aware that handcrafted bath and body producers "are also concerned" about these issues too. Most of us are involved with our environment and how the ingredients that we use affect the health of our earth.
Handmade bath and body makers take pride in their work and have a sense of accomplishment in producing a "one of a kind" product like any craftsman would.
The next time you read a label on a mass-produced soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc. see how many ingredients you actually know or can even read! Then visit a shop that sells handmade bath and body products and read their labels! Do you see a difference?
Olive oil, coconut oil, shea butter, glycerin, natural herbs, essential oils, and skin-safe ingredients are all listed on handmade products, and it's hard to find a large percentage of items that don't make sense. This can make for happy skin and hair and a happy future for our world.
Most, if not all handmade/handcrafted bath and body craftspeople use ALL of their own products. To their great delight, they find there is no need to go back to the detergents and harsh preservatives used in HIGH percentages, creating unsafe skin products.
Be educated, do your research, and your knowledge will be YOUR BENEFIT.
This article was written by Bryna Tracy of Luv4Country Soaps http://www.luv4country.com/catalog in 2006.
