Much discussion about the word "natural" appears on forums and blogs all over the internet. Misinformed folks claim the term is meaningless because there is no officially adopted, standard definition of the word. Ok. So the FDA hasn't handed down any ruling on "natural." But, since we only use natural ingredients in our hand made soap, we will therefore explain what we mean when we use the term to describe our hand crafted natural bar soap.

First off, we believe that "natural" means "from nature." That's a pretty basic truth. Some people argue that only things in their raw state, the way they come DIRECTLY from nature qualify as natural. We, on the other hand, think that's ludicrous.

The Natural Bar Soap Company uses a more reasonable definition of natural. We believe that if an ingredient can be found in nature, or has its origins in nature, it is natural. Some soap making ingredients need to be extracted, cleaned or purified, but this doesn't mean they don't have a natural origin.

Many things found in nature are made even more safe and wonderful through laboratory processes. Just as shea butter must be scraped from it's shell, filtered and cleaned to utilize the healthy butter within, so too must harmful contaminants be removed from things like Kaolin clay, and kelp powder. We don't feel that these processes strip an ingredient of its "natural" status.

So there you have it. Our stance on "all natural." If it has its origin in nature, and can be safely formulated for use on the skin, you just might find it in our all natural bar soaps.