All soaps are handmade the traditional way by combining various oils and butters with sodium hydroxide (lye).  Our felted soaps are all made using the Hot Process method which allows their fragrances to hold much better and longer than other soaps as it is unaffected by the saponification process.  After "the cook" only natural soap, fragrance, reserved glycerine and oils remain. Glycerine is frequently extracted from mass produced soap and sold for extra profit for use in other cosmetics and beauty products, to be replaced by potentially drying chemicals which can irritate the skin.