Mud Soap

The importance of earth and essential minerals has been known to mankind since time immemorial. If you wish to receive these benefits too on a daily basis, then you could consider using mud soap.

Mud soap is a popular natural body soap and incorporates the goodness of minerals, organic ingredients and earth as well as vitamins and essential oils. A mud soap exfoliates and cleans your skin and gives it a soft glow. Mud soaps are available in the market under various brand names. Some of the well known brands of mud soap are:

• Cleopatra's Choice
• AHAVA
• SEACRET
• SEAORA
• BEYOND skincare
• Body Naturals Handmade Bath & Body

Besides the ones available in market, you can also make mud soap at home without much trouble. Here is a simple recipe for this natural body soap that you can prepare at home.

What you Need

• French Clay powder
• A bar of soap made of olive oil and other vegetable oils (Castile Soap)
• Glycerin
• Lavender Oil
• Water
• Soup Mould

How to Prepare

• Shred the soap bar.
• In a container, pour some water and place it over low heat and bring the water to a boil.
• Add about 1 – 2 teaspoons of glycerin and a few drops of lavender oil. Stir for sometime.
• Turn off the heat and add 1-2 tablespoons of the French clay powder. Stir until all the ingredients blend well to make a smooth paste.
• To this, add the soap and stir to form a mixture of thick and sticky consistency.
• Pour this solution into a soap mould and let it harden over time.

How to Apply

Use the mud soap everyday during bath. It effectively cleans the grime and cleans your skin.

Benefits of Mud Soap

The soap is made from natural ingredients so that you skin is not exposed to the harmful effects of chemical. Olive oil and glycerin make your skin smooth. French clay has a cleansing and detoxification effect while the sweet fragrance of lavender oil keeps you refreshed.

Caution:

Make sure you are not allergic to any ingredient used in the soap. Do not let the soap lather get into your eyes. If it does, then rinse well and if irritation persists, visit the doctor immediately.



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