Expert Soap Maker Explains Store-Bought Soap Labels | Bramble Berry

There are a lot of soap options out there when you're shopping. Our CEO and founder, Anne-Marie, has been making soap for more than 20 years. Today, she'll walk you through some information on soap, soap ingredients, and soap labels. 🧼 Read more: https://bberry.studio/ReviewingSoapLabels Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:49 Soap vs. Beauty Bars 2:15 Labeling Sodium Hydroxide 2:47 Antibacterial Bars 4:18 Labeling Fragrance 7:57 Cosmetic and Drug Claims 9:13 Reviewing Soap Labels 🧼 Beauty Bars vs. Soap A lot of major brands have verbiage on their label or packaging like "beauty bar," or "cleansing bar." This is because there are regulations through the FDA on what can be labeled soap and what can't. To be soap, the product must: • Be made by combining lye and oils. • Not contain other cleansers. • Only be marketed as a cleansing soap. 🧼 Antibacterial Soap Products that are labeled as antibacterial soap or deodorant soap usually contain an antibacterial agent. While it may sound great to have antibacterial agents, the FDA states that there's no scientific evidence that antibacterial soap is more effective at preventing disease. 🧼 Labeling Fragrance Fragrance oils are made up of hundreds of aroma chemicals, which can be artificial or natural. The ingredients used to make these fragrance oils fall under Trade Secret law, so manufacturers don't have to reveal the ingredients on the label. 🧼 Cosmetic & Drug Claims Brands of soap will call out characteristics of the bar to tell you why you should buy it. Things like moisturizing, calming, smoothing, and hydrating are common ones. Once these claims are made, the regulatory category of this bar changes. Because these bars are no longer just cleansing but also beautifying, they are regulated as a cosmetic. 🧼 Read more: https://bberry.studio/ReviewingSoapLabels ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Made a project with our products? Tag us with #BrambleOn so we can see your creations! Shop Bramble Berry: https://bberry.studio/_ShopBrambleBerry Recipes, Tips & Inspiration: https://bberry.studio/IntheStudio_Projects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrambleBerry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brambleberry/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brambleberry TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brambleberry Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brambleberry/