EL GRECO COSMETICS

What are the benefits of natural soap with donkey milk? Soap is actually a skin cleanser. Soap is a mixture of oils or fats with Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) – lye. During the mixture take place a chemical reaction which is called saponification. As a result of this process comes soap in combination of glycerine out. Our skin produces oil which carries dead skin cells. Other pollutants and bacteria are also attractive to the oil.  Because oil is not water-soluble, your skin can accumulate these unwanted compounds.  Washing our body with soap, it helps picking up these oils and the resulting mixture is easily washed away with water. Soap is categorised as either natural or synthetic one. Most of the commercial soaps that they are to the market at this moment are synthetic. The soap producers get out the glycerine and they use it to produce other more expensive cosmetics which do not produce glycerine. In place of glycerine they put artificially made detergents-chemical less...

How to select your donkey milk handmade natural soap? What is donkey milk handmade natural soap? Donkey milk handmade natural soap is donkey milk base soap with natural ingredients such as olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil and castor oil. These ingredients they have qualities that complement each other to form a robust bar of soap . Donkey milk soap contains vitamins and minerals, which are beneficial to your skin. Donkey milk contains sugar in the form of lactose. Sugar boosts lather, so donkey milk soap has a wonderfully rich lather. Donkey milk soap is creamy and has a lotion-like lather. Olive Oil is moisturizing and gives soap a silky feel. Coconut Oil produces big bubbles and is super cleansing Palm acts as a secondary lathering agent and contributes to bar hardness, and Castor oil gives extra lather to the bar soap. Colors and fragrances come from the natural ingredients , and complement the properties of each bar. All soaps are 100% natural. How to select y...

Why El Greco handmade natural soap with donkey milk? A good handmade natural soap with donkey milk balances bar hardness (durability), lather quality (both fluffiness and stability), and moisturizing ability. These different properties come from the different fatty acids that make up molecules of the natural vegetable oils such as olive oil, palm oil, castor oil and coconut oil we use as the base of our handmade natural soap with donkey milk. Unfortunately, the fatty acids that are moisturizing (olive oil fatty acids) are not those that contribute much to lather quality (coconut oil fatty acids), and the ones that make great lather are drying to our skin. A perfect handmade natural soap with donkey milk is the result of carefully balancing the fatty acids olive oil, castor oil, coconut oil and palm oil to maximize the bar’s hardness, lather quality, and moisturizing ability. Still confused? Try our handmade natural soap with donkey milk. Trust us. Click here to get shoppin...

Good quality handcrafted natural soap properties. What are they? There are two totally different  soaps. Good quality handcrafted natural soap and synthetic soap- the mass-produced soap . Good quality handcrafted natural soap- the true soap – is created by mixing together oils such as olive oil, palm oil, coconut oil and castor oil, or fats and lye. During the mixture a reaction takes place and is called saponification process. The result of this reaction – process is a combination of soap and glycerin. Using olive oil for example will leave elements of olives, using coconut oil will leave elements of coconut, using castor oil will leave elements of castor and so on. Other natural ingredients can of course be added, like donkey milk , for skin nourishment or oatmeal or coffee grounds for exfoliant properties. Nothing should be removed and there is no need to add synthetic chemicals. Good quality handcrafted natural soap is the true soap and it is just fine as it is. ...

Why handmade natural donkey milk soap has perfect quality? True handmade natural soap can be made from a range of oils which come from plants, trees and in the case of some oils such as tallow and lard, from animals. These oils and butters are chemically classed as mild acids. These mild acids are mixed with a strong alkaline (sodium hydroxide – lye) that has been dissolved in water or any liquid such as donkey milk. You simply add precise amounts of the lye-water mix to the melted butters and oils at the right temperature and mix them all together. The acids and alkaline react together and neutralize each other into a salt; soap is the happy result and all the sodium hydroxide gets used up in the reaction. This beautifully simple reaction is called saponification. Handmade natural donkey milk soap is perfect!! There are many ways to make soap : Making soaps just using the heat of the saponification reaction (no externally added heat) and without complex chemical additi...

Why handmade soap for oily skin with donkey milk is perfect? Oily skin is a cause of embarrassment for many, as the skin look dull and greasy. This is due to the overactive sebaceous glands in the skin which produce oil in excess, and this oil is released to the surface of the skin, making it greasy and shiny. In some cases of extremely oily skin, the skin may become coarse with pimples, blackheads and blemishes. This condition results in coarse skin as the pores get enlarged. Handmade soap for oily skin is the answer for this condition. Oily skin is shiny, thick and dull coloured. Often a chronically oily skin has coarse pores and pimples and other embarrassing blemishes. It is prone to blackheads. In this type of skin, the oil producing sebaceous glands are overactive and produce more oil than is needed. The oil oozes and gives the skin a greasy shine. The pores are enlarged and the skin has a coarse look. What causes oily skin? Oily skin can be due to various reasons lik...