Homemade Organic soap is a bit of a labelling stretch, but many businesses chose to label their soap this way if they have used organic oils in their soap making process. Sodium Hydroxide is a caustic chemical, essential for soap making. Organic oils and organic essential oils can be used but still sodium hydroxide must be used to make the soap. So labelling a soap Organic is not exactly truth in advertising. If organic living is a big priority though, soap made with organic ingredients, and sodium hydroxide is the closest thing you will get to a natural soap product. Watch also for the ingredients used to scent and color the soap as well. There is no such thing as ‘cotton candy essential oil’ or ‘rootbeer essential oil’ both I have seen on labels and both of those are fragrance oils, synthetic fragrances. Also watch for the way the soap is colored- natural coloring is easy to come by with mica’s and clays, even tea and coffee color soap nicely. So while organic homemade soap isnt exactly correct it can be very close.
