Garden Gives Me Joy
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Attached is my recipe. I am hesitant to offer the soap to friends with oily, acne-prone skin because of different sources of information online that appears contradictory. Are my concerns justifiable?
A basic Google search said this.
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Olive Oil is a heavy oil, so it doesn't absorb easily into the skin, and it can also be a breeding ground for bacteria, which can cause clogged pores and acne. It's moderately comedogenic, meaning that it is likely to clog your pores and lead to irritation or acne.
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However, I get confused when I see the following apparently contradictory information. For instance, is Bronner's soap actually Bastile (more like mine) ... or does saponification somehow make OO less comedogenic or are they using hidden additives? Is it that marketers apply the word 'Castile' for Bastile for label effect? Articles often speak of 'Castile' soaps as being very cleansing when, from my experience, 100% OO soap is not very cleansing. Are they playing with words for consumers who want the best of both worlds, ie cleansing on one hand and rich emollience from olive oil on the next? I notice that the quote re Dr Bronner's soap does not say 'pure Castile soap' but 'pure Dr Bronner's ...'. (almost as if to imply company's version) of Castile. Can someone please resolve my confusion? Am I likely to cause clogged pores?
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Bronner's Pure-Castile Soap works very well, whether you have acne-prone skin or not. ... The soap is particularly good at removing oily excess sebum, because of the way a true soap fully surrounds oil molecules so that they can then be rinsed off with water.
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Castile soap is a strong cleanser but very mild on skin. With excess sebum, the soap molecules surround the oily molecules thus rinsing them off the skin. Castile soap is non comedogenic. It is made using oils like olive oil but does not clog pores because of the oils.
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A basic Google search said this.
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Olive Oil is a heavy oil, so it doesn't absorb easily into the skin, and it can also be a breeding ground for bacteria, which can cause clogged pores and acne. It's moderately comedogenic, meaning that it is likely to clog your pores and lead to irritation or acne.
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However, I get confused when I see the following apparently contradictory information. For instance, is Bronner's soap actually Bastile (more like mine) ... or does saponification somehow make OO less comedogenic or are they using hidden additives? Is it that marketers apply the word 'Castile' for Bastile for label effect? Articles often speak of 'Castile' soaps as being very cleansing when, from my experience, 100% OO soap is not very cleansing. Are they playing with words for consumers who want the best of both worlds, ie cleansing on one hand and rich emollience from olive oil on the next? I notice that the quote re Dr Bronner's soap does not say 'pure Castile soap' but 'pure Dr Bronner's ...'. (almost as if to imply company's version) of Castile. Can someone please resolve my confusion? Am I likely to cause clogged pores?
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Bronner's Pure-Castile Soap works very well, whether you have acne-prone skin or not. ... The soap is particularly good at removing oily excess sebum, because of the way a true soap fully surrounds oil molecules so that they can then be rinsed off with water.
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Here is another quote.
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Castile soap is a strong cleanser but very mild on skin. With excess sebum, the soap molecules surround the oily molecules thus rinsing them off the skin. Castile soap is non comedogenic. It is made using oils like olive oil but does not clog pores because of the oils.
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