All of our soap is made in small batches. Every batch is guaranteed. We allow our soaps to naturally air cure for at least four weeks. Curing is necessary to make a mild bar and to allow water to evaporate to harden the bar so it will last longer.

Why our soap is different….

Soap making is a delicate blend of art and science. More and more people are discovering the truth about commercial "soaps". They are finding out that they are not soaps but actually harsh detergents and petroleum products. Detergents strip oils out of your skin removing the natural moisturizing body oils along with the soil. It's no wonder your skin feels dry and uncomfortable after bathing.

Commercial "soaps" also remove the naturally occurring glycerin that would normally be found in soap. Glycerin is a natural humectant that helps your skin retain its natural moisture. Commercial manufactures use salt to remove the glycerin creating an even more drying soap. Once the glycerin is removed they sell it to other companies as it is worth more money that way. And whom do they sell it to? To the companies that produce lotions and creams…. The very same lotions that you now need to apply after bathing because, your skin has been dried out by commercial detergents!

Handcrafted soaps gently lift the soil on your skin into suspension so it can be washed away. Handcrafted soaps leave glycerin and other moisturizing oils behind making your skin softer and less dry.

After regularly using handcrafted soap you should find that you no longer need to apply as much lotion and cream after bathing. Many people find they don't need additional products at all after using handcrafted soap. So why not treat yourself to a bar of handcrafted soap…. Your skin will thank you for it.

We use a "cold" process method to handcraft our soaps in small batches. That is, we do not heat our ingredients. This preserves the naturally occurring properties of the oils we use.

Handcrafted soap, beautiful to see and soothing to the skin. Our soap and moisturizing products have nothing in common with store bought soaps. Kitty's Garden products are made with natural ingredients. Our handmade soaps feel soft and soothing to the skin. The lather is penetrating rather than thin and airy. It glides over your skin, creating a silky layer that protects your skin and leaves it feeling soft. Our soaps are made in our home, hand cut, hand wrapped giving each bar that little extra personal touch.

Soap is a little tricky to make and you need to be careful and take the necessary precautions. If you think back to your chemistry classes in school, soap results from the chemical reaction called saponification, created by combining oils or fats with an alkali and water, which is a base. Our soap making ancestors made a weak lye solution from wood ashes, we on the other hand, buy lye already made. If you trace this back in history, soap was originally discovered after the fats from the animal sacrifices mixed with the ashes of the burnt offerings in the rivers that flowed close to the alters. While the women rubbed and pounded the clothes on the rocks to clean them, they found that if they did their washing near the sacrificial alters that the clothes got much cleaner.

Kitty's Garden handcrafted soaps are actually moisturizing, because we use a little more beneficial oil than the lye will use up, so the finished soap has absolutely no trace of lye left and a little extra moisturizing oil left for your skin.