Category Archives: Basics

Myths About Handmade Soap

We use soap every day and cleaning is the initial step with regards to dealing with your personal care. When you clean your body or skin properly then the rest follows. We all know why handmade natural soaps are superior to commercial soaps which are detergents in camouflage. Yet there are few myths prevailing about […]

Everything you need to know about natural soap!

by Sheetal Kabra We at Earthy Sapo, make soaps the traditional way. What exactly does the term traditional soap making mean?  Soap, by definition, is the result of a chemical reaction between an acid (fats & oils of plant or animal origin) & an alkali (lye or sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide). This chemical reaction […]

Quit thinking about the PH value of soap! Take these steps to focus on your skin needs.

We have been asked several times about the pH value of handmade soaps. We tell them only one thing – the truth & fact that the PH of handmade soaps is mostly in the range of 8-10. But this doesn’t convince them, on the contrary, it alarms them! “Oh! Is PH close to 10? It […]

What is the difference between natural bath powders and natural bathing soaps?

Earthy Sapo is very clear about why we should use a natural soap over commercial soaps. But we keep getting this question about which is better – natural bath powders or natural bathing soap? After all, soap cannot be made without lye (sodium hydroxide), so, isn’t a natural bath powders any day now the ideal […]

Earthy Sapo’s Ethos – Our key differentiating factors

If you have read about us, you would now be familiar with how Earthy Sapo was born. How it evolved from passion and without a business plan! Earthy Sapo is a representation of its founder, Sheetal’s beliefs & her way of living and so are its business philosophies. Sheetal has listed down her business philosophies […]