Time to Ditch Soap and WOSH WOSH. A podcast about Skin Health.
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- Health & Fitness
Conventional soaps are made by mixing fat or oil with an alkali, which can alter the skin’s pH balance and upset your skin’s microbiome by wiping out healthy bacteria and eliminate vital oils.
Understanding the ingredients of your soap, virtually unchanged for centuries, and its possible negative impact on your body are the first steps toward switching to products that enhance your skin and give it the healthy attention it deserves.
Conventional soaps are made by mixing fat or oil with an alkali, which can alter the skin’s pH balance and upset your skin’s microbiome by wiping out healthy bacteria and eliminate vital oils.
Understanding the ingredients of your soap, virtually unchanged for centuries, and its possible negative impact on your body are the first steps toward switching to products that enhance your skin and give it the healthy attention it deserves.
6 min