natural handmade soap
What would be a great amenity to include in a 3.5-4 star vacation rental?
I have vacation rentals and I am wanting to include a little something else to have people say..wow that was nice.
I had some ideas but I am looking for addtional input or ideas.
Here are my ideas:
Handmade, all natural soap from the local soap co. (these are really nice. I use them at home.)?
Gourmet coffee?
Plenty of pillows?
Candles (in containers of course)?
Also, if you stayed somewhere and they did something special that you remember..let me know. I want to offer the cleanest, best value accommodations with a little something extra.
These are some things I’ve WISHED my hotel provided.
Better ice buckets, like something with real insulation and big enough to chill 2 bottles of champaign. I guess I’m really thinking of a small styro ice chest here.
Better cups than those flimsy plastic things, and more of them.
A handheld shower head — you know, the kind you can detach and use to wash just legs without getting head wet.
A sound system where people can play their own CDs (or in my case, listen to my favorite NPR program) instead of TV only.
A night light. A dimmer switch for some of the room lights. A fan.
A comfy recliner with a reading light.
WiFi.
An outdoor “hose off” area — not quite a car wash area, of course, but a place to rinse off large items before putting them back into the car OR bringing them into your nice, clean rooms.
One of my favorite hotels has tiny tiki huts with table and chairs scattered around the property, so guests can have drinks and food outdoors, but near their room. Guests can borrow a small charcoal grill (with charcoal and a meat flipper). There is also a small fleet of “trusty rusty” bicycles for guest to borrow for quick errands.
Fresh fruit in the lobby instead of just cookies. I don’t mind paying for it, but some of us avoid cookies.
natural handmade soap
Why Use Natural Handmade Soap?
The benefits of using handmade soap are many: simpler ingredients, fewer chemicals, natural vegetable oils instead of animal fats. All these things are important to many people today. The reasons to use a more natural, handmade product are not always obvious, however. Read on to learn more.
We live in a day and age where the technological advances are many. Cell phones, microwave breakfast, instant pototoes, digital TV, radios the size of a credit card…. Many of these advances are there to make our lives easier. However, when it comes to skin care and the ingredients you put on your skin, technology is probably not what you had in mind!
Why is Handmade Natural Soap so special?
Natural soaps are made in a time-honored fashion. It involves a very simple chemical reaction between oils (or fats) and lye (sodium hydroxide for bars). All soap is made with lye, but there is no lye in the finished product. The chemical reaction converts the lye/fat mixture to glycerin. The glycerin is a natural by-product and, as such, the relationship between the soap molecule and the glycerin means you have a cleanser with abundant, luxurious lather that cleans like nothing else. As a bonus, it does not strip your skin of its natural, protective oils.
Commercially made soap usually contains detergents, fillers, chemicals, petroleum, high animal fat content (read: sodium tallowate) and irritants like SLS or SLES (read our other articles about sulfates!). Commercially made soap tends to be less eco-friendly as well. While commercially manufactured soap usually costs less, the impact on your skin and the environment is shocking.
Natural handmade soaps are made with natural oils, have a high glycerin content, are better for the environment with no detergents, phosphates or sulfates, and are never tested on animals.
What is Natural Soap made of?
At Nee Nee’s Soap Shop, we use all-natural vegetable oils in our soaps. Each oil is carefully chosen for its cleansing properties in soap. Soybean and Coconut oils are the only oils we use. Our soybean oil is partially hydrogenated, vegan and as natural as we could find for cosmetic use. Shea butter adds essential moisturizing properties to the soaps we make, aiding in keeping your skin soft and supple. Goat’s Milk (read our articles here about that, too!) is also a natural, skin-friendly moisturizer that helps your skin maintain its pH balance, thus making your skin more healthy and better protected. Essential and fragrance oils contribute each soap’s unique scent; natural spices/herbs, oatmeal, and/or flower buds and plant leaves contribute texture. We use NO colorants or unnatural dyes in our soaps. What you see is what you get!
Why is Glycerin Important?
Glycerin is a humectant. It attracts moisture and gives it back to your skin. In natural and handmade soap making processes, one molecule of glycerin is created for every three molecules of soap. Commercial soap makers often remove the glycerin from their soap and then sell it to the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. With our natural soaps, however, all of the naturally occurring glycerin remains intact along with all its skin-nourishing benefits.
When and how did soap-making begin?
Until about a century ago, all soap was made from animal fats, and much of it was made at home. Families would save the lard from butchering animals to make soap. Lye was made from the ashes from the fireplace or pit. However, in 1916, the first synthetic soap (detergent) was made. This occurred because of a shortage of animal fats, or tallow, during World War I. From that point on, synthetic soaps became popular with women eager to free themselves from yet another exhausting household chore.
Today, however, we not only understand the process of natural soap making better, there are a wide variety of natural oils and ingredients available. Making handmade natural soap has never been easier, and you don’t have to use animal fats to do it. This is great news for vegetarians, vegans and those just wanting a more natural alternative to the “detergent” we us on our hair, our skin and in the sink!
http://www.NeeNeesSoapShop2.blogspot.com
About the Author
We are located in the Piney Woods of East Texas. We are a small, locally owned and operated home business. Our products are all from the finest quality ingredients and many are made when you order them! All our lotions and soaps are handmade with fresh goat’s milk and the finest quality vegetable oils. We aim to provide Quality Skin Care at a fraction of the cost! God Bless You!
http://www.NeeNeesSoapShop2.blogspot.com
Whats a good name for my homemade soap business?? ?
I need a catchy name that shows love going into my handmade natural soaps… I would like some name ideas…. thanks.
That’s a lot to communicate with one or two words. In my opinion, rhymes, puns, and weird names tend to undermine the legitimacy of the business unless the branding is cool and really specific, like Nancy Boy.
If there’s a noun you like, use that — it’s more distinctive that way, or make up (coin) a word.
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