Welcome!
Welcome to Southern Butterflies, your quality source for handmade soap and other bath & body products. We have just opened our online store...check it out! We are still adding products, however. If you are in our local area, you may choose to pickup your prepaid order at one of the two farmers' markets we participate in at no extra charge. No waiting in line!
Southern Butterflies joined two farmers' markets in 2010: Lilburn Farmers' Market and Snellville Farmers' Market. Not only are our bath & body products available at these markets, but we also have some delicious homemade jelly & jam available. To see the article written about these markets, written by the Gwinnett Daily Post, and that contains an interview about our soaps and pictures of our jellies, please visit this link: The new crop: Farmers markets not just for fruits, veggies anymore.
If you have never experienced handmade soap, I invite you to give it a try. It is so much better for your skin than the commercial brands. The next time you are at the store, take a look at the labels. Instead of seeing 'soap' on the label, you'll see things like 'beauty bar', 'cleansing bar', 'deodorant bar', 'antibacterial bar', etc. They cannot call it 'soap' because it is not soap.
Glycerin is a natural by-product of the soapmaking process (called saponification). A lot of commercial manufacturers will extract glycerin from their bars and sell it as a raw material or put it in higher-priced products. Glycerin is like 'skin candy'...it is very moisturizing for your skin. By extracting it, commercial manufacturers add to their profits...and to your skin's dryness. Handmade soap retains the glycerin in the bar of soap.
Southern Butterflies uses quality ingredients to produce superior results. Only skin-safe fragrances and/or essential oils are used in the careful manufacturing of our products. Pamper yourself...and take a break from life!
How does soap clean?
Have you ever wondered just how soap actually does its job? I wondered that myself. Well, here's the answer. A soap molecule has a distinct head and tail. The head of the soap molecule is attracted to water; the tail of the soap molecule is attracted to dirt and oil. The tail digs into the dirt and the head pulls itself toward water. The dirt remains attached to the tail and is held in suspension until it is rinsed away. Voila!