Our Mechanic’s Soap has helped clean up dirty jobs without hurting your skin.
Dirty Jobs – Those things we must do in the course of life that leaves us oily, greasy, gritty or grimy. In years past, people have turned to soaps with equally harsh ingredients to combat the dirt, paint or grease that just would not wash off. It began with soaps that contain pumice, an abrasive made from igneous rocks. The most popular brand name being that of LAVA SOAP. Here are the actual ingredients:
WHAT IS IN IT? | WHY? |
Sodium Tallowate | Cleansing Agent |
Sodium Cocoate | Cleansing Agent |
Sodium Palmitate | Cleansing Agent |
Pumice | Abraiser |
Water | Solvent |
Glycerin | Lubricant |
Coconut Acid/Palmitic Acid | Emollient |
Petrolatum | Emollient |
Sodium Carbonate | Thickener |
Sodium Chloride | Hardener |
Fragrance | Scent |
Tetrasodium Etidronate | Stain removal |
Tetrasodium EDTA | Stain removal |
Titanium Dioxide | colorant |
Chromium dioxide green | colorant |
Iron Oxide | colorant |
D&C Yellow #10 | colorant |
How we created our Mechanic’s Soap
A few years ago when visiting our mechanic, I noticed his hands were grimy and black from working with greasy engine parts. I had made a “farmers” soap with pine essential oil and added pulverized pine needles for my husband for grime ridden jobs on the farm. I asked our mechanic friend to try a bar and let me know the results. A few days later he called, raving about the soap and asking if he could buy more. Other soaps had left his hands so dried out, that cracking and splitting were a problem. However, after 2 weeks of using our “farmer” bar, his hands were soft, comfortable and truly clean. In honor of our friend, we named the bar “Mechanic’s Balsam Pine”. The name indeed spoke to the hard-working man and customers now ask for it by name.
Compare the list of ingredients in our Mechanic’s soap to those of LAVA above and you will see why your skin deserves better.
Ingredients in our Mechanic’s Soap
WHAT IS IN IT? | WHY? |
Organic Coconut Oil | Cleanser |
Organic Palm Fruit Oil | Conditioner |
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Emollient |
Castor Oil | Emollient & Suds |
Organic Cocoa Butter | Skin lubricant |
Organic Shea Butter | Skin lubricant |
Vitamin E | Anti-oxidant/Emollient |
Honey | Anti-oxidant/Anti-bacterial |
Pine Needle Essential Oil | Anti-bacterial |
Pulverized Pine Needles | Cleanser/Abrasive |
Fewer ingredients all from mother nature, no chemicals, no petroleum, no artificial colors or fragrances.
Try Mechanic’s Goat Milk Soap on your next Dirty Job.