Cold process surgras soaps

Giving the soap time to transform allows it to concentrate into oil, making it a high-quality product with a much more comfortable effect on the skin. 

Check that the terms SURGRAS and Saponifié à froid (cold-saponified) are written on your soap. If they aren't, chances are your soap has been baked for hours at high temperatures, and the active ingredients, even if organic or natural, are less effective. Or your soap may be a solid based on tensio-active ingredients found in shower gels for the body, which don't provide the comfort of oils. 

The price of your cold-saponified superfatted solid soap is also a good indicator. Made in small batches with organic ingredients in France, surgras soap is generally more expensive, and can cost upwards of 10 euros per 40g if the ingredients are of the highest quality. But what a treat for the skin! 

The lather is creamy and feelings of tightness disappear. Choose a cold-saponified, hypoallergenic, fragrance-free superfatted soap for baby or sensitive skin. For the face, choose a cleanser suited to your skin type and with a PH level close to that of facial skin. 

Finally, as your soap is made from natural ingredients, it will be unique. It's not unusual to see small differences from one delivery to the next. This is due to nature, as a natural ingredient used cold and unprocessed can vary in color or smell from one production to another. 

As with all soaps, your cold-saponified superfatted solid soap can be scented. Check that the fragrance is natural (it's usually indicated in the inci list), and choose soaps that are fragrance-free and allergen-free, with no risk to the skin. 

Nourishing or exfoliating, your cold-saponified superfatted soap is a two- or three-in-one solution: it cleans the skin, exfoliates the body and softens the skin at the same time. 

Other types of soap do not offer the same benefits. Heated soaps made from soap shavings or pellets. This is called hot saponification. Here, fatty substances are heated with soda, often in larger quantities. The soap paste heats up for several hours, then releases any excess potash or soda. Unfortunately, during this heating phase, a key ingredient for the skin also disappears: Glycerin. It's glycerin that gives cold-saponified surgras its soft feel. 

Finally, there's another category of product that isn't a soap, but which is rather quickly referred to as solid soap. This is a surfactant-based solid product, which may or may not contain sulfates. It's more like a classic solid, but not at all like an artisanal soap. This solid product is also heated, and its glycerine content is not as high. 

A cold-saponified organic superfatted solid soap is good for your skin and good for the planet. It's long-lasting and doesn't take up too much space in your bathroom. Better than a shower gel in a large plastic container containing water and preservatives, it allows you to consume less plastic. You can use it on your face and body. It's multi-purpose and suitable for the whole family. 

Choose a natural solid soap with organic active ingredients, no colorants, no synthetic products and no fragrance. If you have sensitive skin, choose one that has been dermatologically tested. Make sure it's cold-saponified to respect your skin's balance. Choose Vegan or with sweet almond milk to benefit from all its qualities for your skin. 

Yodi soaps are Vegan and made in France near Perche. 

Sensitive Karité soap is hypoallergenic and suitable for sensitive skin and babies. It contains organic shea butter and organic grapeseed oil with antioxidant properties. Use on face and body. It contains 100% ingredients of natural origin and over 70% organic ingredients.

Intense Scrub Soap is an intense exfoliating soap with Marc de café. This ingredient is very interesting because it is upcycled, i.e. reused in cosmetics. It exfoliates and tones the skin. Caution: do not use on fragile skin. For use on the body only. 

Enriched with coffee oil, it's perfect for boosting energy in the morning. 

Finally, Latte Scrub is our gentle exfoliating superfatted soap. It contains less Marc de café than Scrub Intense and is enriched with almond milk. Perfect for normal to dry skin. 

Latte or intense coffee: the choice is yours!

Yodi solid soap can remain in the bathroom once opened. By its very nature, surgras soap is anti-bacterial. However, to make its use as practical as possible, we've designed an attractive wooden soap dish made in France. 

This soap dish is fabulous: it's made of wood, it's handcrafted and it's magnetic. It attaches to any surface, tiled or glazed, thanks to its powerful adhesive. Then all you need to do is magnetize your soap. 

For soap scraps, you can use small nets in which to place your soap scraps. Then use the net as a washcloth in the shower! This zero-waste tip will allow you to use your ORGANIC solid soap right to the end!