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Potassium Tallowate

What is potassium tallowate and is it safe for skin?

Potassium tallowate is a traditional liquid soap made from tallow.

 

It's the main ingredient in our liquid soaps - we love it for its pure whiteness and natural pearlescence, we could stare at it all day! We also use a touch of it in our bar soaps for added luxuriousness.

Made from simple ingredients, potassium tallowate is the earliest form of soap made by humans and there's evidence it's been used for over 5,000 years. Originally it was made by combining wood ash with water to make a strong alkali, and then mixing the alkali with the tallow. Today the alkali is made from potassium chloride, a naturally occurring mineral very similar to table salt (sodium chloride).

What's the difference between potassium tallowate and sodium tallowate?

 

Both are made from tallow, but sodium tallowate is solid soap and potassium tallowate is liquid soap.

Is potassium tallowate safe for skin?

 

Yes. It's one of the oldest, most natural cleansers available, having been safely used for over 5,000 years.

 

The EWG gives potassium tallowate the safest score in all categories of common concerns which include cancer, allergies, and developmental and reproductive toxicity.

The reasons we use tallow in our soaps

Straight from local farms: All our tallow comes from high welfare Staffordshire farms, via Perry's of Eccleshall. We have full traceability and can even tell you which farm the tallow in your soap came from (the same goes for our milk and honey).

Helping the planet: As a byproduct of the meat industry, tallow is often destined for the incinerator if it's not used for cooking or put to another use. By making it into soap we're saving the carbon emissions that would have been needed to incinerate it. By using it instead of a petrol derived hand wash (most commercial soaps) or a soap made from tropical oils such as palm, you are also saving the carbon emissions of producing and importing those ingredients.

Superior soap: Gentle and highly compatible with skin, tallow soap helps your skin retain its natural moisture. It makes a firm bar that lasts a long time compared to plant-based soaps.

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