Savon de Marseille are soaps made from a minimum of 72 percent vegetable oil. According to the company website, Savon de Marseille soaps are made of pure olive oil and are free of detergents and animal fats. Premium Marseille liquid soup is a long-lasting liquid soap that comes in a variety of scents.
Aqua
Aqua is another name for water. Water is the solvent in which the other ingredients are dissolved. Water forms emulsions in creams and lotions and soaps. Usually, distilled water must be used in formations of cosmetics or soaps, as it is free of toxins, pollutants and microbes, increasing the shelf-life of the final product.
Potassium Cocoate
Potassium cocoate is derived from coconuts. Traditionally, salts of coconut acid, including potassium cocoate, were used in the manufacture of soaps. They act as a surfactants, emulsifying and cleansing agents.
Parfum
Parfum is fragrance. Fragrances add pleasing scents to the overall final product as well as cover up the malodorous ingredients in the product that are used for other purposes. In addition, a specific company or brand can have a unique odor specific to that company. Savon de Marseille liquid soaps come in a variety of fragrances, including Cherry Blossom, Fig of Provence, Summer Grapefruit, Olive and Lavender, Orange Blossom, Fresh Verbena, Wild Rose, and Unscented.
Glycerin
Glycerin helps to control moisture and decrease viscosity. This property is particularly important in liquid soap where the viscosity must be thick enough to stay on the skin while lathering, but thin enough to come out of a pump. Glycerin, also known as glycerol, is found in all animal and vegetable fats and oils. Because Savon de Marseille does not contain animal fats, glycerin in this product must be derived from a vegetable source; in this case, olive oil.
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Hydroxyethylcellulose is a modified cellulose polymer. Cellulose is a plant-based chemical composed of glucose molecules. Hydroxyethylcellulose acts as an adhesive, a binder, and an emulsion stabilizer.
Cocos Nucifera
Cocos nucifera is derived from the oil of coconuts and is composed of mostly small chain fatty acids. Although cocos nucifera is often used as a hair conditioning agent, in soaps, it can function as a skin conditioning agent as well.
Tetrasodium EDTA
Tetrasodium EDTA is the sodium salt of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid. In soaps, they function as moisturizers and cleansers. They bind to, or chelate, metal ions, preventing the metals from depositing on skin, as well as increasing the shelf-life of the product. Chelation of metal ions also increases the foaming and cleaning ability of the soap.
BHT
BHT stands for butylated hydroxtoluene. It is an antioxidant that increases the shelf-life of a product by decreasing the deterioration caused by oxygen.
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