Bison Tallow Soaps .... from Kim Holmes - HolmesStyle Homestead

I finally got some!   But just one bar of each!!!

Ron and Theresa have been selling; and we all have been using, Kim Holmes soaps for a couple years now.  Great, homemade, bison tallow soap.  Made the old style way; nothing weird or uncomfortable in these bars.

So I'll go through the drill of listing each bar/blend/fragrance separately .... but remember, for right now there is only ONE BAR OF EACH; please do not order or try to order more than one of each.

The fragrances are natural and not at all overpowering; none of us like too much "smell".

When I get more..... no telling, but hopefully before you use up that one long lasting, fragrant, super cleansing bar you ordered.  

In a historical context, from "Discover Lewis and Clark" ....                                       ,

"In the early 1900s, Charles Goodnight, a rancher who in his own way did much to assure the survival of bison in the Texas panhandle, recommended bison tallow not only for its supposed medicinal properties but also as an all-purpose household cleaner. “The discovery of the age,” he called it... " 

He was, as many times before, correct.... but ahead of his time.

So what is this "saponification" word?   Well, 

Saponification is the chemical process that turns fat (tallow or oils in this case) into the semi hardened bars we call "soap". 

As a result of saponification, the tallow, fragrances and oil mixtures hardens so that with the addition of water it can lather and cleanse. Without the saponification process, there is no soap. In regards to natural bar soap, saponification is the reaction resulting from mixing a sodium hydroxide (lye) solution and natural oils.

During the saponification process, all of the lye is consumed and none remains once the soap cures (when properly made). The natural oils react forming glycerin and soap, which add to the overall moisture of the bar (making the bar less stripping). The cured natural bar soap is both all-natural and extremely safe on your skin as no lye remains after the chemical interaction.