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- The difference in the ingredients Most soap is manufactured with animal fat. The process called saponification and involves reaction of animal fats with a lye (alkaline) solution. During the curing process manufacturers also add essential oils, (hydrophobic) fragrances, moisturizers, herbs, oatmeal, and other small amount of additives as a trace. Soaps have the cleaning ability as they contain surface acting compounds also know as surfactants. Seaweed soaps don't have any animal fat in them and are made by blending vegetable oil fats with seaweed. The vegetable oils could be almond, palm or coconut oils based on the brand. As you may be aware, there are three main types of seaweed- red algae, green algae, and brown kelp. Seaweed soaps are made with brown seaweeds. (kelp). The presence of seaweed enhances rich nutrients in the soap with vitamins, minerals and other trace elements. This adds detoxifying effects to the body and skin. X313
- First, the good news on Seaweed soap benefits The greatest benefit of seaweed soap is that no other soap exfoliates the skin without drying it compared to seaweed soap. Exfoliation is the removal of the oldest dead skin cells on the skin's outermost surface. This is very important to understand. Traditional soap do exfoliate, but the problem is that it dries your skin to enormously. That is a big deal for us because we all want to avoid dry skin, which is a major cause of wrinkles and other skin issues. Where as with seaweed you will have the best exfoliation that you will ever experience while not losing the moisture in your skin. You can a little body lotion after shower to preserve the moisture. (set X313)
- Detoxification and skin nourishment benefits of Seaweed Another key seaweed benefits are its ability to detoxify and remove toxins from the outer layer of the skin and tone the skin. This is accomplished by a gentle scrubbing action as seaweed is naturally rich in minerals and vitamin and their grain structure enables the scrubbing action. Unlike other soaps which may have synthetic components, that are harsh to the skin especially the face, seaweed soaps increase blood circulation around the skin. However you get a much better benefit of skin rejuvenation and increased metabolism from seaweed skin bath (set X313)
- Does seaweed soap reduce fat? Ok, it is a bad news here. There is no science yet to prove that seaweed soap can reduce fat under skin. Because it removes dead skin, people assume it removes fat under skin. There are some reports on research by the Chinese Council of Science & Technology, but yet to see any concrete proofs on the fat loss theory. Fat under the skin is called subcutaneous fat and the only way, you remove subcutaneous fat is by cardio exercise three to four times a week. No easy way around here. Slimming is a wrong reason to buy seaweed soap. Seaweed is a great food source due it's nutritional content, so you could reduce fat and increase metabolism if you do what Japanese do. Eating seaweed. (set X313)
- Reducing Cellulite and stretch marks You can get only partial results with seaweed skin soap if you try to get rid of Cellulite, stretch marks. The most effective way to remove completely is Laser treatment. Notice the word completely. While several reported success with seaweed that reduced their stretch marks and cellulite, they haven't got it removed completely. In order to get the best possible results, you need use seaweed often, at least 4 times a week. Scrub the soap on cellulite area of the skin several times. You will notice some results, but understand that you can't get rid of cellulite completely with Seaweed soap (set X313)
Seaweed soap has been reported to have many benefits and is a recent growing trend for us. But it has been used extensively in China, Japan and costal Asian countries for over 600 years due its nourishing properties. But is it really so beneficial? You do a search in Internet, and you will find outrageous claims on Seaweed soaps. Are these hypes or real? We all have questions. Does Seaweed really detoxify your body, burn fat under skin and increase metabolism? Does it Cure Cellulite, Stretch marks? Read below for the answers. First we need to understand how Seaweed soap is different from traditional soaps.