People ask me this all the time at exhibitions.
"Which soap is better — the colourful ones or the plain ones?"
Both are handmade. Both are SLS-free. But they're made completely differently, and they feel different on your skin. Let me explain it as simply as I can.
Melt & Pour Soap — the colourful, fun ones
Think of it like cooking with a ready-made dough. I start with a clean, pre-made soap base. I melt the base which contains skin-loving ingredients — butters, oils and glycerin; and then add skin-safe colours, essential oil or fragrance — and pour it into moulds.
This is how our Rainbow Soap, Watermelon Soap, Kesar Chandan, and the other colourful bars are made.
Because I'm starting with a finished base, I can create detailed designs, vibrant colours, and fun shapes. The lather is quick and light. It feels refreshing — a clean, easy cleanse without heaviness.
Great for: daily use, kids, gifting, and anyone who wants a soap that looks as good as it works.
Cold Process Soap — made from scratch
This one is different. Here, I make the soap itself from the very beginning — mixing raw oils and butters together and adding lye (sodium hydroxide) to trigger a chemical reaction called saponification. That reaction transforms the oils into soap.
This is how our Neem, Charcoal, Sandalwood, and Rosemary soaps are made.
Here's the interesting part — this process naturally creates glycerin. Glycerin is what makes your skin feel soft and moisturised after washing. In most commercial soaps, glycerin gets extracted and sold separately. In cold process soaps, it stays right there in the bar. That's why your skin feels different after using it.
These soaps take about 2 months to be ready. The curing process can't be rushed. But the result is a richer, more moisturising cleanse.
Important note: No heat is applied during the making of cold process soap and hence the moisturising property of butters and oils remain intact.
Great for: dry skin, people who want more from their soap, and those who care about what's actually in it.
So which one should you buy?
No drama here — there's no wrong answer.
If you want something fun, light, and family-friendly — go with Melt & Pour.
If you want a richer cleanse and your skin tends to feel dry or tight after washing — try Cold Process.
A lot of my customers use both. The colourful ones near the kids' bathroom, the cold process ones for their own use. Makes sense to me.
Both are free from SLS and parabens. Both are handcrafted in small batches. The difference is just in how they're made — and what your skin needs.