Clearly Natural Soap Many leading nationally-advertised soap brands strip their bars of glycerine, the key ingredient that helps keep your skin from feeling dry. And, the vast majority of mass brands contain sodium Tallowate, derived from animal fats, a potential cause of clogged pores and breakouts. Glycerine is a natural by-product of traditional soap making. Fats/oils plus an alkali combined together causes a natural chemical reaction that results in soap. The process is called saponification. Glycerine is a natural by-product of this reaction. Without the glycerine in your soap, your skin will tend to feel itchy and dry after bathing or showering
