Teach Soap

Did anyone watch Oprah today, they had Iyanla Vanzant on, an inspirational speaker and soap maker. I wish I had paid more attention to the soap making part, was on the phone at the time of the segment.

I didn't know iyana vanzant made soap, i saw part one of their make-up-with-each-other fest. (going online to look up her soap)

From her website....
<<<Energy Balancing and Healing Herbal Soap Homemade and Handmade by Iyanla!

All MasterPeace Energy Healing and Balancing soaps use African Black Soap as a base. Our soap base is imported from Ghana and Nigeria where it is hand-pressed and processed in a traditional and natural way. This means our soaps contains no preservatives or toxic chemicals of any kind.

Traditionally, Black Soap is known to relieve acne and oily skin. It can clear blemishes and other skin irritations and conditions such as Eczema and Psoriasis. Used as a natural soap for bathing and shampooing, Black Soap will leave your skin soft and clear and your hair free of grease and dirt particles.

MasterPeace soaps are created to clear and energize the physical and energetic bodies. We begin by energizing our distilled water base using the Water Crystal Healing music of Dr. Masaru Emoto. Sacred herbs are baked, processed and hand crushed while prayers are offered for the specific herbs being used. The herbs are then added to the soap/water base. Essential oils are added to energize the herbal soap mixture. Prayers are then offered to energize the soap which are then cured for 3-10 days.

As with all natural products, you are encouraged to perform a skin test by place a small amount of soap in the crook of your arm. Wait 24 hours to see if there is a reaction before applying the soap to your body. Because all MasterPeace blends are made with essentials oils, we do not recommend that the soap be applied directly to your face. Instead, we recommend that you make a diluted mixture with a small amount of the soap blend and water for washing your face.>>>>>

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Remember, it's not just that we weather the storm, but how we dance in the rain.

Tammy

I have to agree... people actually fall for that?????

I wonder if praying over your soap will keep the soap gremlins away?

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

Healing soap? Oh brother! If she gets caught by the FDA for making an over the counter drug, the fees are prety steep!

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Technically she doesn't say anything wrong. She says it is "energy healing", not physically. Where she discusses what the soap physically does, she uses "know to" type words. A lot of people believe in spiritual healing types of things, and Chakuras and such, so She is just marketing to a niche audience. Not that I agree or am defending her, I still stand by my post, but I don't think she is in danger of a FDA raid or anything either.

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Remember, it's not just that we weather the storm, but how we dance in the rain.

Tammy

"Know to" type words still indicate medical benefit. As soon as you mention that it relieves acne and oily skin, clear blemishes and other skin irritations it is an over the counter drug or labeled as a cosmetic. http://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/guidanceco ... 074201.htm

People like her really chap my a$$. And just because the almighty Oprah approves, her audience will do too without doing any research. Anyone remember the Safe Cosmetics Act HR 5786 that is winding its way in congress? What this bill would do if passed:

Ingredient lists will be required to disclose each and every detectable trace chemical in a product. This does not mean that just the ingredients will be listed. It means that every single solitary molecule of anything that can be detected will be required to be put in the ingredient listing. Not only will this require those annoying “fold out” style product info lists because of the ludicrous number of trace chemicals, but it will overwhelm consumers with information they may not understand or find to be useful.

Because of the ingredient listing requirement, expensive testing will be necessary to determine each detectable trace chemical. Knowing which molecules exist in the parts-per-billion range is really not at all necessary. Many of the foods we eat, including water, contain trace amounts of ingredients that are absolutely harmless, but which could needlessly scare consumers if mentioned. For example, arsenic in water. On June 29, 2010, our family used a water fountain in the visitor center at Mt. Rushmore that was found to have higher than normal amounts of arsenic in it’s supply. The fountain was operating, but a sign was posted above it, stating the arsenic level, and that it was safe to drink. It is scary to think that a business could go under simply because a trace chemical that has always been there, now has to be reported, and will scare the consumer. Most natural ingredients contain elements which are toxic in large amounts.
http://barsoapnatural.com/blog/tag/open-congress/

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

Even though all soap cleans and removes dirt from pores, which helps to keep pores from clogging, she is For Sure walking a thin line, and for sure, FOR SURE we don't need that stupid bill, as all of us Indie business owners will be out of business in a heart beat!l I signed a petition and wrote my representatives a long time ago over this and hope that everyone else here has or will make their feelings known too!

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Remember, it's not just that we weather the storm, but how we dance in the rain.

Tammy

I'm really not in love with government right now (from Wisconsin) and this is just one more thing to try to keep the lid on. I just made a donation with a mold order from WSP because even though I do not sell one never knows what the future holds. And besides all that labeling will for sure make the price of the items I do buy go up I am thinking America has lost its common 'scents' ( ) and ethics???

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Susie
Sometimes A Mistake is so much fun, You just have to do it again!

I also made a donation along with my WSP order for those same reasons.

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

yanno, when I was making soap today, it dawned on me that Iyanza Vanzant really made her own cold process soap, she would know how magical the process REALLY is.

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Linda
I know the voices in my head aren't real, but they sure have some great ideas!

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Remember, it's not just that we weather the storm, but how we dance in the rain.

Tammy