GMO’s Good or Bad?
Do you have GMO’s in Mountain Sky products? Yes and NO! We add Canadian canola oil (94% GMO grown) to our bar soaps and liquid soaps because it has similar skincare qualities to olive oil. Both olive oil and canola oil have a similar fatty acid profile. Canola oil is considered GMO free as the […]
Celebrating Canadian Water with Mountain Sky
The people who make the BIGGEST difference are the ones who do the LITTLE things consistently. Protecting the environment can feel like an overwhelming task, but if you take small steps daily, little by little, these small steps can add up to a greener lifestyle. So what can you do? Here at Mountain Sky, we […]
Is Palm Oil Bad?
Almost every day we get an inquiry about the palm oil (elaeis guineensis) that we add in our soaps. There is considerable concern with rainforest deforestation that is occurring due to the present palm oil plantations and future palm expansion. At Mountain Sky, we are also concerned with this environmental quandary. We use three main oils in our […]
What is the difference between commercial soap noodle production vs castile handmade soap?
Mountain Sky Makes Handmade Castile Soap. There are two main processes for making hard bar opaque soap, the hot process and the cold process. Commercial soap (Irish Spring, Dove, Body Shop soap, Dr. Bronner’s hard bar soap, Kirk’s) is manufactured by using a hot process method. In the hot process, oils and alkali are boiled […]
The Truth about LYE by Mountain Sky Soaps
 Lye is a mixture of sodium hydroxide and water. For real soap to have cleaning and lathering qualities, it has to have some sort of alkali. When an alkali is added to oils, saponification occurs and produces soap. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” […]
