Why does Cyren Organics make liquid milk cleansers instead of goats milk soaps?
When milk is used in soap bar manufacturing, soaps are naturally alkaline, which negates any benefit “lactic acids” would have on the skin. Lactic acid in milk is already quite mild, put that into a highly alkaline environment and the acid won’t work. Also, we were concerned with hygiene. Bar soaps are directly handled, plus lack of preservatives combined with water (to make it lather) makes soaps a great breeding ground for bacteria. Add milk to that and you get food for the germs! This is why we don’t recommend bar soaps for acne sufferers. With all these problems in question and also the drying effect of soaps (click here to find out how), we decided to formulate a liquid milk cleanser. Please don’t mistake “cleansing milk” or “milky lotion” for “milk cleanser” as these are completely different products. Cleansing milk or milky lotion means a cleanser/lotion that resembles the texture or appearance of milk. While the latter is a cleanser made with milk. How much milk is in “milk” sk
