Why is handmade soap more expensive than commercial soap?
A Handmade soaps are made in small batches using the finest natural ingredients. There is great economy to be had in making a quarter million pounds of soap at once, using inferior oils bought by trainloads, in the continuous process used in making commercial soaps. No human ever has to physically touch the commercially made soap. Everything is done by machine. Obviously handmade soaps are labour intensive and cost more for that reason as well.
