Making Use of Exfoliants: Walnut Shells for Healthier Soaps

Consumers are increasingly making eco-friendly decisions when they shop. Not only are they concerned with the quality of the environment, but they are concerned with the sheer number of chemicals being used as ingredients in the products they utilize. To that end, it’s a wise idea for your business to begin using ground walnut shells for soap production.

Ground walnut shells are available in a variety of particulate sizes, which means they can be used for everything from facial scrubs to foot scrubs. This versatility makes it possible to incorporate them within a wide range of cosmetic products that will appeal to your clientele.

 

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In fact, using ground walnut shells for soap comes with the following benefits that your customers are sure to appreciate:
1.They are non-toxic. Because they are a natural product that will biodegrade in the environment, consumers don’t have to worry about them polluting waterways or damaging sewer systems as they pass through them.
2.They are gentle, but effective. Because shells have a hardness of 4-5 on the MOHS scale, they are capable of removing dead skin without damaging the healthy skin beneath it. This means that your clients will enjoy healthier, more vibrant skin without worrying about over-exfoliating.
3.They are an eco-friendly dream. Because ground walnut shells are the natural byproduct of nut production, using them in soap production just makes sense. It keeps them out of landfills while giving your clients one more reason to select products manufactured with walnut shells.
4.They won’t affect other ingredients. Ground walnut shells are stable when mixed within the soap formula. In fact, they help stabilize the overall formula which prolongs the products shelf life and gives your clients a soap they don’t have to worry about spoiling during storage.

In the end, using ground walnut shells for soap production simply makes sense. It also makes dollars and cents for your business while you create products with a fabulous sense of scent. In fact, to find out how much sense and cents it makes to use ground walnut shells, we invite you to contact Flowspec with your questions.

How Walnut Shells Can Improve the Quality of Soaps

From fragrances to colors, there simply isn’t a shortage of soap formulas available for consumers to select from. While most of the ingredients added to soap formulas are designed to make them smell good, there are a few that are included to make them more effective at getting people clean.

 

 

Among these ingredients, using ground walnut shells for soap production is one of the best decisions your business can make. This is because crushed walnut shells provide exfoliating benefits that are simply hard to beat by comparable options. In fact, the angular shape and MOHS hardness of 4-5 of shells makes them ideal for soaps. And, since walnut shells are not as damaging to skin as silica abrasives, they provide a better, more appealing product for your customers to enjoy. Additionally, shells are an effective abrasive regardless of if they are ground fine as flour, or large enough to be seen with the naked eye. Either way, they can be included without losing any of their abrasive properties.

Of course, including ground walnut shells is not as simple as taking the shells and mixing them into the soap formula. Because they are a natural product, the shells must be irradiated first to ensure that no bacteria make it into the batch. This sterilizes them and gives them an extremely long shelf life, which in turn helps to stabilize the finished soap without affecting the other ingredients that have been used in production.

Further, as consumers become more eco-conscious, the idea of washing thousands of tons of silica sand down their drains is becoming an increasingly unpleasant choice. This is causing more and more consumers to turn to eco-friendly options when it comes to their cosmetic products. Ground walnut shells give them the exfoliating benefits they want, without the toxic byproducts and environmental hazards that other silica based abrasive soaps create.

For more information about using ground walnut shells for soap, contact Flowspec and we will be happy to answer your questions and give you all the details you need.