Part Two: The Fragrance Trap in Cold Process Soap
In our last post, we pulled back the curtain on the harsh truth about lye—a caustic chemical that most cold process soaps can’t exist without. But today, we’re lifting the veil on another hidden hazard:
👉 Fragrance oils.
The part that smells the best…
Can be the part that harms you most.
It Smells Amazing. So, What’s the Problem?
Let’s be honest—some of these cold process bars smell heavenly.
Black Raspberry & Vanilla. Oatmeal Milk & Honey. Even names like “The Perfect Man.”
But here’s the reality:
There’s nothing real about them.
These aren’t essential oils.
They’re synthetic fragrance oils—a mixture of lab-created chemicals designed to mimic the real thing while lasting through the intense lye-curing process.
So, while the scent may linger beautifully on your skin...
What it leaves behind in your body isn’t so lovely.
What Synthetic Fragrances Really Do
- You’ll never see their full ingredient list.
The term “fragrance” is a loophole that allows manufacturers to hide up to 3,000+ undisclosed chemicals under one word.
And many of these chemicals are:
🚨 Endocrine disruptors – which can throw off your hormone balance
😵 Neurotoxins – which may trigger headaches or fatigue
😬 Irritants – which inflame sensitive skin and worsen conditions like eczema
When your pores are open in a warm shower?
They absorb more than scent—they absorb toxins.
When You Know Better, You Wash Better
At Royalicious, we made a different choice.
Our Regal Sapone™ Herbal Body Wash Bar is pH-balanced and crafted without lye and without synthetic fragrance oils.
That means:
✔️ No hormone-disrupting fragrance cocktails
✔️ No “mystery” ingredients hidden under one word
✔️ Just skin-honoring botanicals that love your body back Clean Isn’t Just a Feeling. It’s a Standard.
Clean Isn’t Just a Feeling. It’s a Standard.
We’ve been conditioned to think “clean” is how something smells.
But at Royalicious, we believe clean is how something treats your body.
So next time a soap bar draws you in with its scent, pause and ask:
What’s the real cost of that fragrance?
And is it worth what it’s whispering to your cells?