What is green soap?
Green soap is a vegetable oil-based, water-soluble, environmentally safe soap that's commonly used in tattoo and piercing studios. Unlike traditional soap mixes, most green soap is plant-based and earth-friendly.
It's kind of yellowish - why isn't it green?
Green soap gets its name from its green tint, not ectoplasmic coloring! It's a completely dye-free soap - those yellow and greenish hues you see come from the glycerin and vegetable oil used in the manufacturing process.
The Main Benefits of Using Green Soap
While green soap has excellent moisturizing and cleansing benefits, it cleans your skin without depriving it of its natural fat components as happens with regular soap.
It helps keep your skin properly hydrated using some truly effective ingredients for that purpose.
Natural in origin, green soap has very few side effects, also being hypoallergenic and good even for newborn infants.
It's rich in antioxidants which means it will help defend your body against harmful free radicals, prevent disease, and help you benefit from olive oil's natural anti-inflammatory properties.
Green soap also has a pleasant, fruity aroma, and lasts much longer than regular soap.
What is green soap used for, exactly?
Green soap is used in tattoo and piercing studios for everything from prepping the tattoo or piercing site to cleaning tattoo machines. It's a great remover of dirt, blood, and tattoo ink. Because it's non-corrosive, it can also be used to safely soak equipment to loosen dried debris before cleaning and sterilization.
How To Use Green Soap
One of the simplest and most prevalent uses of green soap is as an alternative to regular soap and even shampoo. You can use it in liquid or solid form, and apply it directly on your skin or hair to benefit from its remarkable cleansing advantages.
You can use it to remove plant toxins from your body, including poison ivy. For best results, use a small spray bottle, take it in the shower with you, and spray the soap onto the affected area.
Tattoo artists love to use green soap for disinfecting the skin and removing ink, blood, or soil quite efficiently. You can use distilled water to maximize the soap's cleaning ability.
As a good pre-sterilization soap it's worth mentioning that green soap can work extremely well. However, it doesn't replace ultrasonic or autoclave sterilizers. Aside from regular green soap, soft soap and ethyl alcohol can also be used.
Challenging cleaning jobs or the scrubbing of medical instruments will warrant the use of toothbrushes, sponges, and good quality cloths to ensure maximum efficiency.
