The story
To make soap we start with an oil
we then use a chemical reaction to turn the oil into soap
Different oils make different soaps ...... For example, Olive oil soap is moisturising with a light lather, Coconut oil soap has a rich lather but is drying.
Cost usually determines the oils used in soap
When whale oil was cheap we used it to make soap
These days Palm oil is cheap and we use it to make soap
But cheap oils can have hidden costs
It was never sustainable to use Whale oil for soap
It is also not sustainable to use Palm oil for soap
There is now a sustainable way to make soap.
Australia discards millions of tons of organic waste every year
Wasting resources and generating methane from landfill - a potent greenhouse gas
Insects eat organic matter
and new technology farming the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) is now able to convert organic waste into protein and oil at an industrial scale.
Future Green Solutions
An innovative new company in Perth Is farming the Black Soldier Fly and converting organic waste into protein and oil.
fifoam liquid soap
An established soap manufacturer in Albany is using the oil to make bar and liquid soaps. For practical purposes they are soaps made from landfill.