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What is the definition of organic or organic soap, and who is doing the certification?

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What is the definition of organic or organic soap, and who is doing the certification?

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Many US states over the years have come up with definitions for ‘organic’ as well as the Federal Government through the US Department of Agriculture. Many of the definitions for organic do not agree and are sometimes mutually exclusive. Further, there is the issue of raw soap materials from foreign countries such as olive oil (all grades), palm oil, coconut oil, cocoa butter and other butters or oils. Does the country of origin’s definition mean the same thing as that of the US Department of Agriculture, or for that matter, any individual US state? 2. Does the term ‘organic soap’ in fact have any significant meaning for a product that is used externally, and not consumed as food? If we assume that a fair definition of organic; means free from the use of pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers, then residues of these products would be absent from soaps made with certified organic oils. However, most olive, palm, coconut and other butters and oils that are food grade have alread

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