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Handmade Soaps
These handmade soaps are lovingly infused with herbs, essential oils and blended base oils. Many of these handmade bars are brightly colored with natural clays and may include subtle traces of the flowers used during the soap making process. This process is also the reason why no two batches of handmade soap will look exactly the same. Making soap by hand is a tedious and time consuming art form that simply cannot be rushed or mass produced without sacrificing quality.
When we call a handmade soap "All Natural" we mean it. With ingredients that include shea butter, avocado oil, olive oil and palm oil it's easy to see why. You'll find no synthetic additives, preservatives or bulk fillers here because they are unnecessary and provide no benefits to the natural metabolism of the skin.
Treat your body and senses to an indulgent spa experience in the comfort of your own home. The decadence of rich, creamy lather that moisturizes and rejuvenates your body while delicate aromas revitalize your senses. Allow your stresses and worries to be washed away as you discover what it means to be truly Naturally Skintastic.
Handmade Soaps Are Naturally Skintastic!
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Here you will find full descriptions and our personal recommendations for each type of handmade soap we offer. We've also included a comprehensive list of ingredients used to make each type of soap.
All handmade bar soaps are full size with the following specifications:
Size: 2.5" x 3.5" x 1"
Weight: 4.5 - 5.0 Ounces
Aloe Calendula Handmade Soap - All Natural
 
Aloe has been used for centuries because of its natural ability to soothe and accelerate the healing process of damaged skin. Calendula flowers are believed to have a natural healing ability that can speed up the healing of bruises. Calendula has also been known for its ability to aid in the healing of minor cuts, scratches and even varicose veins. This all natural handmade bar of soap is overflowing with pure aloe concentrate to provide you with the most natural goodness possible.
Best For Skin Type: Sensitive, Damaged or Dry Skin. Not Recommended for oily skin.
Ingredients: saponified calendula infused oils of castor, palm kernel and palm with shea butter, aloe concentrate, and calendula flowers.
Lavender Handmade Soap - All Natural
A combination of ground lavender flowers and pure lavender essential oil give this all natural bar of soap a decidedly floral aroma. The widespread use of Lavender essential oil can be attributed to its many known benefits. It has been used as a natural pain reliever, antidepressant and antiseptic/antiviral. This essential oil is also a known bactericide, decongestant and fungicide. As an added benefit, Lavender may also help to soothe minor cuts, scrapes and even sunburned skin.
Best For Skin Type: Moderate/Most Skin Types (Moderately Oily to Moderately Dry)
Ingredients: saponified castor, palm kernel, and palm oils with shea butter, lavender essential oil, and ground lavender.
Lemongrass Handmade Soap - All Natural
By combining all natural Lemongrass essential oil with bits of actual lemongrass, you end up with a bar of soap that releases a rich lemon aroma. With a very unique citrus undertone, Lemongrass is touted for its ability to energize and relieve fatigue.
Best For Skin Type: Moderate/Most Skin Types (Moderately Oily to Moderately Dry)
Ingredients: saponified castor, palm kernel and palm oils with shea butter, lemongrass essential oil and lemongrass.
Orange Hibiscus Handmade Soap - All Natural
 
This blended all natural soap features the beautiful and aromatic hibiscus flower along with the essential oils extracted from oranges. As an added benefit, this bar of soap uses copious amounts of avocado, aloe and castor oils. This is one amazing moisturizing bar that naturally helps with dry skin!
Best For Skin Type: Moderate/Most Skin Types (Moderately Oily to Moderately Dry)
Ingredients: saponified castor, palm kernel, palm, avocado, and aloe vera oils with essential oils, and hibiscus flowers.
Super Shea Handmade Soap - All Natural
When it comes to pure moisturizing prowess, nothing compares to shea butter. And when blended with castor oil you end up with one of the finest all natural moisturizing bars money can buy.
Best For Skin Type: Sensitive, Damaged, or Dry Skin. Not Recommended for Oily Skin.
Ingredients: saponified castor and palm kernel oils with shea butter.
Tres Leches Plumeria Handmade Soap - Fragrance Added
 
A uniquely complex and exotic bar of soap, to say the least. With subtle hints of florals, berries, apple, plumeria, gardenia, jasmine and delicious peach, this wonderful moisturizing bar will leave you breathless. As an added benefit, a splash of musk and bit of coconut round out the aromatics of this soap perfectly. If you're anything like us, Tres Leches will quickly become one of your favorites because of its versatility. You can even use this amazing bar of soap to shampoo and condition hair!
Best For Skin type: Moderate/Most Skin Types (Moderately Oily to Moderately Dry)
Ingredients: three milk blend (goat, coconut and cow milk), saponified oils of palm, palm kernel, castor and avocado, with shea butter and fragrance.
Eucalyptus Hemp & Tea Tree Handmade Soap - All Natural
 
Jumpstart and energize your day with the unforgettable aroma of Eucalyptus. The deep cleansing properties of this soap gets its power from the hemp and shea butter inside. Tea tree and Eucalyptus essential oils have always been known for their natural medicinal properties as fungal and staph destroyers. Peppermint leaves are also added to aid in the natural exfoliation of skin. This is one pleasantly intense bar of soap that you won't soon forget.
Additional notes: Try using this soap if you have congestion due to a cold or seasonal allergies. The vapor action of this soap can sometimes help open sinuses and ease congestion naturally. It also does a wonderful job with razor burn.
Best For Skin type: Moderate/Most Skin Types (Moderately Oily to Moderately Dry).
Ingredients: saponified vegetable oils (including, palm, castor, palm kernel, coconut, rice bran, avocado, hemp and shea butter), essential oils, peppermint leaves, rosemary extract and/or natural vitamin E.
Rosewood Handmade Soap - All Natural
Never head of Rosewood before? Well just imagine Cedarwoods or Sandalwood and you'll have pretty good idea of what to expect from this remarkable soap. With subtle hints of rose petals and a natural woodlands scent, this bar brings the great outdoors right inside your shower.
Best For Skin type: Moderate/Most Skin Types (Moderately Oily to Moderately Dry)
Ingredients: saponified vegetable oils (including palm, castor, palm kernel, coconut, avocado, shea butter and rice bran), essential oil, rosehip powder, red clay with rosemary extract and/or natural vitamin e.
Chamomile Neroli (Orange Blossom) Handmade Soap - All Natural
 
When using this soap you will experience the sweet and complex aroma of Chamomile with neroli essential oil that is reminiscent of spring flowers blooming in a meadow. This delightful combination is perfect for those that enjoy slightly floral aromas.
Best For Skin type: Damaged or Sun Burned Skin, Moderate/Most Skin Types (Moderately Oily to Moderately Dry)
Ingredients: saponified oils (including palm, palm kernel, coconut, castor, avocado, and shea butter), essential oils , fruit extract concentrate, aloe concentrate, chamomile flowers, rosemary extract and/or natural vitamin e.
CinnaBee Handmade Soap - All Natural
 
Subtle undertones of bees wax, sweet honey and rich cinnamon essential oil round out this all natural bar of soap called CinnaBee. With exotic and beautiful natural color variances, each bar is a unique work of art. The actual color of this soap varies from pale yellow to dark brown, depending on the interaction of the all natural ingredients used to make it.
Best For Skin Type: Moderate/Most Skin Types (Moderately Oily to Moderately Dry)
Ingredients: saponified vegetable oils (including palm, castor, palm kernel, avocado, coconut, shea butter and rice bran), beeswax, essential oil, honey and cinnamon with rosemary extract and/or natural vitamin E.
Handmade Soap Frequently Asked Questions
What is soap and how is it made?
There are two main elements in all soap; oil (acid) and an alkaline chemical (base). The result of the reaction between these two is what is known as soap. A particular soap's characteristics are dependent on the blended ratios between these two components.
What process is used to make handmade soaps and what are the benefits?
Our handmade soaps are created using a "cold process". All the ingredients required to make the soap are mixed together, cut into individual bars and then left to sit and dry. Although this is a simplified explanation of the actual procedure, it is basically the same for all handmade soap making. The "cold process" method of soap making does not require the application of extreme temperatures, which can destroy some natural nutrients found in the oils. This allows the soap to provide maximum benefits to the skin. The downside of using this method is that much more time is required to "cure" the soap so it becomes mellow enough for use.
Why are so many "handmade soaps" on the market so expensive?
It's all about the superior quality of the ingredients used in handmade soaps compared to most commercial soaps. Some soap makers also charge according to the amount of time put into crafting and decorating the soap.
What is the difference between a "fragrance" and an "essential oil?
Fragrance oils and essential oils are like cousins. Fragrance oils are synthetic, similar to perfumes. Some fragrance oils have natural elements while others (most fragrances) are completely synthetic. So, when you see the term "fragrance" in reference to soap, it is speaking of a synthetic fragrance, not natural essential oils. This doesn't mean that the fragrance is unhealthy, it simply means that rather than extracting the oil from a plant, chemists created the chemical in a lab.
Are fragrances natural? Can soaps that contain fragrance oils be considered natural?
Many companies selling handmade soap are calling their soaps "natural", and even "all natural", when fragrances are used in their products. Fragrances are not natural. Essential oils, however, are natural. When you see "fragrance" on the ingredient list, that soap is not natural and should not claim to be. This is why we try to clearly mark what soaps are "all natural" to avoid as much confusion as possible.
Are all essential oils extracted the same way? Are they all equally expensive?
The essential oil extraction process is determined by the difficulty of extraction (steam, pressed, etc.) and the price is also determined by these factors, as well as the commercial demand for the product. Many oils can be steam extracted, which is the cheapest method, but some have such a "fragile" character that other expensive methods must be used. In either case, thousands of pounds of plants are used in making a small amount of essential oil, which can make essential oil quite expensive. However, if you take oranges, for example: the essential oil comes from the peel. Therefore, since orange peels aren't used in the making of orange juice, it would be reasonable to imagine that there is a greater abundance of orange peels than, for example, roses.
What are all those "chemically sounding" ingredients listed on the box of most commercial soaps?
Here is a list of common chemical ingredient names found in soaps and their definitions:
Sodium Tallowate - Saponified Beef Tallow (fat)
Sodium Cocoate - Saponified Coconut Oil
Sodium Palmate - Saponified Palm Oil
Sodium Palm Kernelate - Saponified Palm Kernel Oil
Sodium Oleate - Saponified Olive Oil
Sodium Castorate - Saponified Castor Oil
Stearic Acid - Plant or animal derived- usually used for hardening soap or thickening agent.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine - Derived from coconut oil and used as a thicker and surfactant.
Sodium Chloride - Salt, usually added to extract glycerine from the soap (which is then sold).
Glycerine - Naturally occurring in the soap process. Usually listed as an ingredient when technical ingredients are listed because it is present. Often times it is extracted from the soap when soap is "salted". Glycerine is usually not listed when technical terms are not used (our soaps do not list glycerine, though it is present).
Petrolatum- Derived from petroleum and often used in jellies.
Pentasodium Pentetate - Water softener and fragrance protector.
Tetrasodium Etidronate - Water softener.
Titanium Dioxide- A common naturally derived white pigment.
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