Why Natural Soap?

Because Natural Soap is made with Skin-Friendly, Natural Ingredients

Our handcrafted natural soaps begin with the selection of natural oils, butters, essential oils, and Certified 100% natural fragrances. Each of these natural ingredients imparts unique, skin-pleasing qualities to the finished bars of natural soap.

For example, our Soap Alchemist chooses coconut oil for it's ability to create a hard bar soap with loads of bubbly lather. She also loves to use olive oil because of its creamy, moisturizing effects.

Carefully selected essential oils and certified natural fragrances are used as much for their interesting scents as for their lack of artificial ingredients. The Soap Alchemist finds enough variety in natural soap ingredients that she sees no reason to turn to artificial ones.

Whether you are looking for a creamy facial soap, a moisturizing all-purpose everyday bath soap, or one formulated for sensitive skin, we are certain you will find the natural soap you're looking for at The Natural Bar Soap Company.

Glycerin is the True Secret Behind Awesome Natural Soap

So, just what makes The Natural Bar Soap Company's soap different from commercially available "unnatural" bar soap? The quick answer is "Glycerin."

A short primer on how natural soap is made might be helpful. Plant oils naturally contain fatty acids and glycerol. These are combined with a strong basic solution called "lye." Glycerin is naturally created when these ingredients are combined to make soap batter. After pouring the soap batter into a mold and letting it rest overnight, the batter transforms into a batch of skin-pleasing, handmade natural soap that is naturally rich in glycerin.

Glycerin is far more than a byproduct of the soap making process. A natural humectant, glycerine is responsible for much of the wonderful moisturizing qualities of handcrafted natural soap. Humectants naturally draw moisture to themselves, and are quite beneficial in skin care products, due to their ability to hydrate skin.

Glycerine is also valued in other industries. Historically, glycerin has been used as a preservative, a lubricant, to make dynamite, candies and frosting, and even as an antifreeze!

Commercial soap manufacturers capitalize on glycerin's value by extracting it from their soap, and selling it to increase profits. Without glycerin, the soap bars become harsh and stripping. To create more favorable qualities in their harsh soap, many commercial soap manufacturers turn to inexpensive synthetic ingredients. Mineral oil (a pore-clogging petroleum product) might be chosen as a substitute for natural glycerin. Sodium laureth sulfate (a known skin irritant) might be used to increase lathering ability.

Our Natural Soap Doesn't Contain Unnecessary Synthetics

We believe that no synthetic substitute can rival the incredible properties of the natural ingredients found in our handmade all natural soap.

At The Natural Bar Soap Company, we make handmade natural soap with natural ingredients. No synthetic detergents. No petro-based moisturizers. No artificial fragrances or colors. Our natural soaps make perfect bath soaps, facial soaps and body soaps. They are lusciously creamy, lather beautifully and have wonderful, natural fragrances. Each of our natural soaps, including our lavender soaps, oatmeal soaps and goat milk soaps, will rival any natural soaps you've used elsewhere. And, because our natural soaps are olive oil soaps, they always clean gently and mildly. We think you'll agree that there's no reason to clean with anything but natural soap.