SOAP INGREDIENTS: ADDITIVES

• Almond Meal – absorbs excess oil and unclogs pores
• Aloe Vera Gel – sooths sensitive skin
• Apricot Kernels, ground – eco option to plastic beads
• Bran – mild exfoliator
• Buttermilk – suited for hard oils, fresh liquid or powdered can be used
• Calendula – dried marigold petals
• Carrot – high in vitamin A, peel and grate fresh carrots
• Cherry stone, ground
• Cinnamon, Ground – mild exfoliator, antiseptic
• Cocoa Butter – softens and smooths skin
• Coconut shell – fine exfoliating powder
• Coffee – fresh, unbrewed coffee grounds absorbs skin odours
• Honey – suited for hard soaps, softens and smooths skin
• Jojoba beads – gentle exfoliator, multiple colours available
• Kombucha – fermented black tea
• Lavender – dried or fresh flowers, finely ground
• Loofah – dried, strong exfoliator
• Lemon – juice, fresh or dried zest, antibacterial, high in vitamin C
• Milk, cow/goat – fresh or powdered, natural cleanser, suited for hard oils
• Oats, rolled – grind into small pieces, soothes sensitive skin
• Olive stone – finely ground exfoliator
• Poppy Seeds
• Pumice – finely ground volcanic rock, white to black colours, strong exfoliator
• Pumpkin seeds – finely ground exfoliator                                                      
• Rose petals – dried
• Salt – finely ground
• Sand – clean, strong exfoliator
• Strawberries – fresh, contain skin tightening acids, high in vitamin C
• Walnut shell – finely ground exfoliator
• Witch hazel – cleanses and tightens skin
• Yoghurt powder – soothes and rejuvenates the skin