Cornmeal

This acts as a mild abrasive, adding benefits of opening pores and absorbing oil.

Cucumbers

This vegetable contributes to the astringency of soap while also working as a cleanser.

Epsom Salt

The common name for Epsom Salt is hydrated magnesium sulfate, which has a white crystalline appearance.

Ginger

Ginger contributes scent and mild color to your finished soap. Interestingly, soap containing ginger will warm your skin when used.

Glycerin

This byproduct of saponification is colorless and serves as an emollient.

Grapefruit Seed Extract

This is a preservative produced by processing the seeds and pulp of grapefruit.

Honey

Honey is great in soap, acting as an emollient. It softens the finished soap product.

Kelp

Kelp contributes vitamins and minerals that are beneficial to healthy skin. Additionally, it has the additional benefit of adding a slight nautical scent to your finished soap.

Kiwi

Contributing to the overall health of your skin by providing necessary proteins and mineral salts, kiwi is an excellent additive.

Lanolin

This fatty wax is harvested from wool, increasing the moisturizing abilities of soap.

Lavender

This contributes scent and color to your soap, making it an excellent choice for aromatherapy.

Lemon

Lemons add scent to your finished soap. Including lemons will increase the anti-bacterial abilities of your soap.

Lettuce

Interestingly, lettuce adds vitamins necessary for healthy skin. It also produces a mild soap.

Mango Butter

Mango butter is a base that is produced by pressing and refining mango fruit kernels.

Milk

Milk acts as a cleanser.

Mineral Oil

Mineral oil is refined synthetic petroleum based oil that creates a barrier between skin and any atmospheric or applied substances.

Myrrh

Contributing scent to the finished soap, adding Myrrh also increases anti-bacterial qualities.

Oatmeal

Oatmeal is an excellent skin cleanser and very soothing to the skin.

Paraffin

This petroleum based solid wax is often used in soap making.

Pumice

This abrasive additive is porous lava and can be found in both powdered and solid forms.

Rosemary

This mild astringent is great for soap.

Rosewater

Rosewater contributes scent and color to your finished soap. It is also an emollient.

Sage

This herb acts as both an astringent and an anti-bacterial agent.

Sand

Sand is used strictly as an abrasive.

Sea Salts

Sea salts contribute minerals and scent to your finished soap.

Shea Butter

This is a base ingredient or emollient additive. Additionally, Shea Butter is an excellent choice for moisturizing soaps due to its high level of unsaponification.

Strawberries

This luscious fruit provide scent and color to the finished soap. Due to high acidity, strawberries have excellent skin tautening properties.

Tea Tree Oil

Tea Tree Oil has medicinal properties.

Turbinado Sugar

This is literally raw sugar cane, which is excellent for removing dead skin. Additionally, it is commonly used as a scrub.

Wheat Germ

Wheat Germ acts as a mild abrasive in its solid form and the oil makes an excellent emollient.

Witch Hazel

Many people like this product in that it is a cleanser with a mild astringent.

Xanatham Gum

Used as a thickening agent, Xanatham Gum contributes to smoothness of finished products.

As you can see, there are so many great ingredients you can use for soap making that you can have a lot of fun just trying out different combinations. So, stock up on your supplies and be completely ready for making soap.

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Good luck with your soap making!