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Glycerin |
A humectant, meaning it attracts moisture to your skin. During the soap making process, glycerin is made as a natural byproduct. Most of the commercial soaps you find in stores have had some of the glycerin removed. Melt and pour soaps have a higher percentage of glycerin, and thus is a lot more moisturizing to the skin than most store-bought soaps. |
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Propylene Glycol |
Propylene glycol is a colorless, odorless liquid that is Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). PG is used in melt and pour soap as a humectant. It is a wetting agent that helps oil-based materials mix with water. |
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Sodium Stearate |
Ingredient used in soap making that is a result of using palm oil fatty acids. It is a cleansing agent. |
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Sodium Laureth Sulfate |
An ingredient derived from Lauric Acid. It is used as a cleansing agent in soap and helps to increase lather. Lauric Acid is the acid found in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. |
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Sorbital |
Sorbital is an ingredient in melt and pour soap that improves the clarity of the soap, and it is also considered a humectant. Sorbital has been used in cosmetic products for close to a century and is a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) product by the United States Food and Drug Administration FDA. |
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Coconut Oil |
Coconut Oil |
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Sodium Myristate |
Ingredient used in soap making that is a result of using coconut oil or palm oil fatty acids. It is a cleansing agent. |
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Triethanolamine |
Triethanolamine is used primarily as an emulsifier and surfactant. It also serves as a pH balancer in soap. TEA is a fairly strong base: a 1% solution has a pH of approximately 10, whereas the pH of the skin is below pH 7. In order for the soap to actually clean your skin, it must have a pH higher than neutral (7), in the range of 8-9 pH. |
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Sodium Laurate |
An ingredient derived from Lauric Acid. It is used as a cleansing agent in soap and helps to increase lather. Lauric Acid is the acid found in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. |
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Sodium Cocoate |
Ingredients used in soap making that is a result of using coconut oil. It is a cleansing agent. |
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Purified Water |
Purified Water |
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Titanium Dioxide |
Ingredients added to melt and pour soap to give it an opaque white color. Titanium dioxide is also known for blocking UV light and thus is added to lotions to make sunscreen products. |
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Goat’s Milk |
Powdered or Liquid Goat’s Milk |
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DMDM Hydantoin |
Ingredients added to melt and pour soap when Goat’s milk is an ingredient. This ingredient has antimicrobial qualities, working as a preservative. |
