Other Ingredients: Clays, herbs, botanicals, spices, and extracts

 

Activated Charcoal - Activated charcoal means the carbon is infused with oxygen and is prepared for human ingestion (in the case of poisoning or detox) and skincare products. This oxygenation creates a super porous surface, increasing its ability to absorb matter and toxins. Possibly the most absorbent cosmetic ingredient out there, activated charcoal is said to have the ability to absorb thousands of times its own weight.This super absorbency, plus antibacterial properties, makes activated charcoal an ideal ingredient for oily and acne prone skin types. It is used in acne products to draw out impurities, heal pimples, and prevent further breakouts. Also an anti-aging ingredient, activated charcoal is said to tighten pores and smooth the skin. It also reduces inflammation, which is significant in preventing premature aging.

 

Alkanet Root Powder - Alkanet root is primarily used as a natural dyeing agent, and it imparts a ruby red color to natural fibers, wool, wood, stone, lip balm, lipstick, ointments, salve, soap, lotion, and to tint oils, vinegar, tinctures, varnishes, or wine.  However, Alkanet root is now mainly used as a dyeing agent.  In soap, Alkanet root will yield shades of pink, blue, and purple, depending upon the amount used, types of oil used, and the alkalinity of the soap.

 

Allantoin - Allantoin is a natural soothing, anti-irritant, and skin protectant that  increases the water content of the extracellular matrix which provides structural support to cells and is an important part of connective tissue. Allantoin also increases the smoothness of the skin; promotes cell replication; and promotes the healing of wounds, burns, and scars.

 

Aloe Vera Juice * - Aloe Vera is well respected for its application as a moisturizing agent. It contains vitamin B complex, folic acid, vitamin C and carotene (a precursor of vitamin A)

 

Annatto Seeds * - Annatto seeds come from the fruit of the achiote tree, commonly called the lipstick tree. The fruit is inedible but the seeds have been used for thousands of years for making dyes and spices. Annatto is used today as a coloring for many foods.

 

Australian Reef Red Clay - Australian Reef Red Clay is ideal for dry, sensitive skin. Red clay delicately replenishes and heals tired skin cells. With its rich mineral content Red clay enhances the skin condition and appearance . It’s high iron content and essential minerals help to replenish and regenerate the epidermis of the skin to create soft and healthy glowing skin. 

 

Bamboo Leaf Extract - With high levels of silica, the extract contains 10 times the amount of silica found in Horsetail, an herb known for its silica content and benefits to skin and hair. Its addition to products, softens the skin and smooths the appearance of wrinkles.

 

Bentonite Clay - Bentonite clay is sometimes called Montmorillonite, and is known to be one of the most effective and powerful healing clays. Bentonite clay carries a strong negative charge which bonds to the positive charge in many toxins. When it comes in contact with a toxin, chemical, or heavy metal, the clay will absorb the toxin and release it’s minerals for the body to use. Bentonite also helps get oxygen to cells as it pulls excess hydrogen and allows the cells to replace it with oxygen instead.

 

Black Walnut Hull Powder - Black walnut is a good source of beta-carotene, acids, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, silicon, zinc, tannin, B-vitamins, and vitamin C. Because of its dark color, the outer hull is also used as a dye for soap.

 

Burdock Root * - Burdock Root is a biennial with large, wavy leaves and round heads of purple flowers. Burdock Root Extract contains vitamins B complex and E. In addition, it boasts trace minerals of potassium, phosphorous, chromium, cobalt, iron, magnesium, silicon, zinc and sodium. Burdock Root has been used in cosmetic products to increase circulation to the skin, helping to detoxify the epidermal tissues. It has also been traditionally used in hair care products and products for the treatment of acne, and other scaly skin disorders.

 

Calendula Petals * - Dried calendula petals are a great addition to soap because they maintain their color imparting an orange color to the soap. The petals are antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and immune stimulating. These properties are useful for treating various types of dermatitis such as eczema.

Much of the healing properties of calendula are because of its high levels of carotenoids (vitamin A like compounds). Because these compounds are oil soluble, an infused oil is a good way to go. Calendula also contains oil soluble sterols that help plump the skin and keep it thick.

 

Cocoa Powder * - In soaps, it gives the soap a beautiful natural brown color. For your skin, cocoa powder helps to renew and firm new skin cells, promote healthy skin tissues, and it also helps promote healthy cell development. Cocoa powder is a powerful antioxidant and helps to repair any damaged skin, absorbs UV light into the skin, improves blood flow, and improves complexion and helps the skin stay hydrated.

 

Colloidal Oatmeal * - Colloidal Oatmeal is generally used in the bath as an additive to bath water, which moisturizes dry and problem skin, especially that of eczemic skin in children. This Colloidal Oatmeal is GMO-free and consists of key active ingredients such as beta glucan, which acts as a natural, deep penetrating moisturizer and avenanthramides, natural antihistamines that reduce skin irritations and itching.

 

Comfrey Leaf Powder * - It is high in Calcium and Vitamin C and simulates healing activity. In folk medicine it is sometimes referred to as “knitbone” for its ability to speed wound healing.Externally, it is said to be anti-inflammatory and speed wound healing due to its natural concentration of allantoin.

 

Cucumber Juice * - Cucumbers are a source of several compounds that fight inflammation and aging, including cucurbitacins and cucumerin. Cucumbers contain vitamin C, an antioxidant. They also have plenty of vitamin K, also an antioxidant, which fights dark circles under the eyes. This is why a couple of cucumber slices placed over tired, puffy eyes in the morning makes you look refreshed. Pantothenic acid, or vitamin B-5, is another compound found in cucumbers that helps your skin retain moisture. The vitamin A, or retinol, in cucumbers fights dark spots and freckles because it helps control your skin's production of melanin. Cucumbers are a source of silica, which, as a precursor to collagen, can help fight wrinkles.

 

Cucumber Peel Extract - Cucumber Peel extract makes a wonderful addition to skin-care products for its anti-inflammatory and skin-tightening properties! It is greenish brown in color with a faintly woody scent. Cucumber is rich in vitamins, minerals and enzymes essential for strong cell growth and repair. In addition, Cucumber Peel offers a natural source for a powerful antioxidant. Cucumber Peel Extract can be used to keep the facial skin soft. It also acts as a skin toner and can be used in astringents to revitalize stressed and tired skin, leaving it refreshed and radiant.

 

Dandelion Leaf *- Contains substantial levels of vitamins A, C, D, and B complex as well as iron, magnesium, zinc, potassium, manganese, copper, choline, calcium, boron, and silicon. Dandelions can be useful in treating skin diseases like eczema. 

 

Eucalyptus Leaf * - Eucalyptus leaves have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of skin disorders such as dermatitis, scabies, erysipelas and burns.  Because of its antibacterial properties, the leaves are also used to treat and disinfect wounds.

 

French Green Clay - This clay contains a wide variety of healing elements, including montmorillonite (Bentonite), magnesium, calcium, potassium, dolomite, silica, manganese, phosphorous, silicon, copper, and selenium. It works by helping remove the dead skin cells and promoting circulation in the healthy new skin cells below the epidermis. It is known to lift  oils, toxic substances, and impurities from your skin. Its toning action stimulates the skin by bringing fresh blood to damaged skin cells, revitalizing the complexion, and tightening pores.

 

Goats Milk * - Goat's milk soap delays signs of skin again due to its high content of alpha-hydroxy acids such as lactic acid. Alpha-hydroxy acids break down dead skin cell bonds, removing dead skin cells from the skin's surface and leaving behind new cells on the surface that appear smoother and more youthful. Goat's milk reduces skin inflammation due to its fat molecule content. The cream present in goat's milk is a moisturizer, soothing dry and damaged skin, possessing an anti-inflammatory effect. Goat's milk is packed full of essential nutrients and vitamins like vitamin D, C, B1, B6, B12, and E, that feed the skin and are absorbed into the body. Studies now show that goat's milk is effective for treating acne and skin conditions. This is primarily because goat's milk has anti-bacterial properties that delay the growth of microbial organisms that spur the spread of acne.

 

Honey * - Honey has significant antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant capabilities that make it very useful as a conditioning agent for the skin. Although composed primary of fructose and glucose, honey also contains proteins, amino acids, vitamins, enzymes, minerals, probiotics and other components that it delivers to skin cells. Powerful botanical compounds neutralize blemish and wrinkle-causing free radicals on the skin surface and within deep tissues, before they cause damage.

 

Indigo Powder - Indigo powder will create a beautiful blue hue in soaps. The shade is very similar to that of blue denim.

 

Kaolin Clay - Kaolin clay is used as skin detoxifying and cleansing agent. The clay contains high content of silica that helps in removing the dead skin and makes it to regenerate. This also purifies and detoxes the skin and makes it moist. In addition, it has unique minerals and phyto-nutrients present, which helps in eliminating toxin and oil from the skin.

 

Lavender flowers * - Lavender is great for the skin. Some of its skin benefits include that of being antiseptic and anti-fungal which helps to reduce scarring and speeds healing.

 

Madder Root Powder - The root is utilized as a natural orange to red dye.

 

Moroccan Red Clay - Moroccan Red Clay is gentle clay, making it suitable for sensitive skin. It helps stimulate circulation to the skin while gently exfoliating and cleansing it. Moroccan Red Clay is mineral richm high in silica, magnesium, iron, calcium, potassium, and sodium. Its extraordinary power of absorption makes it more effective than other clays for cleansing, detoxification, and general skin treatment. Because of its enormous drawing capabilities, Moroccan Red Clay comes highly recommended for those with acne problems, blemishes, and people prone to oily skin as it literally draws oil from the skin, combating grease and dirt.

 

Multani Mitti (Fuller’s Earth) Clay - Multani Mitti is also one of the earliest substances to be used as a beauty mask. Multani mitti is said to make your skin radiant and appealing by getting rid of blemishes and acne scars. On the other hand, it also hydrates the skin, clears up black heads and whiteheads, and flushes out toxins. Deep cleansing with Multani Mitti helps to remove impurities and dead skin cells, allowing the skin to breathe and absorb moisturizing cream more easily into the skin, leaving you feeling glowing and refreshed!

 

Nettle Leaf Powder * -  Applied topically, nettle has a number of benefits for the skin. It is anti-inflammatory and has a natural ability to calm and soothe inflammation, which makes is the perfect choice for helping to reduce redness, irritation, rashes, eczema, psoriasis, and dermatitis. Like most plants, nettle has a number of protective antioxidants that help reduce free radical damage to the skin, providing anti-aging benefits. It also has antibacterial qualities and research has shown that nettle is effective against microorganisms, helping to kill off bacteria and fungi. This makes it effective against acne and as a natural preservative in skin care products.

 

Papaya Extract - Papaya Extract derived from the seed of the Papaya fruit; the fruit contains the enzymes papain and chymonpapain, which have exfoliating properties that remove dead and damaged skin. It is mostly known for dramatically improving tone and texture of skin. It increases better circulation of blood, and thus promotes healthy, vibrant complexion.

 

Paprika Powder * - Paprika is a spice derived from the Capsicum pepper. It is rich in vitamin C and contains more vitamin C than lemon juice by weight. Paprika is also high in other antioxidants, containing about 10% of the level found in Açaí berries. It is commonly used as a natural, red pigment to tint products and cosmetics Paprika contains Vitamin A, B6, E, and high in carotenoids which make up the beautiful red color of the pepper.  

 

Red Sandalwood Powder * - Sandalwood powder is one of the best clear skin remedies that can be used to sooth harsh sunburns and clear skin tanning. The toning effect of sandalwood helps in shrinking skin pores that provides an even skin texture and prevents sagging and aging skin. It tightens the drooping skin tissues in order to provide a supple and youthful appearance to the skin. Sandalwood powder has a softening effect on the skin. The powerful antibacterial properties of sandalwood work effectively in fighting the bacteria and fungi and prevents the breakout of pimples and acne.

 

Rhassoul Clay - This variety of clay is utilized in the highest class spas across the world. It has natural toning and skin enriching benefits from high levels of silica, magnesium, calcium, iron, sodium, and potassium, all of which are transferred to your body through your skin.

 

Rose buds * - Rose Buds have healing and nourishing qualities and act as a gentle astringent.  They contain anti-oxidants that can fight free radicals, skin irritants, excess sebum, and germs.   Great for dry, stressed and dehydrated skin.

 

Safflower Powder * -  A natural colorant producing shades of yellow, it is said that Safflower has been used as a skin cleanser for centuries.

 

Spirulina Powder * - Spirulina has a high content of vitamin A, vitamin B-12, vitamin E, calcium, iron and phosphorus, all of which are vital for your skin’s health. Spirulina contains tyrosine, vitamin E or tocopherol, and selenium, all of which are known for their anti-ageing effects. Tyrosine slows down the ageing of skin cells. The antioxidants present in it eliminate free radicals which are responsible for skin ageing. Spirulina facilitates faster cell turnover that helps skin heal faster. It wards off free radicals and eliminates toxins from the skin to increase skin metabolism. It also prevents candida overgrowth that can cause acne breakouts.This powder is also  used to get a dark green in soaps.

 

Titanium Dioxide - Titanium Dioxide is a natural mineral pigment that is used as a whitener and opacifier in Cold Process Soap.

 

Turmeric Powder * - Turmeric is a root that is available in vegetable markets but it is also available in powder form to use as an ingredient in many beauty products. It benefits the skin in many ways. It has anti-inflammatory properties, which reduce skin inflammation, pigmentation and blemishes.It has antibacterial properties, which help reduce acne, especially when used with other natural ingredients.It has anti-aging properties, which help prevent and improve dry skin and wrinkles, thus slowing the process of aging to help your skin look younger.

 

Tussah Silk - Gives soap more shine, more lather, and a luxurious silky" feel. This silk is cruelty free- the fibers are collected from the cocoons after the silk worms have emerged.

 

White Willow Bark extract -  White willow bark extract boasts the benefits of being anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal and exfoliating. Willow bark contains salicylic acid, derived from salicin, which helps to fight acne. It's also a beta hydroxy acid and helps to exfoliate your skin by sloughing off dead skin cells, making way for fresh skin renewal. The astringent properties of white willow bark are due to the tannins present. Similar to those found in green tea extract, tannins are rich in anti-oxidants, help to tone and reduce inflammation, making white willow bark also an effective additive for reducing redness in skin. 

 

Zinc Oxide - Zinc Oxide offers several important health benefits for the skin. Zinc oxide is effective for healing the skin. It can be used to heal wounds, reduce the tenderness associated with sunburns and soften chapped skin. It is sometimes used as an acne treatment -- it is believed to reduce the appearance of blemishes and reduce skin irritation and inflammation, reducing the number and severity of acne breakouts.As well as all it’s other talents, zinc is also a natural astringent. That means it tightens tissues and absorbs excess oil—another reason zinc is so good as an anti-acne treatment. It helps tighten pores and prevent the buildup of sebum, reducing the formation of blackheads and pimples. Zinc is a natural anti-inflammatory, which means that it can help tame inflammation.