Here's a highlight of our favorite natural soap ingredients!

Using lard in soap provides several benefits for the skin, including its highly moisturizing properties due to its rich fatty acid content, potential to reduce inflammation, promote collagen production, and even provide a source of Vitamin D. This makes lard particularly beneficial for dry or sensitive skin types. Essentially, lard's similar composition to human sebum allows it to closely mimic the skin's natural oils, leading to a deeply hydrating effect. 

Rice bran oil is beneficial in soap making because it is rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and emollients, making it particularly nourishing for the skin. It results in a creamy, moisturizing soap that is gentle and suitable for sensitive skin types. It can also add a bit of hardness to the soap bar while providing a silky smooth texture.

Palm oil creates a hard, long-lasting bar with a rich lather, moisturizing the skin due to its ability to retain moisture. It potentially offers anti-aging effects thanks to its antioxidant content. It is crucial to source sustainable palm oil to avoid environmental concerns associated with its production. 

Goat milk soap is a natural moisturizer, exfoliant, and cleanser. It's also less likely to cause allergic reactions than other soaps. 

When added to soap, oat milk provides moisturizing and soothing benefits due to its natural anti-inflammatory properties. This makes it particularly beneficial for people with sensitive or dry skin. Oat milk can also act as a mild exfoliant thanks to the oat particles, while adding a creamy texture to the soap bar. 

Coconut milk is a workhorse in natural soap! The lightweight milk fills the finest gaps in skin, penetrating deeply to moisturize and hydrate in a way that can soothe and ease itching quickly. It's penetrating capability helps with anti-aging, skin calming, and collagen building. It's antiseptic properties leverage it's natural fatty acids to remove impurities and help combat acne and infection. Lastly, skin benefits from vitamins C and E, which are  that protect skin from damage.

Pine tar is primarily used for its soothing and therapeutic properties, helping to relieve skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, and dry, itchy skin due to its antifungal, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory qualities. Pine tar can also be effective against conditions like hives and poison ivy irritation. We rarely use fragrance oils when pine tar is used, as the natural woodsy scent is too good to cover!

Avocado oil in soap provides intense moisturization, soothes dry skin, acts as an antioxidant, and can help with skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis due to its high content of vitamins A, E, and other beneficial nutrients, leaving the skin feeling soft and supple after cleansing. This makes avocado oil particularly beneficial for those with sensitive or dry skin. 

Activated charcoal can be leveraged as a deep cleansing agent, thanks to its exceptional absorption properties. Its ability to trap impurities makes it one to look for on ingredients lists. It's also a phenomenal natural colorant. At Kiowa, whenever you see a true black in our soaps, you should know activated charcoal is the reason!

Anyone who's sensitive to the sun knows how powerful this ingredient is! It serves as a mild anti-inflammatory for irritated skin. It's unique combination of water, fatty acids, and amino acids lock moisture to the skin. Salicylic acids serve as a natural, gentle exfoliant. It is a gentle ingredient suitable for skin types prone to irritation.