What's in Big Al's Soaps

Coconut Oil:

Anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and moisturizing. Known to help prevent skin infections. Contributes to soap lather.

Olive Oil:

Antioxidant, and vitamin rich. Beneficial for healthy skin and can prevent from adverse sun effects. Also helps moisturize and condition.

Sustainable Palm Oil:

Helps moisturize skin. Adds to lather and soap texture.

Organic Sunflower Oil:

Helps prevent pore clogging and works with all skin types. Antioxidizing and can prevent adverse sun effects.

Eucalyptus:

Derived from the leaves of the Eucalyptus tree. Has antimicrobial, antifungal, and moisturizing properties. Provides a distinctive sharp and fresh scent.

Myrrh:

Derived from the dried sap of the tree C. molmol. Has been shown to have antibacterial, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties. Provides an earthy scent.

Orange:

Derived from orange peels. Known to have anti-inflammatory properties and act as an anti-oxidant.

Peppermint:

Derived from the leaves of the peppermint plant. Found to relieve itchiness. Has antimicrobial properties.

Pine:

Derived from pine tree needles. Provides a fresh and clearing scent.

Tea Tree:

Derived from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia. Has anti-bacterial and anti-septic properties. Shown to repel insects. Found to have anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties. Suppresses body odor.

Activated Charcoal

Highly absorbent powder produced by heating charcoal to a high temperature. It is known to lift trapped dirt and bacteria from the skin, as well as improving acne and treating insect bites.

Colloidal Oatmeal

Binds to skin to form protective barrier. Holds in moisture and eases inflammation.

Comfrey Leaf Powder

Shown to have anti-inflammatory properties as well as to heal abrasions. Also known to have anti-fungal properties.

Jewelweed Extract

As an antipruritic, jewelweed is particularly effective in treating rashes from poison ivy.

Lye:

Lye is what makes soap soap. That's not just us saying it. According to the FDA, true soap must be made using lye. Here's how that's done. By combining fats or oils (such as our vegetable oil blends) with lye, both are transformed in a chemical process known as saponification. What is left is soap and natural glycerin. The lye is destroyed. The leftover oil in Big Al soap recipes guarantees no lye is left. Plus it adds to the moisturizing benefits of our soaps.

To learn more, read our blog on soap cold processed soap.

Oats:

Whole oats help improve exfoliation. Also has antibacterial and anti oxidizing properties.

Pine Tar

End-product of pine wood carbonization. Shown to be antipruritic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal.