When you pick up a handmade bar of soap, you’re holding more than just a cleanser — you’re holding a carefully balanced formula. At Bar Soap Co., every bar begins with one simple question: how will each oil contribute to the final experience of the soap? Soapmaking is both art and chemistry. Each oil brings a unique fatty acid profile to the blend, and those fatty acids directly influence how a bar feels, performs, and lasts. Why Fatty Acids Matter Oils are not interchangeable. Even when two...

(And Why I Love Using It in Both Body Butter and  Soap) Cocoa butter has earned its reputation as a skincare powerhouse—and for good reason. Rich, nourishing, and naturally protective, cocoa butter has been used for generations to care for dry, sensitive, and stressed skin. Whether it’s blended into a luxurious body butter or formulated into a well-balanced bar of soap, cocoa butter brings long-lasting benefits that your skin can truly feel. Let’s take a closer look at why cocoa butter works...

When people think of peanut butter, they usually think of comfort food—nostalgic, rich, and satisfying. But in the world of artisan soapmaking, peanut butter has another story to tell. Beneath its familiar flavor lies a remarkably soap-friendly fatty acid profile  that helps create bars that are long-lasting, creamy, and deeply moisturizing. They formulation of perfect recipes drives me! I love exploring ingredients that surprise people—not just because they’re unique, but because they truly...