The Best Soap Ingredients in the World Brought Together in a Single Bar at Oshun

Most people don’t think twice about what’s in their soap. We think about it constantly. In fact, it’s all we think about. Every ingredient in our goat milk soap was chosen with obsessive care, not just for what it does but where it comes from, how it’s handled, and how it will feel on your skin.

We’ve made it our mission to find the world’s best soap ingredients and bring them together in a single bar because we believe soap should do more than clean. It should restore, replenish, and remind your skin what it feels like to be cared for with real intent.

Our journey took us to every corner of the map and introduced us to people who share our passion. The partners we source from have gone above and beyond to earn a place on our ingredients label:

• Anglo-Nubian Goat Milk (Philippines): Moisturizes, soothes sensitive skin, gently cleanses with natural lactic acid
• First Press Cold Press Olive Oil (Spain): Deeply hydrates and softens skin with oleic acid
• Virgin Coconut Oil (Philippines): Adds lather, supports cleansing, and helps harden the bar
• Grade A, Unrefined Shea Butter (Ghana): Intensely moisturizes and conditions dry or reactive skin
• Organic White Willow Bark Extract (India): Gently exfoliates and calms with natural salicylic acid
• Food-Grade Lye (Taiwan): Required for saponification - no lye remains in the final bar
• Food-Grade Citric Acid (Philippines): Naturally balances pH and enhances lather
• Fine Powdered Himalayan Pink Salt (Pakistan): Gently exfoliates and infuses minerals into the skin
• Manuka Honey UMF 10+ (New Zealand): Hydrates and helps reduce bacteria with powerful humectant properties
• Food-Grade Pearl Powder (Philippines) | Adds a silky texture and delivers minerals and amino acids
• Premium Cosmetic Grade Kaolin Clay (France): Purifies by drawing out impurities without over-drying
• Cosmetic-Grade, Ethically Mined Mica Powder (UK): Provides natural shimmer and subtle visual elegance
• Food-Grade Sodium Lactate (Global): Extends bar life, enhances lather, and locks in hydration

Learn more about the role each of these ingredients plays below and how it elevates your ritual. Or, try Oshun today and feel what thoughtful sourcing really delivers - on your skin, and far beneath it. Get the best goat milk soap today.

We’ve Searched Across the Globe and Uncovered the Best Soap Ingredients

Soap is the most underestimated product in your routine. You use it without thinking, but your skin remembers every ingredient. The oils. The additives. The shortcuts.

That’s the difference between Oshun and other soaps. They’re made to lather and rinse - which is all you need a soap to do, right? Nope. You deserve more - and you know it. 

It’s time to stop settling for soap that has no reverence for the skin or intention behind the ingredients. These cost-cutting formulas designed to foam fast and disappear faster aren’t serving you. 

Soap is the first thing your skin meets every day, or the last thing it feels before sleep. We believe these moments are worth more. More nourishment. More integrity. And most of all, more care.

That’s why we went ingredient by ingredient, searching across continents, talking to small-batch producers, testing formulations until every component in our bar had a reason to be there. Here are the best soap ingredients the world has to offer:

Anglo-Nubian Goat Milk From the Philippines

Goat milk soap is great, but not all goat milk is created equal. Other brands use powdered milk because it’s so much more practical and affordable, especially when producing batches in bulk. 

We take a different approach, using raw, fresh Anglo-Nubian goat milk sourced from small farms in the Philippines where the climate and breed combine to produce milk with an exceptional fatty acid profile.

You may be wondering, is goat soap good for your face as well? As a matter of fact, we think it’s the best soap for aging skin! That’s because our variety is naturally higher in butterfat, which gives our soap its rich creaminess, along with lactic acid to gently exfoliate and restore skin’s softness.

It's one of the few ingredients that hydrates and balances all at once, soothing irritation without disrupting your skin barrier. It’s the perfect base for the best soap for wrinkles, hydration, nourishment, or even just cleansing.

First Press Cold Press Olive Oil From Spain

There’s olive oil, and then there’s first-press, cold-press olive oil - the kind used in world-class cuisine and, yes, in your Oshun bar. We source ours from family groves in Spain, where the olives are harvested at peak ripeness and never exposed to heat.

This preserves oleic acid, antioxidants, and the velvety quality olive oil brings to the lather. It doesn’t just moisturize - it locks in hydration while feeding your skin with vitamins E and A. 

It’s what gives the bar its glide, its glow, and its enduring gentleness. It’s also one of the better natural anti-aging ingredients you can add to your ritual, helping offset the effects of Father Time.

Virgin Coconut Oil From the Philippines

We turn to virgin coconut oil for lather and longevity, but only from minimally processed, small-batch producers in the Philippines. This ingredient brings structure to the bar without drying the skin, offering antibacterial support and a soft, barely-there scent.

Coconut oil adds richness to the foam and strengthens the skin barrier with medium-chain fatty acids. Most brands use highly refined versions that are stripped of their benefits. Ours is still intact, still nutrient-dense, and always food-grade.

Grade A & Unrefined Shea Butter From Ghana

Our shea butter comes from women-led cooperatives in Ghana, where it's traditionally hand-extracted and left unrefined to preserve its full nutrient profile.

That means no bleaching or deodorizing - just pure vitamin A, E, and essential fatty acids in their rawest, most effective form. It melts into the skin without feeling greasy, restoring suppleness and reducing flakiness over time. 

And unlike cosmetic-grade fillers, this shea is alive, meaning your skin will actually recognize and respond to it.

Organic White Willow Bark Extract Powder (Salicin 25%) From India

We include white willow bark for the same reason traditional Ayurvedic medicine has used it for centuries: it soothes, refines, and gently clarifies. The 25% salicin content we source is a therapeutic-grade level that encourages mild exfoliation and helps calm blemish-prone skin. 

This extract works slowly and softly, a stark contrast to lab-synthesized salicylic acid. It never leaves the skin stripped. It’s our quiet hero for those who want glow without irritation, and undoubtedly one of the best soap ingredients on our label.

Food-grade Lye From Taiwan

You can’t make real soap without lye. But even though it’s a basic ingredient that doesn’t show up in the final product (no lye remains in the final product), that doesn’t mean we cut corners here or settle for anything less than the best soap ingredients.

We use food-grade lye from Taiwan that has been produced in controlled, pharmaceutical-grade facilities, so we know exactly what’s going into our bars (and more importantly, what’s not). After the saponification process is complete, we’re left with a stable, safe bar that holds together beautifully and rinses clean. 

Food-grade Citric Acid From the Philippines

Most citric acid in soap is synthetic. Ours is food-grade, derived from local fermentation processes in the Philippines. 

It works behind the scenes to adjust the bar’s pH and improve the creaminess of the lather. It brings natural preservatives to the bar, extending shelf life without needing artificial stabilizers. Small detail, big difference.

Fine Powdered Grade Himalayan Pink Salt From Pakistan

We went to the ancient salt mines in Pakistan to find our Himalayan pink salt. It’s ultra-fine and mineral-rich, bringing trace elements like magnesium, potassium, and calcium into the skin with every lather and rinse.

It gently exfoliates, improves circulation, and supports detoxification without scratching or damaging the skin barrier. The salt also helps harden the bar naturally for better durability and texture without chemical fillers.

Manuka Honey UMF 10+ From New Zealand

We use UMF 10+ Manuka honey, a certified grade from New Zealand with proven antibacterial and skin-healing properties. This is one of the best soap ingredients because it’s been clinically studied for its ability to calm inflammation, retain moisture, and support skin repair.

Manuka honey binds water to the skin, adds a luxurious slip to the lather, and makes our bar a natural choice for sensitive or blemish-prone users.

Food Grade Pearl Powder Edible From the Philippines

Our pearl powder is food-grade, water-soluble, and sourced from sustainable fisheries in the Philippines. It’s rich in calcium, amino acids, and trace minerals that contribute to skin elasticity and brightness.

This ingredient is revered in Traditional Chinese Medicine for its ability to improve skin clarity and calm redness. We use it not for sparkle, but for subtlety. It gives the bar a satiny texture and leaves the skin feeling unusually smooth.

Premium Cosmetic Grade Kaolin Clay From France

The kaolin clay in Oshun is mined in France and milled to cosmetic-grade fineness. We’ve included this ingredient because it helps remove impurities and excess oil without drying the skin.

Plus, kaolin clay lends body to the lather and makes the bar feel velvety in use. Ideal for all skin types - dry, mature, sensitive, and everything in between. It delivers detoxification without drama.

Food-Grade Sodium Lactate, Globally Sourced

Sodium lactate may not sound glamorous, but it’s a quiet workhorse in every bar of Oshun soap. It’s derived from the natural fermentation of sugars and functions as a humectant, drawing moisture into the skin and helping it stay there.

But it also plays a structural role, strengthening the bar, improving lather stability, and extending shelf life without synthetic hardeners. In this sense, it’s what makes Oshun feel as luxurious on day 41 as it did day 1. We use the highest purity to keep your skin (and our standards) uncompromised.

Cosmetic-Grade, Ethically Mined Mica Powder From the UK

Last but certainly not least on our list of the best soap ingredients is our mica powder. We believe beauty should never come at the cost of ethics, which is why we source it from vetted UK suppliers who guarantee no child labor and full traceability.

This cosmetic-grade pigment adds a whisper of shimmer to select bars, creating a radiant finish without synthetic dyes. It’s pure elegance - why would you settle for anything less in your ritual?

Final Words on the Best Soap Ingredients 

You’re holding a story every time you pick up a bar of Oshun soap - one where each ingredient was chosen with care and each batch crafted by hand to deliver the world-class experience you know you deserve.

You’ll see the natural shimmer of mica, smell the soft warmth of Manuka and shea, and feel a lather that doesn’t just cleanse, but comforts. We’ve talked all about what’s inside the bar - but ultimately, what matters most is what happens when it meets your skin.

You’ve probably already felt what bad ingredients in soap can do to your skin: leave it feeling tight, lifeless, and dry. You’ll never have to worry about this again when you get the best moisturizing bar soap at Oshun.

Order yours today and see for yourself how the best soap ingredients can transform your daily ritual for the better. From our hands to yours, experience a bar made with real care!