Vegan Soap for Sensitive Skin: What to Look For
If you have sensitive skin and want plant-based products, finding the right soap can take some trial and error. Here's what I'd look for.
What Makes a Soap Vegan?
A vegan soap has no animal ingredients. That means no goat milk, no honey from bees, no lard or tallow. Many of our products are made with plant butters and plant milks, like shea butter, coconut milk and mango butter. Look for the word "vegan" on each product page.
What Sensitive Skin Needs
- No sulfates. All of our soaps are sulfate-free.
- Rich butters. Every bar we make has shea butter to help skin hold on to moisture.
- A gentle clay. Kaolin clay is the softest clay. It's in every bar.
- Mild scent. Scent can bother sensitive skin, natural or not. Choose a softer scent.
Good Picks to Try
- French Lavender & Oats for a soft, calm bar.
- Rose Clay & Sea Moss Facial Soap for a gentle face wash.
How to Test a New Soap
- Wash a small spot on the inside of your arm.
- Wait 24 hours.
- No redness or itching? Go ahead and use it.
If You Have Eczema
No soap can cure eczema. If you have it, follow your doctor's advice, and ask before trying something new.
Our Tip
Moisturize right after you wash. Even the gentlest soap works better when you follow it with a good butter like our Soothing Aloe Hand & Body Butter.
A little about us: I'm Gracie, a third-generation soap maker. My grandmother started our family's soap making, and I'm proud to carry it on. We're a small, faith-centered family business in Waddell, Arizona, and we make everything by hand in small batches.
