How to Make Your Own All-Natural, Skin-Nourishing Soap

Meg Hollar, founder of all-natural skincare company Bumblewood and co-host of The Hollar Homestead YouTube channel, shares a beginner-friendly recipe.
How to Make Your Own All-Natural, Skin-Nourishing Soap
Bumblewood soaps are a combination of palm, coconut, olive and almond oils and shea butter, mixed with various scents and ingredients such as coffee grounds or oatmeal. Courtesy of Meg and Ben Hollar
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Among the many modern amenities we take for granted, soap has to be the one we come into contact with the most. Think about your showers, or how often you wash your hands. It’s a cruel twist of irony, then, to find out that modern soap isn’t always beneficial for your skin.

Most soap found in supermarkets contains any number of harmful chemicals, including parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, triclosan, dioxane, and even formaldehyde. So, what’s the alternative?

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