INCI name of soap ingredient

The ingredients you see on our soap box, are the INCI names of different soaps molecules. Each soap molecule is a saponified fatty-acid from an oil/fats ingredient. That’s why it makes more sense for soap makers to talk about the raw materials – the oils and fats – and other additives in the witch’s pot.

Please note, soap only refer to soap molecules derived from the saponification process of oils/fats and is naturally alkaline. Any other form of surfactants that gives similar ‘cleaning’ power’, alkaline or not, are not natural soap.

Palm-free soaps

Nowadays, palm oil, which has been an essential raw material in cosmetics and food industry, is less appreciated by the soap & cosmetics makers, due to its relationship, though not a key factor, to global deforestation. La Beer Epoque has also chosen not to use palm oil in our products. We also favours sourcing suppliers within and around the EU.

La Beer Epoque soaps use traceable ingredients from renowned suppliers across Europe.

Key soap ingredients: fats and oils

Ingredient	Origin	in which LBE soap	What so good about it
Shea Butter	Africa	All	High in Oleic and Stearic fatty acids, contributes to mildness and longevity of a soap.
Mango Butter	India	Fruitas	High in Oleic and Stearic fatty acids, it contributes to hardness and longevity of a soap, and adds luxurious conditioning and moisturising values as well.
Avocado oil	USA Africa	Sudoras	High in Oleic fatty acid, it contributes to the soap’s mildness.
Olive oil	Spain	all	High in Oleic fatty acid, it contributes to the soap’s mildness.
Coconut oil	Netherlands Philippines	all	High in Lauric and Myristic fatty acids, it contributes to rich lather, cleansing power and a long lasting soap.
Castor oil	India	all	High in Ricinoleic fatty acid, it contributes to bubbly lather.
Canola oil	Netherlands	Essentials E, Essentials Houblon	High in Oleic and Linoleic fatty acids, it contributes to the mildness of the soap.
Water	Belgium	all	Water is essential in the hydrolysis process of lye.
Lye	Belgium	all	or Caustic Soda, composing of a sodium molecule and hydroxyl group, reacts with fatty acids in oil/fat to form soap molecules and glycerin. After such reaction, all lye molecules are all consumed and traces of oils are left in addition to the natural glycerin formed.

Article by KA LAB