Thoughtfully chosen ingredients

Every Ember & Folk soap begins with a carefully considered blend of plant-based oils and butters, chosen for their contribution to a beautiful bar. Clays, botanicals and other additions bring their own colour, texture and character.

Our oils & butters

Olive Oil

Contributes to a firm bar after curing, with a low, creamy lather. A cornerstone of our soap recipes.

Coconut Oil

Brings cleansing, hardness and a generous, bubbly lather. Blended with our other oils and butters, it helps create a satisfying everyday bar.

Shea Butter

A rich, plant-derived butter that contributes firmness and creaminess, adding a velvety quality to the lather.

Castor Oil

Used in small amounts to support and stabilise lather, helping create a creamy foam.

Our clays & natural colourants

Kaolin Clay

A fine white clay that brings a soft, creamy appearance and a smooth quality to soap.

French Pink Clay

Gives selected soaps their delicate, earthy pink tones, adding understated colour and a finely textured finish.

French Green Clay

Brings muted green tones and an earthy character to our soaps, creating soft layers and natural-looking colour.

Activated Charcoal

A finely milled black powder that creates striking charcoal tones, from soft grey to deep black.

Indigo Powder

A botanical colourant used for shades of blue, from soft denim to deep indigo. Natural variations give each bar individuality.

Spirulina Powder

A blue-green algae used for botanical green tones. Its colour can soften and change as the soap ages.

Turmeric Powder

Adds warm yellow and earthy golden tones, bringing a little sunshine to selected bars.

Cocoa Powder

Creates warm, earthy brown tones, adding visual depth and a rustic character to soap.

Other thoughtful additions

Colloidal Oatmeal

Finely milled oats used in selected recipes, including our oat milk and honey bar.

Oat Milk

A creamy, plant-based milk used in selected recipes, including our oat milk and honey bar.

Honey

Adds natural sugars that can help boost lather, along with a warm, golden character.

Poppy Seeds

Tiny botanical seeds that provide scrubby texture and a naturally speckled appearance.

Coffee Grounds

Add a satisfying scrubby texture to our coffee soap, alongside brewed espresso and decorative coffee beans.

Chamomile & Other Botanicals

Dried flowers and botanicals bring colour, texture and handmade charm. Each addition complements the character of its bar.

Our oils and butters become soap through saponification, when they react with sodium hydroxide to form soap and glycerine. Water and sodium lactate also play a part in our recipes. Selected bars are scented with essential oils, while others have no added fragrance or essential oils.

Ingredients vary from bar to bar. Please see each soap’s individual ingredient list for the full details.