Natural Soap

I am really into natural soap. Ever since i learned that mineral oil is actually toxic for human skin, yet is found in most skin products, I started reading soap labels to look for better ingredients. It is actually very hard to find natural soaps because most product use various chemicals to reduce the cost of producing it and to preserve it so that it has a shelf life beyond the reaches of human civilization. I guess the cockroaches that survive the end of the world will have plenty to clean themselves with. Natural soap makers, on the other hand, produce their soaps without any unnecessary additives and use only natural materials like glycerin or jojoba. I have seen some soaps made of olive oil, cocoa butter, palm oil, rice bran oil, soy, goats milk,tea tree oil,and so many other options. The thing all natural soaps have in common is that they leave out chemical additives. In place of chemical additives many natural soaps do add other lovely natural products to create special scents and textures like sandalwood, lemongrass, sea salt, cedar, vanilla, almond,cinnamon, citrus, sage, mint, oatmeal, poppy, rosemary, anise, and a countless number of other things to make the soap special. Seems like soap is often made with themes of herbs, spices, and food. I wonder why that is. I guess there is nothing more natural than things that are edible. I once bought a soap that was blended with liquid caffeine. It was called the zinger and it did give me a boost of pick-me-up any time i used it. I stocked up on it, but have since ran out. I will have to get some more soon. I can still remember the zippy citrus sent it had. I always used it in the morning and never at night because it would keep me up. I got i from a flea market and it was made by a local couple that makes all their soap by hand with all natural ingredients. But not all natural soaps are made by hand from small businesses. There are several companies that mass produce all natural soap products including bars, liquids, shampoos, dish and laundry soap as well. Most of them are only sold in health food stores and are usually a bit more expensive than chemical ridden soaps. But like they say, you get what you pay for.