Shea Butter Soap Base

Shea butter soap base is a pre-made soap-making ingredient that already contains oils, lye, and glycerin, with added Shea butter for extra moisturizing properties. It’s mainly used in melt-and-pour soap making—you melt it, add fragrance/colors if you want, then pour it into molds.

Compared to regular soap bases, shea butter soap base is known for:

• Creamier lather

• Better skin moisturizing

• Gentler feel on dry or sensitive skin

• Slightly richer texture

Common ingredients

Most shea butter soap bases contain:

• Shea butter

• Glycerin

• Coconut or palm oils

• Water

• Sodium hydroxide (already reacted into soap)

• Sorbitol or propylene glycol (helps melting and transparency)