Unlike most soaps and body washes created these days, Sweetwater Soaps are made with fresh natural ingredients, and not with animal by-products, harsh detergents, irritating foam boosters, or synthetic preservatives.

Sweetwater Soaps begin with the best natural ingredients, like fresh olives and Shea Nuts, which are processed according to 200-year old method of soap making. Everything that goes into Sweetwater's Soap: ingredients, preparation, packaging and service bears the mark of its founders mission to create skin care products as naturally, and with as little synthetic intrusion as possible, ensuring they're as good for planet, as they are for you.

The skin is the body's largest organ; it protects us from the elements and allows us to feel pleasure or pain. Yet many people understand very little on how to properly care for their skin.

Just about everyone knows the role of soap and other bath products in cleaning the skin. However, few are aware of what they are actually putting on their skin. A quick glance of the label reveals the highly synthetic nature of most skin care products.

The fact is many mass-produced "soaps" contain very little —if any —actual soap. They're little more than detergents. And detergents have one job, removing oil. Which is good for dishes, but not your skin.

When making detergents, many large manufacturers remove the natural glycerin, which is a natural product of the soap making process, to allow for rapid mass production. The glycerin is then sold separately in body butters and lotions, which often command much higher prices.

Glycerin is important because it is a humectant, which attracts moisture to your skin naturally, allowing your skin to re-hydrate itself.