Our Ingredients

High Quality. Clean. Skin Loving.

At Bubbles By MY, every product begins with ingredients you can feel good about. Our soaps are made using the traditional cold process method, where lye and natural fats combine to create pure, gentle soap. We use only natural, food-grade oils that many people cook with and consume. These oils create bars that are nourishing, long-lasting, and luxurious on the skin.

Our blend of responsibly sourced, non-GMO oils adds unique benefits to every bar.

Our Core Oils and Their Benefits

Palm Oil

Palm oil is rich in palmitic acid. When it reacts with lye, it forms sodium palmitate, which creates a firm, long-lasting bar with a stable, creamy lather. It also contains oleic acid, which helps condition the skin.

Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is high in lauric acid, which becomes sodium laurate during saponification. This produces a hard bar with excellent cleansing properties and a fluffy, bubbly lather.

Olive Oil

Olive oil adds conditioning and moisture. It helps create a balanced bar with gentle lather and added hardness. Olive oil is naturally hypoallergenic and moisturizes without clogging pores, making it ideal for sensitive skin.

Sunflower Oil

Sunflower oil is rich in linoleic acid, an omega‑6 fatty acid that supports skin hydration and helps maintain the skin’s natural barrier. It contributes to a creamy, conditioning lather and adds a silky feel to the finished bar. Sunflower oil is lightweight, absorbs easily, and is well-suited for all skin types.

Castor Oil

Castor oil contains ricinoleic acid, which boosts lather and adds a luxurious creaminess to soap. Even in small amounts, castor oil enhances bubble stability and helps create a smooth, moisturizing bar. It is especially beneficial in facial soaps, shampoo bars, and any recipe that calls for a rich, creamy lather.

Mango Oil

Mango oil is naturally rich in fatty acids that nourish and soften the skin. It adds a velvety, conditioning feel to soap and helps create a smooth, creamy lather. Mango oil is known for its moisturizing properties and is especially helpful for dry or mature skin. It also contributes to a firm, long lasting bar with a gentle, skin loving finish.

Sweet Almond Oil

Sweet almond oil is packed with vitamins A, E, and essential fatty acids. It provides deep moisture, helps soothe dryness, and supports overall skin softness. In soap, it adds a silky, conditioning feel and enhances the creamy texture of the lather. Sweet almond oil is gentle and well suited for sensitive or delicate skin.

Avocado Oil

Avocado oil is rich in oleic acid, vitamins A, D, and E, and natural antioxidants. It deeply nourishes the skin and helps improve softness and hydration. In soapmaking, avocado oil contributes to a creamy, conditioning bar that feels luxurious on the skin. It is especially beneficial for dry, mature, or irritated skin.

What Is Lye Soap?

The word "lye" can sound intimidating if you are not familiar with soapmaking. In its raw form, lye is caustic, but when combined with the correct amounts of oils and water, it transforms completely. Lye is essential to creating true soap.

The finished bar does not contain lye. During the soapmaking process, lye chemically reacts with oils and becomes something entirely new. This reaction creates pure soap and natural glycerin, with no synthetic detergents or harsh cleansing agents.

A Simple Lesson in Chemistry

Soap is created through a process called saponification. This is a chemical reaction between lye and triglycerides (fats or oils). During saponification, both the lye and the oils are transformed into soap and glycerin. Neither ingredient remains in its original form. All sodium hydroxide is fully consumed in the reaction, leaving behind a gentle, skin-friendly bar.

Ingredients by Product Type

Face and Body Soap

Saponified palm, coconut, and olive oils. Some varieties may include mica powder for color, essential or fragrance oils, and natural additives such as poppy seeds, oatmeal, activated charcoal, rose kaolin clay, or lavender buds.

Goat Milk Soap

Saponified coconut, palm, sunflower, and castor oils, plus essential or fragrance oils. Some varieties may include mica powder and natural additives such as poppy seeds, oatmeal, activated charcoal, rose kaolin clay, or lavender buds.

Aloe Vera Facial Soap Bars

Saponified coconut, olive, sunflower, mango, and castor oils, plus essential oils, aloe gel, and mica powder for color.

Shampoo Bars

Saponified coconut, olive, sunflower, jojoba, and castor oils, plus essential oils.

Sugar Scrubs

Sugar, coconut oil, vitamin E, mica powder for color, essential or fragrance oils, and a preservative. Some scrubs may include poppy seeds, oatmeal, activated charcoal, rose kaolin clay, or lavender buds.

Hand and Body Lotions

Sweet almond oil, avocado oil, stearic acid, emulsifying wax, shea butter, essential or fragrance oils, preservative, and mica powder for color.