Q & A: Activated Charcoal for Soap Making

Hi Armando.

You can use any of the food grade soaps listed here:  they all will work and we actually use the various ones in different products.

All of the activated charcoal powders on this page:  are considered detoxifying. They are all food grade and can be used internally and externally.

The top of the line is our DETOX 1600, which is a USP grade made from coconut shell. We use this one on our Super Natural Soap

Coconut Shell is quite hot in the cosmetic industry right now and for a more economical activated charcoal powder I would recommend the Ultra Fine. It will make a very black, beautiful soap and used in many fine natural cosmetics. We use the Ultra Fine in most of our specialty soaps such as our Mud Clay Scrub, Psoriasis, Baa Baa Black Sheep and many others.

The bamboo charcoal powder we brought in specifically for soap makers and for using in pastries. A lot of soap makers and users of bamboo soap love it.  We use the bamboo activated charcoal powder our organic goat's milk soap.

The hardwood charcoal powder, though it is the least expensive is still a very high quality activated charcoal powder and is used in many soaps. The hardwood is the one that we always recommend for taking baths and foot soaking. This is my personal favorite for making poultices as well.

The choice is yours, they will all make a fabulous soap! 

I hope this helped some.