What Is Special About Israeli Soap?

It is becoming increasingly common for consumers to branch out from big-brand cosmetic products in favor of boutique or handmade cosmetics. Consumers may be trying to find products that match a personal aesthetic or to enjoy the cultural significance of the ingredients. International boutique cosmetics, like many of Israel Cart’s Israeli products, bring an additional layer of culture to each product.

One of the most popular and affordable Israel Cart cosmetic options is soap. Israeli soap is made with a variety of all-natural ingredients. This soap can also incorporate materials that have symbolic meaning for Jewish communities. Here is more information about why Israeli soap is so special:

The Uniqueness of Israeli Soap

Israeli soap is set apart by being made locally in Israel and using locally sourced ingredients, such as pomegranate or honey. Using natural ingredients can add different textures and variations to the soap’s aroma. Handmade soaps can also be given distinct characteristics, like a soap design or different strengths of the aroma, based on the crafting process used. This means that two people crafting pomegranate and honey soap can come up with two unique results. These factors combine to make all of the soap found on Israel Cart a unique product.

Crafting Process

Commonly used methods of soap crafting include cold process and hot process. As the names imply, the temperature is key to the process, but the method also depends on the timing used to add ingredients to the mix.

Hot process soap makers add the ingredients while the soap mix is at or near its peak heat. This can break down the ingredients, so they are fused more uniformly with the soap mix. It also requires less essential oil to capture fragrances. The slow cooling and lumpy texture of hot process soap may impose some limits on the design of the final product but gives it a very rustic, homemade quality.

Cold process soaps have a smoother texture, and the fragrance and add-in ingredients are mixed in later during the process, when the mix has begun cooling. Cold process often requires somewhat more essential oil to lock in fragrances. Because the mix is thinner and cools sooner, it allows more flexibility in design, such as swirling, layering colors, or using more complex molds.

By mixing and matching ingredient quantities and processes, dramatically different soaps can be made with the very same ingredients. You can sample soap made from Dead Sea mud from our soap crafters like Adva, Alma, and Malki and find a different emphasis on fragrance, moisturization, and exfoliation in each one.

Enriching Ingredients

Many key ingredients used in Israeli soap are also locally produced in Israel. Popular ones include pomegranate, charcoal, and honey, which lend the product increased toxin-absorbing and antibacterial properties. Other popular but uncommon ingredients include fruits and plants like figs, Israeli olive oil, and spirulina. Animal products can also be used, with goat and camel milk being more unique choices.

Ingredients are carefully chosen for properties that can make your washing experience cleaner, healthier, and more comfortable. Olive oil, for example, is used for its moisturizing quality. Pomegranate is antibacterial, and along with ingredients like hemp seed oil, contains vitamins and nutrients beneficial to the skin. Unique to Israeli soap, Dead Sea mud contains salts and other minerals like calcium, potassium, and magnesium. These can help comfort itchy or inflamed skin.

The variety in production methods and ingredients means our Israeli soaps suit specific lifestyle choices and needs. Israel Cart allows you to verify at a glance if a bar of soap is organic, vegan-friendly, or paraben free. There are also markers to indicate if a certain soap is hypoallergenic or has undergone dermatologist testing.

Cultural Appeal

Cosmetics can be influenced by culture and the soaps among Israeli products on Israel Cart show that influence. Many of these soaps are proudly homemade and use traditional techniques. Ingredient choices are often guided by meaningful reminders of Israel and Jewish traditions. Israeli olive oil and mud from the Dead Sea are deeply tied to Jewish history and culture. These connections help product users inside and outside Israel feel closer to the Holy Land. Combined with other products from Israel Cart, these cosmetics can help any cultural celebration feel more special. The cultural sensitivity of these soaps can make them especially meaningful gifts in situations where it is challenging to get products from Israel.

Choosing Israeli Products

Israeli-made soaps and cosmetics are among many products that Israel Cart has curated to help Jewish consumers bring more of Israel into their homes. Our selection of boutique soaps allows you to tie one more part of your daily life closer to the Holy Land and the Jewish culture that means so much to you. You can try new products each time you revisit Israel Cart, knowing that it will support Israeli creators. Visit Israel Cart to shop our collection of soaps, creams, and more products made in Israel with you in mind.