How to Choose the Right Soap for Your Skin

Your complete guide to finding your perfect match from Sunburst Soaps.

Choosing the right soap might seem simple - until you’re standing in front of a shelf of gorgeous bars, each one calling your name with a different scent or ingredient list. At Sunburst Soaps, we believe that the soap you use daily should do more than just clean - it should nourish your skin, match your mood, and bring a little joy to your routine.

Whether you’re new to artisan soaps or just looking for a better bar, this guide will help you find the perfect fit for your skin type and lifestyle.

Start With Your Skin Type

The best place to begin? Knowing your skin’s needs. Here’s how to choose a soap that supports - not stresses - your skin.

Dry or Itchy Skin? Go for Moisturizing Bars

If your skin feels tight after a shower, or flakes in cooler weather, you need a soap that hydrates as it cleanses.

Look for:

• Goat Milk
• Shea Butter
• Oatmeal
• Honey

Sunburst Soaps Picks:

🧼 Lavender Shea Luxury Soap Bar – calming and creamy, with a gentle lather that soothes

🧼 Oatmeal Milk & Honey Shea Luxury Soap Bar – lightly exfoliating with a rich, skin-loving lather

Oily or Acne-Prone Skin? Try a Clarifying Formula

Shiny skin or clogged pores? Choose a soap that helps balance oil without stripping your skin barrier.

Look for:

• Activated Charcoal
• Dead Sea Mud
• Tea Tree Essential Oil
• Clays

 Sunburst Soaps Picks:

🧼About Face Activated Charcoal Facial Bar – deep-cleansing and refreshing

🧼 About Face Dead Sea Mud Soap – rich in minerals to draw out impurities, lightly exfoliating.

Sensitive Skin? Choose Simple, Unscented or Lightly Scented Soaps

For delicate skin that’s easily irritated, less is more. Skip added colorants and heavy fragrances.

Look for:

• Fragrance Free options or scented bars with gentle essential oils
• Cold process formulas with minimal additives
• Gentle oils and butters like shea butter and rice bran oil

Sunburst Picks:

🧼 Goat Milk Fragrance Free Shea Luxury Soap Bar – nothing added, just clean and simple, with calming goatmilk, gentle enough for babies

🧼 Goat Milk Lavender Shea Luxury Soap Bar – calming goatmilk and soothing lavender essential oil

Consider What You Want Your Soap toDo

Soap can offer more than a cleanse—some exfoliate, others moisturize. Pick your perks!

Want to Exfoliate? Look for Texture

Exfoliating soaps are great for dry patches, rough elbows, or getting summer skin glowing.

Try:

• Poppy seeds - Birchwood Shea Luxury Soap Bar

• Corn Meal - Gardener Shea Luxury Soap Bar

• Pumice powder - Rough Peel Luxury Soap Bar

• Loofah - Loofah Shea Butter Soap Bar
  
  

Prefer a Creamy, Moisturizing Lather?

Rich butters like shea or cocoa help your skin feel soft and nourished after each use - especially in drier seasons.

Any of our non-exfoliating soaps will fill this bill!

Scent Matters Too—Here’s How to Pick One That Fits Your Mood

Let’s be honest: scent can make or break your soap experience. Think of it like aromatherapy for your shower.

Looking to relax?

• Lavender Shea Luxury Soap Bar – pure peace in a bar

• Relaxation Shea Luxury Soap Bar – spa vibes in your own bathroom
  

Need a morning pick-me-up?

• Sunny Citrus Shea Luxury Soap Bar– Bright and refreshing to start your day

• Rosemary Mint Twist Shea Luxury Soap Bar– a stimulating way to start your day focused

Love a cozy, comforting vibe?

• Chai Tea Luxury Soap Bar – relaxing and calming, ready for bed

• Oatmeal Milk & Honey Shea Luxury Soap Bar – warm and grounding
  

Why Handmade Soap Is Worth the Switch

Let’s get nerdy for a second.

Most commercial soaps are stripped of glycerin - a natural humectant your skin loves and makes your skin soft and moisturized instead of Sahara dry - and replaced with harsh detergents and synthetic fillers. No thanks.

At Sunburst Soaps, we make our bars the old-fashioned way using thecold process method. That means:
✔ Glycerin stays in
✔ No weird chemical residues
✔ Ingredients you can pronounce
✔ Skin-loving oils and butters like coconut, shea butter, rice bran oil, and castor
✔ Scents made from essential oils or carefully selected fragrance oils, paraben and sulfate free

Bottom line? Your skin will notice the difference.

Final Thoughts: Your Skin Deserves Better

Soap shouldn’t be an afterthought - it’s something you use every day, all over your body. You deserve one that treats your skin with care and turns an everyday task into a tiny luxury.

Let your soap reflect your needs, your style, and your skin. And if you ever need help picking the perfect bar, Sunburst Soaps has your back. Drop a line in the comments or reach out to us and we'll help you out!