Post-Pool Tallow Soap Bar

Description

Made for post-pool use, this bar is built to wash off chlorine, salt, sunscreen, and that lingering “pool” feel without leaving your skin tight. Made in Midland, Texas from suet I render and purify myself. Cold-processed and cured 6–8 weeks, it builds a dense, creamy lather that rinses clean even in hard water.

Ingredients & why they matter

Beef tallow (rendered in Midland from locally sourced West Texas cattle) - rich in palmitic, stearic, and oleic fatty acids similar to skin’s own lipids; supports a balanced cleanse and a clean rinse with less hard-water film.

Single Source Organic Extra-virgin Olive Oil - high in oleic acid; saponifies to a milder soap (sodium oleate) that reduces that tight, dry feel after rinsing.

Whole-kernel Organic Virgin Coconut Oil - laurate/myristate soaps lift sunscreen, sweat, and pool grime; used at a lower level for a gentler, post-swim cleanse.

Raw Midland Honey - natural humectant that helps skin hold moisture after you towel off.

Bentonite Clay - smectite clay that adsorbs fine particles and improves glide, so it feels better on the skin, and the rinse leaves less residue.

Sodium Thiosulfate - a reducing salt used to neutralize residual pool chlorine during the wash, helping cut that lingering “pool” smell and harsh feel after swimming.

Sodium Gluconate - a chelator that binds minerals and metals so the rinse feels cleaner and less draggy, especially in hard water.

Food Grade Lye (sodium hydroxide) - what actually makes it soap; fully reacts with the fats during saponification. 

Water - RO-purified, pH-balanced.

When scented: steam-distilled, organic, food-grade essential oils only; never fragrance oils or colorants.

Each bar cures 6–8 weeks. The cure date is written on the label.

Natural color variation within the bar is normal. Some bars develop a darker center from the way cold process soap warms and cools in the mold. It is purely cosmetic.