I’ve always admired T.S. Pink’s collection of pretty glycerin soaps.  They are called Soaprocks since they are made to resemble the naturally occurring rocks and gems found in the Earth.

So I finally got my hand on one of them.  Amongst the gem stone, Citrine is one of my favorite.  But the turquoise Soaprock looked so much better.  It’s a glycerin based soap and colored to look like turquoise with little gold streaks inside them.  It reminds me of a quartz crystal too.

The celebrity of precious stones, Turquoise is recognized by everyone after its 6,000 years as a decorative and spiritual talisman. Formed only in parched terrains, the mineral is rich with water, and Turquoise SoapRock quenches your skin.

I don’t know if I’ll be using it soon since it’s so neat looking.  As you can see, I haven’t even unwrapped it yet!  But T.S. Pink claims they light up when immersed under water.  So I may just cut them into two pieces and use half of it to see if that’s true.  And I’m sure most soapmakers would prefer to see people use their stuff anyway.

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Primal Elements was found in 1993. Faith and Scott Freeman, founders of Primal Elements, make the most exciting looking soaps from Belmont Shore, CA.

These soaps go throught a hand-made process to produce “Vegetable Glycerin Soaps”. Not the synthetic glycerine soaps you see in drugstores either. Those can be drying to your skin.

In soap manufacturing, the real gycerine is taken out and resold to other beauty care producers. They can then put a little bit of glycerine in their creams, shampoos, or body wash. Or just sell as a by product itself.

So if you want the glycerine to stay in the soap, the best way to go is with all natural handmade soap. Once you use handmade soap for at least five days, you will notice the difference in your skin. I’ve noticed my blemishes have healed faster and my skin are less bumpy. I would strongly recommend handmade soap for the elderly or babies. But mostly for anyone that hates to deal with dry skin.

Here are some cute animal soaps from Primal Elements.