6 Handmade Soaps Made From Food and Booze

“Soap can be made with milk and beer, so I thought, why not wine?” says Pamela Mallow of Dallas Soap Company. Wine has naturally occurring sugar, which, like beer, boosts the lather of soap. This fragrant bar has notes of grapes, rich berries, cherry and oak, and is dusted with gold mica for a lavish look. ( $7, 4.5-oz. bar)

Pumpkin lovers unite! The soap contains pumpkin oil, pumpkin butter and organic pumpkin puree, making it the ultimate pumpkin soap. “I was feeling a bit challenged to make something that said ‘pumpkin' and ‘fall' without including scent. So, I decided to go the literal route and include as many pumpkin ingredients as I could find in the recipe,” says Rock Top Soap Shop owner Tony Laudicina of his “Totally Pumpkin” soap. ($7, 4.5–5 oz. bar)

This oatmeal beer stout soap by Faith, Soaps & Love is made with Lake Superior Oatmeal Stout brewed in owner Tracy Fritze's home state of Minnesota. Beer adds great lather to soap, making this bar extra luscious. ( $6, 4.75–5-oz. bar)

South Jersey strawberries are the star of Happy Goats Soap Co.’s Fresh New Jersey Strawberry Soap. The dehydrated strawberries serve as a light exfoliant, and the strawberry fragrance will have you smelling like summer. The soap also contains goat’s milk, whose enzymes make it extra soothing. ( $5, 3.5-oz. bar)

Avocado is great for moisturizing, as cucumber and aloe soothe. This triple threat from Clean Line Soap Company is truly food for your skin. ( $6, 4.5-oz. bar)

Inspired by lemon poppy seed muffins, this soap from Big Sky Soap Shop contains dried lemon peel and poppy seeds for extra exfoliation, which is perfect for cleanup in the kitchen, especially after handling foods such as garlic and onions. ($6, 4-oz. bar)Interested in trying your own hand at soap making? Soap Queen, Bramble Berry’s tutorial website, has free resources for beginners.