ANTI-SOAP was created in response to two primary issues:

1) Protecting the Skin

Many soaps and cleansers can disrupt the skin's microbiome by stripping away both harmful and beneficial bacteria along with dirt. The resulting imbalance can leave skin prone to irritation, dryness, or unpleasant odors caused by unwanted bacteria. Anti-Soap is different: it's made with only essential, natural ingredients needed to support our skin's biome and help beneficial bacteria thrive.

2) Protecting the environment

Conventional soaps and body washes often contain detergents, preservatives, and filler ingredients that damage aquatic ecosystems. Even if you're not washing in a river or lake, most plumbing eventually leads to open water. Anti-Soap is formulated with biodegradable, environmentally safe ingredients designed to be gentler on our planet

Why Anti-Soap exists

We wanted to provide something better than what is currently available, so we created a body cleanser designed to work with our microbiome.

This formula was built from the ground up to without synthetic fragrances or filler ingredients. We’ve only included components that work with your body, and nothing that could cause long or short term issues. We include live probiotics, prebiotics, and postbiotics to help support a healthier skin barrier — especially in the areas that traditional soaps neglect or damage.

Anti-Soap is microbiome-conscious, pH-balanced, and environmentally safe. It is made for people who want to clean their whole body without compromising their health or the planet.

Our ideology is science-first, and quality over hype.

It isn’t a luxury product. It’s a necessary one.

For the body,

for the Earth

Ingredient   -  Purpose   -   Source

  • Inulin

    Skin microbe support

    Plant derived prebiotic fiber

    Gum Arabic

    Prebiotic stabilizer, protective film

    Dried sap of the Acacia senegal tree

    Trehalose

    Protein/ Membrane stabilizer

    Plant-based fermentation

    Beta-glucan

    Soothing, barrier support, biome friendly humectant

    Oat cell wall derivative

  • Sodium Butyrate

    Barrier Support, microbiome metabolite

    Naturally occuring sodium salt produced through fermentation 

    Sodium Acetate

    pH regulator, microbiome support

    Naturally occuring sodium salt of acetic acid, produced through fermentation

    Sodium Propionate

    Antifungal, microbiome support

    Salt of propionic acid, produced through fermentation

  • Bifidobacterium longum

    Supports skin barrier and balance

    Lactobacillus plantarum

    Reduces irritation, microbial diversity

    Lactobacillus reuteri

    Produces beneficial metabolites, balances skin microbes

  • Purified Distilled Water

    Solvent and carrier

    Glycerin

    Humectant for moisture retention, mild solvent

    Byproduct of natural plant oil saponification or transesterification

    Jojoba Ester (oil)

    Lightweight emollient, balances skin oils

    Cold pressed from the seeds of the jojoba shrub

    Proline

    Osmoprotectant; stress tolerance

    Vegan imino acid derived from sugar fermentation

    Allantoin

    Skin protectant, sooting, supports repair

    Nature identical form of comfrey root extract

  • Xanthan Gum

    Thickener, stabilizer

    Fermentation of sugars by Xanthomonas campestris bacteria

    Sclerotium Gum

    Texture enhancer, thickener

    Fermentation of the Sclerotium rolfsii fungus

  • Sodium Citrate

    pH buffer (target pH: 4.2–4.6)

    Fermentation of citrus sugars, sodium salt of citric acid

    Milk Protein

    Protective matrix; Stabilizer

    Dairy-derived

    Sodium Phytate

    Chelating agent, preservative booster

    Salt of phytic acid, derived from rice bran or corn

    Citric Acid (monohydrate)

    Final pH adjustment

    Plant sugar fermentation

  • Levulinic Acid

    Antibacterial, synergist

    Fermentation-derived from sugarcane or corn

    Sodium Anisate

    Antifungal, skin-soothing

    Derived from fennel, star anise, or basil

  • Mandarin (0.03%)

    Light fragrance

    Citrus peel derivative

    Green Tea Accord (0.02%)

    Light fragrance

    Botanical extract

 FAQs

  • Anti-Soap is a microbiome-supportive cleanser — made to clean your skin without stripping it.

    It removes buildup, sweat, and odor-causing residue while supporting the microbes that actually keep your skin healthy.

    Traditional soaps and surfactants dissolve oils and disrupt your skin’s natural barrier.

    Anti-Soap does the opposite: it works with your skin’s biology instead of against it.

    Here’s how:

    • It uses prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics to help your skin’s ecosystem stay balanced.

    • Gentle humectants and emollients (like glycerin and jojoba oil) keep your barrier hydrated and calm.

    • A low-pH, sulfate-free system supports natural oil regulation and reduces irritation over time.

    • Even when the live probiotics expire, the formula keeps working — the postbiotics continue signaling repair and maintaining balance.

    In short:

    Anti-Soap cleans like a cleanser, behaves like skincare, and respects your microbiome like a living system.

Microbiome Basics

  • These categories often get tossed around as buzzwords, but they each have a distinct meaning and purpose. We can think of them as different workers with unique jobs in supporting our skin’s microbiome:

    • Prebiotics: Non-digestible compounds (in our case fibers and natural gums) that serve as “food” for the good microbes already living on our skin. By “feeding” the right microbes we shift the balance in favor of a healthy, resilient skin microbiome

    • Probiotics: Live beneficial microorganisms that provide a helpful “boost” of activity on the skin. They do not colonize the skin permanently, they last hours to days after application. Many products claim to contain probiotics, but if they’re shelf-stable at room temperature without special protection, the microbes are almost certainly dead by the time their container is opened.

    • Paraprobiotics: Non-living microbes — the physical remains of probiotic cells. They cannot multiply, but their cell fragments still interact with our skin’s receptors. When our skin receptors detect these fragments, they trigger responses — like telling the skin to make more barrier proteins or turn down unnecessary inflammation.

    • Postbiotics: Beneficial molecules produced by probiotics. The probiotics included in our formula will eventually die, but these molecules can still deliver some of their benefits

    They all work together, forming our skin’s ecosystem. Truly healthy skin can even have an effect on our overall health.

    Anti-Soap uses a stacked system of these microbiotics that continues to function even after the included probiotics turn into paraprobiotics. We’re pretty proud of this.

  • Because they don’t need to live forever to help your skin.

    Probiotics have an immediate, beneficial response as long as they stay alive. For instance, they help train our skin barrier and compete with unwanted microbes, temporarily tipping the balance toward a healthier state. After death they become paraprobiotics, which still deliver long-term signaling benefits like pathogen suppression.

    Regular application continues to reintroduce live probiotics, which steadily seed a short burst of competitive microbes. Over time this can lower skin reactivity, reduce overgrowth of irritant bacteria, and reinforce barrier function. This repeated exposure to probiotics helps your skin immune system to become more tolerant and less inflamed, and sets the stage for longer-term shifts in the microbiome balance.

    Yes, the probiotics will die, but positive effects accumulate with regular use.

Formula & Ingredients

  • Because microbes alone aren’t enough. Skin needs more than just good bacteria. Every ingredient plays a specific role in support of comfort, stability, and effectiveness. Most of the ingredients have multiple purposes.

    The formula has:

    • Humectants to keep your skin hydrated, prevent tightness, and create an environment that helps beneficial microbes survive long enough to do their job.

    • Emollients to smooth and strengthen our skin’s barrier, sealing in moisture and restoring softness without heaviness or residue.

    • Stabilizers & protectants keep the probiotics functional and the texture pleasant.

    • Preservatives and buffers to maintain a safe pH (4.2-4.6) and prevent the growth of harmful pathogens while staying microbiome-friendly.


    Together, these ingredients create more than just a microbe product — they create a microbe environment. Each ingredient keeping the system balanced for our skin, for the probiotics, and for long term product stability.

  • Even “unscented” products usually contain masking agents. Anti-Soap uses tiny amounts of mandarin and green tea accord — not to perfume, but to lightly offset the natural scent of fermentation-derived ingredients. The level is minimal (<0.05%), and they also provide mild skin-comforting benefits.

Shelf Life & Safety

    • Probiotics active: ~4–8 weeks after opening.

    • Still safe + effective (prebiotics + postbiotics): up to 12 months.

    • After 12 months: may still be safe, but smell/texture can shift as natural materials break down.

    Because Anti-Soap is fresh and microbiome-focused, we recommend using within 6–12 months of opening. Containers are sized to be expended before this suggested parameter.

  • Anti-Soap is preserved against harmful microbes. Even after the probiotics expire, the product doesn’t go bad, it continues into its secondary stage of function.

    Worst case after 12+ months: it may smell sour, look off, or feel slimy. At that point, it should be used up, but it’s time to replace it if not.

Use & Results

  • Traditional soap is alkaline and strips natural oils. That leaves skin dry, irritated, and ironically more prone to odor-causing bacteria. Anti Soap works with your skin’s natural acidic pH and microbiome, so you stay clean and balanced — without the cycle of stripping and overproducing oil.

    But to answer this question: No, soap still has many practical uses (Sanitization, industrial cleaning, medical sanitation, etc.). There are also many different types of soap, some are fine to use on our skin. We just call the product Anti Soap because it’s catchier, and for daily skincare, there are much better options than traditional soap.

  • Expect almost no lather and minimal spread. The current iteration is designed for cleaning small areas individually. It can be used everywhere, it might just be difficult to try and wash everything at once. It leaves a light protective film after rinsing.

  • With daily use you can expect clean skin without the issues of sterilization. With long term use you can expect healthy, clean, well balanced skin - if your skin responds positively to the Anti-Soap formula. Like sunscreen, Anti-Soap is a preventative not a cure.

Note on Our Probiotic Strain Selection

    • Alive: helps reinforce the skin barrier and calm inflammation.

    • After death: fragments and metabolites still signal skin cells to repair faster and reduce redness.

    • Alive: helps suppress harmful microbes, supports antioxidant activity.

    • After death: cell wall components still “train” the immune system, keeping overreactions in check.

    • Alive: helps balance the microbiome and regulate sebum (oil) production.

    • After death: continues to discourage unwanted microbial overgrowth by releasing compounds like reuterin derivatives.

We didn’t just pick probiotic strains at random. Each one was chosen for both its known benefits while alive and its continued usefulness after death:

Why this matters: Even if live counts dwindle, these strains don’t stop working. They simply shift roles—from active helpers to long-lasting messengers that support skin balance in a different way.