pineapple

The edible, juicy, collective fruit of a tropical, bromeliaceous plant, Ananas comosus, that develops from a spike or head of flowers and is surmounted by a crown of leaves; the plant itself, having a short stem and rigid, spiny-margined, recurved leaves. The juice from the fruit is rich in vitamins A and B.

exfoliating

To remove (a layer of bark or skin, for example) in flakes or scales; peel.

superfatting

Leaving some of the oils and fats in the finished soap producing an emollient soap bar.

goat milk

Milk from the doe or female goat, In soap making, it is used for super-fatting soap which creates a more emollient bar and creamy lather. Goat milk contains 13% more calcium, 25% more vitamin B-6, 47% more vitamin A, 34% more potassium, 350% more niacin, and 27% more selenium than cow milk. Goat milk is also higher in chloride, copper, and manganese.

The milk is naturally homogenized since it lacks the protein agglutinin. The curd is much smaller. The milk also has a more similar makeup (percentage of fats, etc.) to human milk than cows milk.