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Tallow
- The suet or fat from animals such as sheep or cows.
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Tocopherol
- Any of the four forms (alpha-, beta-, delta- or gamma-) of Vitamin E, an antioxidant added to soaps and lotions as an emollient due to its moisturizing properties. Alpha-tocopherol has greatest amount of vitamin E.
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Trace
- A point in soap making where the mixture reaches a certain consistency or thickness most noticeable when the soap is drizzled upon itself and leaves a trail before disappearing back into the mixture.
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Turbinado Sugar
- Unrefined raw cane sugar, used in sugar scrubs and body polishes.
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