Turmeric soap is great for the face and body for all skin types. Adding this natural spice into your skin care products will help reduce both dark spots and blemishes. It will leaving you with a glowing even skin tone. The natural ingredients used in the bar assist in a host of skin issues. This simple anti-inflammatory soap may be the answer, where other harsher products could irritate sensitive skin. The organic spice has anti-agingproperties as well. While you might think the strong natural colorant properties of turmeric powder would discolor skin, in a soap it has quite the opposite effect. It lightens the skin. Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is part of the ginger family and has long been renowned in India for it's ability it lighten skin and fade dark spots, even for those with sensitive skin.