Shortcomings in the transdermal delivery of an herbal extraction are overcome by using an aqueous extraction of a saponin plant to enhance herbal extraction from a subject plant and to enhance transdermal delivery of a composition including the herbal extraction. In one embodiment, a composition for transdermal delivery comprises an herbal extract solution having soluble components of a subject plant solvated in an extraction medium. The extraction medium includes soluble components of a saponin plant solvated in water, and the saponin plant and the subject plant are different plants or types of plants. Products including the composition for transdermal delivery, and methods of preparing and using the composition are also described.
