About the Ingredients We Use
We take great care in choosing suitable ingredients for our soaps. We don't believe in using synthetics or chemicals, and therefore ensure that our ingredients are natural, as well as being as sustainable as possible. All the shea butter that we use, for example, is unrefined and wild grown, and is produced by a womens' co-operative in Ghana. When we use palm oil, we only use organic palm from sustainable sources - our current batch is from Columbia and is certified as organic by The Soil Association. All the olive oil we use is Spanish extra virgin and comes from an importer who prides herself on the quality of her oils, all of which are of course fully traceable. We have expert knowledge of aromatherapy, and are able to ensure that our essential oils are of good quality and fully traceable.
None of our soaps contain animal fats and none have been tested on animals. All are suitable for vegetarians and almost all for vegans.
Below we've set out a list of the ingredients we use in our soaps. We hope that you'll read about them so you know what it is you are putting on your body when you wash with our soaps - it's the quality of these ingredients and the way that we combine them with love and care that makes our soaps so good! We hope that within the next few weeks we'll be able to expand the list so that you'll be able to see where our ingredients originate from and understand their different properties and uses.
OILS AND BUTTERS
These are the main ingredients of our soaps. All our soaps contain Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, and sustainable organic Palm Oil. The properties of these oils are then enhanced by the careful choice and addition of one or more of the other oils and/or butters on the list.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Coconut Oil
- Organic Palm Oil (Soil Association certified)
- Wild-grown Ghanaian Shea Butter
- Avocado Oil
- Castor Oil
- Cocoa Butter
- Hemp Oil
- Mango Butter
- Rice Bran Oil
ESSENTIAL OILS
An essential oil is the essence of the plant. It is from these essential oils that we choose our fragrances for the soaps. Some we use alone but mostly we blend them together to create complex aromas to pleasure the senses.
- Amyris
- Basil
- Cedarwood
- Cinnamon Leaf
- Clary Sage
- Coriander
- Frankincense
- Geranium
- Ginger
- Grapefruit
- Juniper Berry
- Lavender
- Lemon Eucalyptus
- Lemongrass
- Lime
- Mandarin
- May Chang
- Myrrh
- Patchouli
- Peppermint
- Petitgrain
- Pine
- Roman Chamomile
- Rosemary
- Spearmint
- Sweet Orange
- Tea Tree
- Vetiver
- Ylang Ylang
PLANTS, HERBS AND SPICES
We use these for colouring and texture. In addition, many, like Calendula and Nettle, have a long tradition of use in herbal healing and we use our knowledge of these to bring that something special to our soaps.
- Alkanet
- Aloe Vera
- Avocado
- Basil
- Calendula (Marigold)
- Carrot
- Cinnamon
- Citrus Peel
- German Chamomile
- Ginger
- Lavender
- Mint
- Nettle
- Oats
- Rhooibos
- Safflower
- Turmeric
OTHER INGREDIENTS
- Green Clay
- Pink Clay
- Pumice powder
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