Beautiful. Natural. Simple
Unlike many commercial soaps, which are produced with chemical detergents, hardeners, and synthetic lather-enhancers that can leave your skin tight, dry, and irritated, natural REAL soap is made from all-natural animal and plant oils and saponified with lye. The first record of soap in history is from ancient Babylon in 2800 BC. It was produced by the same methods used today, just a bit more primitive. In ancient times, people would mix animal or vegetable oils together with plant byproducts (ashes). When water and hardwood ash are mixed together, the solution is extremely alkaline. . . a basic lye solution. The result was a simple soap. In modern times, the process is the same, but with the added knowledge of chemistry when applied to soapmaking, soap can be made with a custom blend of oils with a percentage of those oils left unsaponified to moisturize the skin. You can feel confident about what you're putting on your body when you use handcrafted soap.
Beauty and Function
Artisanal soap is not only natural, but can be beautiful to look upon. Every bar is different and unique from any other bar in that batch. Soapmakers use many different techniques to produce elaborate swirls and designs using micas, oxides, clays, and herbal infusions for colorants. This isn't a bar of that comes off a production line!
A Scent That Pleases the Senses
Handmade soaps can be unscented or scented with fragrance oils or essential oils. The fragrance oils used through this shop are phthalate free, responsibly-sourced, and vegan, but are produced in a lab under very specific and strict regulations for usage on the skin. Many consumers love complex fragrances and others prefer a more specific, natural option. Many soaps sold at this shop are scented using one or many essential oils to achieve a custom aroma. The essential oils utilized are also procured from reputable producers of essential oils specifically for usage in cold process soap.