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Handmade Natural
Soap Ingredients:
In an effort
to keep you informed as to what you use on your skin, we have
included descriptions of many of the ingredients we use in our
Handmade Natural Soap products. We hope this
will prove beneficial as you make your product choices.
| Aloe Vera |
| Known for it's ability to heal and soothe
damaged, dry skin. |
| Almond oil |
| Great nutrient for softening and conditioning
the skin. It's especially suitable for eczema, itchy,
dry, and inflamed skin. Rich in vitamin A, B1, B2, B6,
and E. |
| Apricot Kernel oil |
| A light but rich oil; especially good
for mature skin, sensitive skin, and skin that is dry
or inflamed. |
| Avocado Butter |
| A very rich, moisturizing treatment for
the hair and skin and it has some natural sunscreen
properties. |
| Avocado oil |
| This highly therapeutic oil is rich in
vitamins A, B1, B2, Pathogenic acid, vitamin D, E, protein,
lecithin and fatty acids. It's a very good nutrient
for dry skin and eczema. Avocado oil is said to have
healing and regenerating qualities. |
| Beeswax |
| A highly fragrant natural animal wax
from the honeycomb of the honeybee. It has a slight
pleasant honey scent; valued in cosmetics for emulsifying
creams and ointments. It also helps lock in moisture. |
| Buttermilk |
| Soothing and moisturizing to the skin. |
| Cocoa Butter |
| Comes from the crushed seeds of the cocoa
tree and is separated during the process of making cocoa.
Great for softening and conditioning the skin. It has
a beautiful aroma of dark chocolate. |
| Dead Sea Salts |
| Dead Sea salts are mineral-rich and contain
high proportions of Potassium, Magnesium and Bromide.
Potassium helps regulate the moisture level of the skin,
Magnesium helps promote healing, and Bromide has a smoothing
and relaxing effect. Dead Sea salt exfoliates and revitalizes
the skin and helps draw out toxins. Sea salt is well
known for its ability to relieve aches and pains, reduce
stiffness after exertion, relax the muscles and relieve
skin problems such as acne, eczema and psoriasis. |
| Epsom Salt |
| Great for bath salts, best used in soaks
for sore muscles. |
| Goat's Milk |
| Known for it's ability to soothe sensitive,
dry skin. |
| Glycerin |
| Natural humectant which draws moisture
to the skin. It is both mild and gentle to the skin,
therefore perfect for those with dry and sensitive skin.
Glycerin works with your skin to retain it's natural
moisture. It cleanses without stripping or upsetting
the natural ph balance. |
| Honey |
| Excellent emollient. It contains a germ
killing substance called inhibine that helps prevent
infection. It helps to disinfect and soothe minor skin
irritations and dryness. Honey is said to be a natural
anti-septic due to its tendency to absorb the life-sustaining
moisture out of bacterial cell walls. As such, it is
useful to include in healing salves and to use as a
natural wound cover. Honey attracts the dirt from skin
pores and dead skin cells from the surface of the skin.
It, therefore, is said to be a natural skin cleanser
and softener. |
| Jojoba oil |
| Renowned for it's absorption and moisturizing
abilities. Highly penetrating oil, closely resembles
our sebum. It can control excess sebum production, thereby
helping with oily skin and acne. |
| Lavender essential oil |
| Can be used to relax and relieve stress,
relieve headaches, reduce high blood pressure and heal
burns and wounds. A gentle antiseptic good for all skin
types because of it's healing and regenerative properties. |
| Mango Butter |
| Obtained from the kernels of the mango
tree. It has good emolliency and lends a protective
effect against the sun. It is said to prevent drying
of the skin and formation of wrinkles. It reduces degeneration
of skin cells and restores flexibility. |
| Meadowfoam Seed oil |
| Said to moisturize the skin and hair
better than most oils and help prevent moisture loss. |
| Oatmeal |
| Gently soothes sensitive or irritated
skin and is beneficial to most skin types. |
| Peppermint essential oil |
| Multiple uses- loved in pick me up remedies;
especially nice in foot balms or lotion to soothe tired,
aching feet and to treat athletes foot or fungal problems. |
| Sea Kelp |
| Algae Seaweed. High in vitamins A, B2,
B3, C, D, E. All-natural cosmetic additive. Thought
to be world's most complete and natural skin care ingredient,
containing an extraordinary array of minerals & vitamins. |
| Sea Salt |
| Mineral rich salt used in skin care because
it helps draw toxins out from the skin and helps soothe
sore muscles. |
| Shea Butter |
| African healers have used Shea Butter
for thousands of years as the ideal treatment for dry
and aging skin. It's high content of fatty acids gives
it the ability to moisturize and retain the elasticity
of the skin. Shea Butter also protects the skin against
the damaging effects of the sun while repairing cellular
degeneration. |
| Tea Tree essential oil |
Recognized as the strongest anti-fungal,
anti-viral, anti-bacterial oil in aromatherapy. Popular
addition to skin care formulations for it's germ-killing
properties.
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| Vitamin E |
| Moisturizes the skin from within, reduces
UV induced damaged, known for it's skin softening/healing
properties. |
If you
have any questions concerning our Handmade Natural
Soaps and Products,
please contact us today!
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