CAREFULLY FORMULATED, MINDFULLY SOURCED

Formulating soap and personal care products is quite the balancing act.

We carefully choose our ingredients to make sure they do the job right, while still doing no harm to you or the environment.

We specifically do NOT use:

  • Parabens
  • Phthalates
  • Sulfates
  • Synthetic fragrance oils

INTENTIONAL INGREDIENTS

SODIUM SALT OF FATTY ACIDS

Huh?

Yeah, that's a mouthful, we know.

We make our soaps with the following ingredients:

  • Sodium Cocoate (from Coconut Oil)
  • Sodium Palmate (from Palm Oil from an RSPO source)
  • Sodium Safflowerate (from Safflower Oil)

Those are sodium salts of coconut oil, palm oil, and safflower oil. Sodium salts are produced by hydrolysis of the ester linkages in the oils with sodium hydroxide (lye).

We know it sounds a lot like ingredients like Sodium Coco-Sulfate. Trust us, they are not the same.

SAPONIFICATION PROCESS

Sodium salts like Sodium Cocoate and Sodium Palmate are synthesized by reacting coconut oil or palm oil with sodium hydroxide through a process known as saponification. In saponification, a fatty acid reacts with an alkali (lye in this case).

The byproducts of this chemical reaction are glycerol (also called glycerin) and sodium cocoate/palmate/safflowerate, a surfactant and emulsifying agent and a key ingredient in soap.

GLYCERIN

Glycerin is a humectant. Humectants attract water, in the case of soap, to your skin.

It’s a colorless, odorless substance that pulls water from the environment, whether that means from the deeper layers in your skin or from humidity in the air.

Glycerin is a by-product of soap-making, but the substance is often removed. Glycerin soap, like our Stick Soap, is simply soap that retains its glycerin, making it more moisturizing to the skin.

Since glycerin is a humectant, glycerin soap naturally provides more moisture for your skin. This is also due in part to its low pH level.

This makes glycerin soaps generally better for people with dry or sensitive skin or eczema.

SORBITOL + SORBITAN OLEATE

Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol that is commonly used in cosmetics and baking.

It significantly increases the rate of lather formation, holds the bubbles better, is a humectant and it has skin-conditioning benefits.

Sorbitan oleate is a compound synthesized by combining sorbitol with oleic acid, a fatty acid typically obtained from natural sources like vegetable oils. Sorbitan oleate is an emollient, which softens, soothes, and increases moisture levels in the skin.

OAT PROTEIN

Oat protein helps boost the moisturizing properties of our soap by helping attract water to your skin.

Our supplier has assured us that the oat protein we use is free of gluten.

SUSTAINABLY SOURCED PALM OIL

The Palm Oil in our soaps is sourced from companies that comply with RSPO.

According to the RSPO's web site: "When grown sustainably, palm oil is a force for good. It helps protect the environment, communities, employees and wildlife. But when it’s grown unsustainably, palm oil production can be destructive and damaging."