Apricot Kernel oil (Prunus armeniaca) – Emollient and soothing properties for the skin. This oil is rich in minerals an vitamins and is particularly suited sensitive, inflamed and even baby skin.  Please note that if you have a nut allergy, products containing this oil may be a possible allergenic.

Avocado oil ( Persea Americana) – This oil is rich in vitamins A, D and E. It also contains Amino acids and proteins. This oil provides nourishing, emollient, restorative and soothing properties for the skin.

Beeswax – Adds hardness to soap.  

Buttermilk – Soothing and moisturising properties in soap.

Castor oil (Ricinus communis) – This oil produces a rich, luscious lather in soaps. The oil has purifying, cleaning and rinsing properties when included in soap.

Clays – We use clays to add natural colouring to soaps.  

Cocoa butter (Theobroma cacao) – This is extracted from the Cocoa bean. Cocoa butter contains natural antioxidants and has nourishing, emollient and soothing qualities for the skin. Certain individuals need to avoid this ingredient as it is a possible allergenic.

Coconut oil (Cocos nucifera) – Coconut oil is extracted from the dry pulp of the coconut called the Copra. Coconut oil produces a hard and firm bar of soap and creates lather. This oil is popular for soaps that are used in hard water areas such as WA.  It has nourishing and emollient properties.

Goats Milk – Adds mildness to soap and many soap makers will tell you that soaps containing this ingredient are much more luxurious to use. We do not use powdered milk.

Herbs – Some herbs add colour and texture to a bar of soap while others, when infused in oil can impart skin healing properties such as Calendula.

Honey – Adds mildness to soap. Honey contains natural antioxidant properties and helps to rejuvenate and protect the skin.  

Mango butter ( Mangifera indica) – This is a quality ingredient in soap making and has rich moisturizing properties for the skin. When added to soap, this ingredient creates a luxurious texture and we have reserved this for our designer soap range.

Olive oil (Olea europaea) – Olive oil contains emollient, nourishing, restorative, soothing and conditioning properties for the skin and helps the skin to maintain its natural moisture levels.  This oil has great cleaning properties.

Palm oil (Elaeis guineensis) – This oil is extracted from the fruit pulp. The oil creates a harder bar of soap and contributes to the cleaning properties of soap. Where palm oil is used in our soap, we strive to use small amounts only. We understand that some consumers are environmentally aware of the issues that palm oil creates especially with the deforestation in certain areas surrounding Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea. We have created a couple of ‘PALM OIL FREE’ soap alternatives.  

Unfortunately in Australia we consume huge amounts of Palm Oil in food products and this ingredient can be found in the good old Aussie favourite such as ‘Tim Tams’ and KFC fry their chicken in palm oil. Palm oil is also used in other snack foods and is even an ingredient in some baby formulas. Where Palm oil is used, we have written this on the ingredients list so that our consumers can make informed decisions whether to purchase the product.

Rice Bran oil ( Oryza sativa) – Rice bran oil is rich in natural Vitamin E and is good for dry and mature skin.  In soap it contributes to lather and emolliency of soap. It is suggested that Rice bran oil contains a natural SPF.

Shea butter ( Butyrospermum parkii) – Sometimes known as Karite, this butter is extracted from the Shea nut. This ingredient creates nourishing, emollient, soothing and restorative properties to the skin. We use the unrefined version of Shea butter in our soaps.

Sweet Almond oil ( Prunus amygdalus dulcis) – This oil is light and nourishing and is suitable for use on babies skin. The oil is rich in proteins and Vitamin D. Please note that if you suffer from a nut allergy, it is suggested that you should not use products that contain this ingredient.

Colourants

Some of the soaps are coloured with cosmetic grade or skin safe colourants.  In our soap batches, we use small amounts of these colourants (e.g. 1 - 2 tablespoons per 6kg batch of soap).

These are categorised as:

Preservatives

We do not add preservatives to the soap. Our bodycare products do contain this ingredient to prolong shelf life and to prevent spoilage. We prefer to use preservatives that do not contain any Paraben. There is widespread controversy that preservatives containing paraben mimic estrogen and also lead to cancer but some scientists believe that there is not enough evidence.   

The three main preservatives that our bodycare products may contain are:

All our products have been labeled according to the Trade Practices Act 1974. We believe that each consumer has to make a decision based on the ingredients to determine whether the product is deemed suitable or not. All ingredients are listed in descending order which is calculated by its volume or mass. So in other words, the ingredient with the highest amount is listed at the beginning of the label and the ingredient with the least amount is placed at the end.