The science of soap making lies in the selection of the base oils and butters used to create each recipe.  Individual oils and special oil blends lend unique properties to the finished soap.  Much experimentation has gone into finding just the right mixtures of oils and butter to create our fabulous soaps and shampoos.  customers.  Our recipes are meticulously developed to produce a mild, rich, soothing soap that feels creamy in your hands, offers a magnificent long-lasting lather, and leaves your skin and hair feeling clean, soft, silky, and radiantly healthy. 

(Sweet) Almond Oil, Prunus dulcis, cold pressed from the dried kernels of the almond tree, is an excellent emollient (softening and soothing to the skin) and is known for it's skin nourishing properties.  It is a great moisturizer, makes a stable luxurious mild lather and helps condition the skin. This oil has a fine texture and is easily absorbed, leaving the skin soft and smooth without a greasy feel.  Not only does this oil help protect the skin's surface, but it also acts as a conditioner to help promote a clear, clean, young looking complexion.  It is rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, and E and is said to relieve dry, itchy skin.  In hair care, sweet almond oil  helps condition, nourish, and soften hair.
 

Babassu oil, Orbignya Oleifera,  expeller pressed from the seeds of the native Brazilian babassu palm, is estimated to be worth five times as much as the coffee crop to the Brazilian economy. The major factor affecting the cost is the difficulty of cracking open the fruits to obtain the seeds.  Each fruit, weighing up to 8 ounces, has a tough woody shell that may be 1 inch  thick.   It is cold pressed from the kernel and is produced without chemicals.  Babassu has been used for generations by indigenous cultures of South America as a natural moisturizer.  A fast penetrating oil, Babassu is one of nature’s richest emollients and is beneficial for either dry or oily complexions.  It gently moisturizes, conditions and adds luster to the skin with no greasy after-feel.  This skin-nourishing oil contains glycosides, vitamins and minerals that help soften skin and make it supple.   It  It is especially good for eczema, itchy , dry and inflamed skin.  In hair care babassu oil is believed to nourish, moisturize, and restore hair strength, giving you shiny, healthy-looking hair.  

Interesting Facts About Beeswax

	It has been estimated that bees must fly 150,000 miles to produce one pound of wax.
	Bees must eat about six pounds of honey to secrete a pound of wax.
	For every 100 pounds of honey a beekeeper harvests, only one to two pounds of beeswax are produced.  Now you know why beeswax is expensive.
	Today’s phrase “mind your own Beeswax” was coined centuries ago when women used Beeswax to soften the skin on their face.   When they would catch another woman staring, they would use the phrase.  Of course, when the women smiled, the Beeswax would crack. Thus, the popular phrase "crack a smile” was born.
	Beeswax that is thousands of years old differs little from new Beeswax.  It does not oxidize and is unaffected by mildew, salt water and other elements.

Camellia Oil, Camelia sasanqua, also known as Tea Oil Camellia in other parts of the world, is expeller pressed from the seeds of an evergreen, flowering, tea tree originally found in the mountains of southeast Asia.  Camellia is cultivated in western Japan where the winters are dry and cold. This oil has been used by the Japanese women for skin, hair and scalp care for many years.  The camellia plant has been known as a symbol of wealth and happiness in many Asian cultures.  Camellia oil is a nongreasy oil excellent for use in skin and hair products as it contains skin restructuring and moisturizing properties.  Cold pressed from the seeds of the fruit,  camellia oil is high in oleic acid, and vitamins A, B and E.  It's antioxidant properties make it a great oil for anti-aging products, as it rejuvenates and restores, giving the skin a radiant glow.  Often used in fine facial creams due to its rapidly absorbing property, it is believed to promote the healing of scars, and lighten freckles and age spots.  In hair care camellia oil, which has has excellent hair conditioning properties. The components of camellia oil moisturize, soften, and protect hair, and provide it with luster and shine.  The Japanese have always used Camellia Oil for hair and scalp care.  Women from the island of Oshima, where Camellia tress are very abundant are said to have the most beautiful hair.  Camellia makes nourishing shampoos for dry and damaged hair. A shampoo formulated with camellia oil may help with dandruff and hair loss.
 

Canola Oil, Brassica napus canola, is a moisturizing oil that promotes healthy skin.  It is nutritious, conditioning, and penetrating for all skin types.  Rich in essential fatty acids, especially omega-3 (linolenic acid) and omega-6 (linoleic acid) and high percentage (66%) of oleic acid, canola oil is noted for its conditioning qualities.  This medium light oil contains the essential fatty acids, plus vitamins, specifically vitamin E, and minerals.  Effective in preventing evaporation of moisture from the skin, canola oil helps to soften and smooth the skin in the same way as other emollients.   It is a fabulous oil in soaps and also makes adds a silkiness to the lather.  We use expeller pressed, non GMO, canola oil.  In hair care, canola oil revitalizes and softens hair as it imparts shine. 
 

Carrot Root Oil, a rich golden oil obtained from infusing carrots, is not the same as Carrot Seed Essential Oil.  We make our own carrot root oil by drying grated carrots, steeping them in sunflower oil for about a week, and then filtering out the liquid carrot oil.  Carrot Root Oil, high in Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene,  is wonderfully rich and healing, especially for mature, sensitive, or sun-damaged skin, and for skin irritations and rashes.  It has been used for hundreds of years for healing the skin.  Carrot oil is used in products for premature aging, dryness and scarring.   It is claimed to be a beneficial skin tonic used to facilitate healing, sooth itching skin, replenish elasticity, and help psoriasis and eczema.  Carrot root oil is sometimes used in sun-screen because it is a source of beta-carotene, a natural antioxidant which is believed to reduce the damaging effects of UV rays.  In hair care carrot root oil helps to balance the moisture and conditions the hair.

Beauty Secret Cocoa Butter Dry Ends Cream
Although nothing mends split ends once they form, use our Three Butter Lotion Bar to temporarily seal split ends and discourage the hair from splitting further.   To use, rub a small amount of the lotion bar between the fingertips and apply sparingly to dry ends between shampoos.

Evening Primrose Oil, Oenothera biennis, expeller pressed from the seeds of the Evening Primrose Flower, is rich in vitamins and minerals and  is a rich source of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, including gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which promote healthy skin by conditioning and restoring moisture to dry or rough areas.  Gamma-Linolenic acid is a choice ingredient in cosmetic products due to the fact it maintains the skin elasticity.  It is particularly recommended for dry and devitalized skin.  Evening Primrose has been used in folk medicine for its skin soothing properties to help with skin conditions like eczema. An excellent oil for dry, aging or chapped skin, evening primrose is often used as a body message oil. Evening primrose oil soap gives a thick creamy lather which cleans and moisturizes dry skin.
 

Neem Oil, Azadirachta indica, cold pressed from the fruit of the Neem or Margosa tree, is an excellent moisturizing oil whose medicinal use can be traced back to the Indian Harappa culture, 4,500 years ago.  Neem was used to treat a wide range of ailments and to this day, the plant plays an essential role in Ayurvedic medicine, the Indian system of natural healing.  For centuries the Neem tree, known as the wonder tree of India was commonly called the "Friend and Protector of the Indian Villager.”  Traditionally used in Ayurvedic remedies as an antiseptic to fight viruses and bacteria,  Neem's skin rejuvenating and skin soothing qualities have been celebrated for centuries.  This oil is cold pressed from the Neem or Margosa tree, which bears a fruit that contains a substance with a garlicky odor that has been used as a medicinal treatment of skin diseases and in the manufacture of medicated soap.  Due to neem's antibacterial properties, it is effective in fighting many skin aliments such as acne, psoriasis and eczema. It is especially gentle and nourishing when used for itchy, sensitive or dry skin conditions. In hair care, this oil, derived by crushing the seeds of the Indian Neem, or Margosa Tree, is used to treat itchy, irritated scalps, other scalp problems.

Pumpkin Seed Oil, Cucurbita pepo, derived from the Styrian pumpkin, is rich in Vitamin A and beta-carotene.  Styrian pumpkins, which originated in Austria,  have a yellowish green skin and light orange flesh.  The dark green pumpkin seeds do not have an outer shell so they can be easily processed into pumpkin seed oil.  We use virgin pumpkin seed oil, cold pressed from the seeds, with a naturally a dark green color and a nutty aroma.  This highly nourishing and emollient oil is rich in vegetable protein and contains many valuable nutrients such as Vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K, zinc, calcium, magnesium, Omega 3 and Omega 6, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, and phytosterols.   Pumpkin seed oil, particularly good for dry, damaged skin, may be helpful for eczema and psoriasis.  Because of its high protein, zinc, and fatty acid content, it is especially good to combat fine facial lines and dryness

Our shea butter is fare trade produced by a woman owned company in Ghana!