Thursday 27 December 2012

Honey Goat Milk Soap





Handmade milk soaps have been used for ages in beauty regimes by many famous ladies of the centuries. Honey and Milk is always a lovely combination for both our palate as well as our skin. Over the years fresh milk and honey is used in making luxurious and soothing bath soaps for everyone in the family. In the soap making process, goat milk and honey is combined to produce our gorgeous bars of soap.  


Besides the main ingredients of honey and goat milk, our soap recipe includes nourishing oils such as coconut, olive and rapeseed to add on to the moisturising factor in each of our soap bars. To enhance its therapeutic properties, essential oils such as Cypress and Lavender is used in making this soap suitable for people with dry skin, eczema or dermatitis.


Honey is a famous ingredient used in health and skincare products as it promotes new tissue growth, when mixed with water it acts as a mild antiseptic due to the enzymes reaction found in it. Honey in soaps makes a great exfoliator as it contains AHA.  Regular usage loosens bonds between dead skin cells making the process of skin renewal easier hence healthier brighter looking skin!


There are many benefits of honey and the list is just endless, honey helps skin retain moisture and works as an excellent humectant too. Try applying a honey mask every week and you will see some nice improvements in skin texture and tone. Using our Honey Goat Milk’s handmade soap daily in the shower will help moisturise and keep your skin supple without stripping off the natural oil that our body produce to maintain a healthy pH balance. Another great factor in using honey in soaps is its ability as a free radical scavenger, which helps reverse damage done to your skin from free radicals found in the environment.


Goat milk is a rich source of vitamins A, B6, B12 and E and has three times more beta-casein than cow’s milk. Therefore it absorbs easily  for a quick hydration of dry skin. Goat’s milk is also a natural emollient that is used to soothe and moisturise sensitised skin especially for those with eczema and very dry skin condition. Besides its soothing factor, the usage of goat’s milk in soaps encompasses the lovely properties of triglycerides acid that balances skin’s natural pH and promotes natural exfoliation for dry skin. Skin that is sensitised cannot be aggravated with physical exfoliation, as it will make the condition worst.


Goat's Milk and Honey Soap is excellent for sensitive skin because it is enriched with proteins, mineral salts vitamins and liposomes. It is gentle for face, body and hair. Our 120g of goodness is crafted in a way so that it is able to soften, nourish, rejuvenate and moisturise your skin as well as your family’s.


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Friday 21 December 2012

Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen Handmade Soap





Natural handmade Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen soap is produced from fresh resources, sought locally. An enzyme and mineral enriched soap is made by combining  these two wonderful ingredients which helps in maintaining the suppleness of our skin and refining its texture. 


When one hears the word Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen, we are presented with an image of luxury and health.  These precious products from our little bee friends have been on the top list of the beauty industry since the dawn of time. Whether taken orally or applied this natural goodness is just brimming with all things nourishing and healthy with exception to those who are asthmatic whereby caution should be taken when taking Bee Pollen orally.


When bees collect nectar from flowers they also gather pollen, their tiny body rubs inside a bloom and picks up all the wonderful goodness. Flowers have pollen and the collection of it from bees gives us a wide variety of different harvest.


Bee Pollen is known as nature’s miracle food, it feeds young bees and is approximately 40% protein; half of it is in the form of free amino acid, which absorbs into our human body easily.  Being considered as natures most completely nourishing food it contains nearly all nutrients required by humans.


Throughout history, bee pollen has been used  as an application for many types of skin care remedies. The Chinese, Egyptians, Ancient Romans and the Anglo-Saxons among many others have high regards for the bee pollen. It has been used as a  immune system builder throughout the ages.


In our cold processed soaps, royal jelly is added to enhance the moistening factor in our soap bars. Royal jelly is secreted from the salivary glands of worker bees that are served as food for larvae, which then develop into queen bees.  It consists of mostly water, protein and sugars (fructose and glucose) and also includes healthy fats, salts and amino acids. The abundance of vitamins and minerals contained in royal jelly makes it an excellent choice for natural skin care, which are properties that help enhance skin’s health and beauty


In addition as being a beauty ingredient, Royal Jelly also plays its role as a strong antibacterial agent in the soaps. Royal jelly has also been said to stop the growth of bacteria that cause various skin infections and manage eczema to a certain degree. Used frequently it helps restore a proper pH balance in the skin, which goes on to reverse some minor skin irritations.


Just like Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly contains amino acids which is a basic ingredient in collagen production besides Vit C.  This is essential in maintaining skin’s dexterity and firmness, because of its ability to aid in supporting skin tissue. Royal jelly often helps to reverse the effects of aging in the skin by eliminating brown spots, also known as age spots and wrinkles. The overall benefits of this soap are in its rejuvenating and repairing properties for a healthy glowing skin.


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Thursday 20 December 2012

Lavender Black Mud Soap





Lavender Black Mud is a natural soap, rich in minerals and nutrients. These cold processed handmade soaps combine properties of two excellent products, pure lavender essential oil and black mud. Lavender oil and Black Mud improves skin texture and helps rejuvenate skin and enhance cell regeneration.


Since ancient time, people have used black mud for beautification purposes. Cleopatra was known to seek these prized mud composition for her secrets of eternal beauty. Kings and Queens of ancient kingdoms have used mud as a therapeutic remedy for ailment and healing. The fresh water mud used in our handmade soaps has high mineral content know for its many beautification functions, this precious mother earth’s gift provides the best natural remedy for many types of skin disorders such as acne and eczema.


How does black mud promote skin’s health? The minerals in the mud stimulate the flow of oxygen to skin cells, improving its metabolism vitality,  thus improving overall appearance of the skin. When there is enough oxygen supply, the skin functions at its optimum level which balances the secretion of sebum, making it ideal for further follow-up application such as lotions and serums. When the skin is healthy it promotes a natural cleansing process, which throws out toxins through our pores when we sweat. All this is only achievable if we do not clog our pores with  harsh chemical cleansing products. The black mud that is used in our soaps is taken from two fresh water lakes in Europe and they are  as old as 30.000 years.


Lavender essential oil is famous both between natural product lovers and by commercial skin care producers. The latter resorting to artificial scented lavender oil in their products, which triggers off a set of allergies and skin irritation in people. Over time people have found lavender oil to be a very effective natural moisturizer that helps smooth skin.  Users of this wonderful oil find that it’s one of the most effective ways to help soften skin. Skin that is soft looks brighter and feels lighter.


Lavender oil also helps to stimulate new skin growth, renewal and is a great stress reliever but lavender oil is much more that calming. It is one of the most powerful remedies in the plant world. It offers both physical and emotional relief for problems as varied such as burns, migraines, insomnia, insect bites, infection, stress and nervous tension.


The healing and moisturizing properties of this two component makes this soap a wonderful companion in the shower. Skin is smooth and clean after each session and one will enjoy the rich creamy feeling that lingers even hours after your shower.  Below are the ingredients used in the Lavender Black Mud Soap

  
Ingredients: Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Water, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Olea Europae (Olive) Fruit Oil, Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Lavandula Officinalis (Lavendar)Oil, Silt/Black Mud

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