What is the soap made from?
INGREDIENTS: Sodium Olivate (Olive Oil), Sodium Cocoate (Coconut Oil), Aqua (Water), Butyrospermum Parkii Butter (Shea Butter), Lavandula Angustifolia essential oil, (Lavender Oil, contains Linalool, Limonene and Geraniol which are all chemicals which come from the plant itself) Lavandula Angustifolia (lavender) flowers.
That’s it. Six ingredients, one of which is water. If that’s not pure and natural I don’t know what is. Keeping your hair clean doesn’t have to be complicated after all.
Where does the soap come from?
Made in the UK.
Is it sustainable and environmentally friendly?
Olive Oil does have some environmental issues within its production, mainly due to intensive farming methods. However, a lot of olive oil farming is still done by small scale farmers using traditional methods, which is much better environmentally.
Coconut oil seems to be ok.
Shea butter is great. It is a very sustainable and environmentally friendly in production, because it does not grow in plantations, (it is therefore wild) and has no need for irrigation or pesticides. Unrefined shea butter is best.
Lavender is considered a sustainable crop as it doesn’t need pesticides or fertilizers to grow. English Lavender is the hardiest, (of course, look at our ridiculous weather! You’d have to be a tough little plant to survive here.) and apparently the most fragrant. Despite this, the Lavender in the products we use is probably not actually grown in the UK.
Essential oil production generally uses steam distillation which has no environmental concerns, but it takes a lot of plant to make only a small amount of essential oil.
How about ethical?
Made in the UK by a small handmade soap business, so ethically we are all good here.
Extra good stuff:
Vegan, not tested on animals, free from palm oil and known skin irritants such as Sodium Lauryl Sulphate’s (foaming agent) and parabens (preservatives). Ooo and this one has an Ethical Consumer ‘Best Buy’ seal of approval. Get in!
Conclusion –
Shampoo with no plastic, palm oil and good ingredients? What more could you want!
