Natural Soap: Sea Buckthorn & Tea Tree
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Natural Soap: Sea Buckthorn & Tea Tree
Natural Soap: Sea Buckthorn & Tea Tree
Formulated for people who struggle with persistent redness, sensitivity, and easily irritated skin, this natural soap combines nourishing shea butter, vibrant sea buckthorn oil, and skin-calming botanicals. The creamy lather feels gentle and comforting on the skin, making it a longtime favorite for complexions that need extra care and balance.
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Product Overview
Good For: Sensitive Skin · Problem Skin · Reactive Skin · Acne-Prone Skin · Rosacea-Prone Skin
This is one of those soaps people come back for — again and again — because it works. It was originally formulated as a complexion bar, but people quickly discovered they loved it everywhere.
Sea Buckthorn & Tea Tree was created for skin that tends to react: skin that flushes easily, shows visible redness, or feels unsettled after cleansing. The formula focuses on comfort first, pairing a rich, creamy lather with botanicals traditionally chosen to support calm, balanced-looking skin.
The bar feels especially gentle in use. The lather is dense and cushioning, spreading easily and leaving skin feeling soft, clean, and comfortable — never stripped or tight. Many customers with acne-prone or rosacea-prone skin choose this soap as part of a simple, consistent routine.
Ingredients Behind the Feel
Every ingredient in this soap is chosen for a reason. Thoughtfully combined, they work together to create something richer than a simple cleanse — a carefully crafted bar that goes beyond ordinary soap.
Sea Buckthorn Oil (Berry & Seed)
This rich, vibrant oil has a long history of traditional use and is valued for its ability to help sensitive skin feel soft, calm, and soothed. Its naturally deep color and distinctive character bring a quiet warmth to the bar, making it one of the ingredients that truly sets it apart. We use certified organic, unrefined sea buckthorn oil made from both the berry and the seed — never powders or extracts.
Unrefined sea buckthorn oil also has a strong, distinctive scent. Naturally pungent and fruity with earthy undertones, it forms the foundation of this bar’s aroma.
Tea Tree Essential Oil
Tea tree is often chosen for problem-prone skin because it contributes to a clean, fresh skin feel. In this soap, it helps keep the formula feeling clarifying yet gentle — an important balance for skin that tends to react.
Turmeric Root
Combined with vivid sea buckthorn oil, turmeric gives this bar its beautiful orange color. Long used in traditional skincare, it’s included to help irritation-prone skin feel soothed and comfortable, while supporting a bright, healthy-looking complexion.
Licorice Root, Green Tea & Oregon Grape Root
These botanicals are traditionally used in skincare to help soothe the look of sensitive or redness-prone skin. Together, they support a calmer, more even-looking appearance while remaining gentle enough for regular use.
Unrefined Shea Butter
Rich, unrefined shea butter adds creaminess and body to the lather, helping skin feel soft and comfortably moisturized after cleansing — an essential element for skin that’s easily irritated.
Aroma, Texture & Lather Notes
- Aroma: Naturally bold and earthy, with a distinctly fruity note from unrefined sea buckthorn oil, softly balanced by the essential oil blend.
- Texture: Smooth bar with a naturally rich orange hue.
- Lather: Creamy, dense, and cushioning with a soft, comforting feel.
- Exfoliation: None
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Formulation Notes
- Generously superfatted for a mild, creamy cleanse
- Made with unrefined sea buckthorn oil from both berry and seed — never powders or extracts
- Formulated as a complexion bar for the face and body
- Naturally colored by sea buckthorn oil and turmeric
- Naturally scented with certified organic essential oils
Botanical-rich. Comfort-focused. A favorite for sensitive, reactive skin.
🌿 Often paired with our Sea Buckthorn Salve or Sea Buckthorn Tamanu Face Oil
How To Use
While there are many ways to use a soap bar, for problem facial skin we recommend using the bar directly on your skin. Wet the your face and the bar and gently rub the sea buckthorn soap the on your cheek area to create a nice lather. Using your fingertips to massage the creamy lather into your facial skin before rinsing allows you to experience the best healing and moisturizing properties of the soap. Rinse well and pat dry.
You can also create the lather in your hands and massage gently on the skin to wash. A very gentle massage with a soft face cloth or facial pad can help remove dead cells. Be sure washcloths or face pads are cleaned and allowed to dry. Rinse well and pat dry.
Sea buckthorn oil is very expensive! But if we do not use a good amount, then what is the point of a sea buckthorn oil soap?
Our recipe contains the highest percentage of Sea buckthorn oil that could be used without compromising the chemistry of soapmaking in our formulas.
We know that a soap containing sea buckthorn can not have the same effect as a concentrated salve like our Sea Buckthorn Salve.
Our hope was to formulate a moisturizing soap that would allow people with irritated skin conditions, like rosacea, to enjoy a bath or shower without triggering a flare-up or exacerbating an already existing problem. Every person is unique and so are the triggers for rosacea and other inflammatory skin problems. This soap may not be for everyone! Try a sample!
Please Note: The deep beta carotene color may cause staining on light colored washcloths. Stains should disappear after laundering, but we make no promises.
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Effective, Feel Good Ingredients
The goal is simple: to Harness the Power & Simplicity of Nature® to cleanse, soothe, heal, and protect your skin and hair!
Our unique formulas rely on moisturizing oils and butters, healing botanicals, and pure essential oils. We choose every ingredient with one end-result in mind….the BEST possible natural skin care for YOU!
Featured Ingredients
Organic Sea Buckthorn Oil
Sea Buckthorn Oil is a deeply renewing, nutrient-dense oil rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and all four omega fatty acids. It helps calm irritation, brighten dull or uneven skin, and support natural healing. Lightweight and non-comedogenic, it nourishes without clogging pores—ideal for dry, sensitive, or acne-prone skin.
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Sea Buckthorn Oil is a deeply renewing, nutrient-dense oil rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and all four omega fatty acids. It helps calm irritation, brighten dull or uneven skin, and support natural healing. Lightweight and non-comedogenic, it nourishes without clogging pores—ideal for dry, sensitive, or acne-prone skin.
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Organic Tea Tree Essential Oil
Tea Tree essential oil offers naturally clarifying, purifying qualities that help keep skin, scalp, and senses feeling clean, balanced, and refreshed. Its crisp, camphor‑mint character supports clearer‑looking skin, a healthier‑feeling scalp, and a renewed sense of clarity, making it a versatile staple across everyday skin, hair, and aromatherapy care.
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Tea Tree essential oil offers naturally clarifying, purifying qualities that help keep skin, scalp, and senses feeling clean, balanced, and refreshed. Its crisp, camphor‑mint character supports clearer‑looking skin, a healthier‑feeling scalp, and a renewed sense of clarity, making it a versatile staple across everyday skin, hair, and aromatherapy care.
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Organic Licorice Root (Yashtimadhu)
Licorice root is a deeply soothing botanical valued in skin and scalp care for its ability to calm irritation and ease visible redness on the skin while supporting scalp comfort. Especially helpful for sensitive or problem-prone skin, it brings balance, relief, and gentle clarity to topical care.
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Licorice root is a deeply soothing botanical valued in skin and scalp care for its ability to calm irritation and ease visible redness on the skin while supporting scalp comfort. Especially helpful for sensitive or problem-prone skin, it brings balance, relief, and gentle clarity to topical care.
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*Ingredient is Fair Trade Certified ^Used in the saponification process to turn oil into soap and glycerin. None remains in the finished product.
Made with certified organic Sea Buckthorn Oil, Tea Tree Oil & Shea Butter
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Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 285 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
This natural soap, formulated with shea butter, sea buckthorn oil, and calming botanicals, is praised for its effective cleansing, creamy lather, and skin-soothing properties. While many customers appreciate its pleasant smell and moisturizing benefits, some have reported experiencing rashes and dryness.
Summary topics
- Scent (16%): A significant number of customers brought up that the product smells amazing and has a nice scent.
- Cleansing Effectiveness (3%): It was observed by customers that the cleanser effectively cleans the skin without any irritation.
- Lather Quality (7%): It was observed by customers that the lather of this product is great, creamy, and not drying.
- Skin Feel (32%): Many customers pointed out that this soap makes their skin feel amazing, clean, smooth, and soft.
Review topics: [size, color, results, taste, improvement, quality, feels, smells, ingredients, skin, packaging, price, looks, face, acne, works, hair, oil, breakouts, shipping, plastic, pores, complexion, use, difference, soap, bar, lather, shampoo bar, rash].
Review highlights
- "It feels great, cleans my skin really well, removes all make up, and doesn't irritate my skin." —
- "It had a very smooth lather and made my skin feel so soft" —
- "Skin feels amazing and I love the light smell." —
Reviews
great product
"Chagrin Valley is my new favorite soap/salve/shampoo company. They were very helpful in helping me with my order (by phone) if you need that kind of help! The lip balm is silky, the salve is helping me with my "chemo skin", both containers have a "twist top lid" so they don't pop open. The shampoo bar lathers beautifully (but a conditioner system is required. . . ). I am very happy with my order and experience, and will be ordering from them again."
Best Face Wash I’ve Ever Used
"Immediate results. I’ve had sensitive, red, itchy and acne prone skin for decades. From my very first wash the redness has disappeared and just days later my mature skin is in the best shape I’ve ever felt or seen. I am amazed. Thank you for creating."
Banana For Scale
"Ok, this soap surprised me. I suffer from sensitive skin, allergies that don’t make sense when they flare up, and eczema. I’ve been using this soap for just about a month now, and it has continued to put doubts to bed. How can a soap really help relieve itchy, inflamed skin from working outside or from a minor allergic reaction to grass? Well this does. After putting up hay for the animals, my face skin is very upset. Blotchy, red, itchy and just in general unhappy. This happens every year and showering alone doesn’t help. Well this soap did! I’m not calling it a miracle worker, but the sea buckhorn truly helped put my irritated skin back into balance. I was worried it would stain me or the white shower, but nope! This rinses out clean and effective, while leaving my skin soft like the soap added back to my skin, not stripping it from exfoliating. I have already bought more as little gift handouts and will buy a full size bar once my little one runs out. It seems like a firmer bar than other small bars I’ve tried, and is lasting me longer than expected. I don’t think I’m even half way through this small bar, despite using it every day for the last month. Picture with banana for scale for those, like me, who cannot determine size based off oz."
The shampoo bars smell great,
"The shampoo bars smell great, lather up nicely, and seem to be longer lasting than other brands."
Absolute favorite face soap
"This bar is a real delight. It gives me this wonderful peaches and cream complexion without any irritation"
A Surprise Discovery
"I’ve liked discovering your soaps, but need to be careful with my sensitive skin. Last time I ordered some Winter Survival bars, I had a trip coming up so bought a sample/travel size of Sea Buckthorn to bring along with me. My hands went from “clean” to “smooth, pristine and serene. ” The bright orange soap surprised me in such a delightful way that I came back for two full-sized bars and a subscription for 2 bars every 30 days. 2026 is going to be a “good skin” year, I think!"
I appreciate the way it
"I appreciate the way it makes my skin feel smooth and calm."
Used for years
"I've been using this soap and the sea buckthorn oil for years, and it's honestly the only combo that has ever worked for my problematic skin. I would break out regularly, and anything specifically for acne was just too drying and made it worse. This soap works great for me though. Hopefully it continues to be made for years to come!"
Wonderful!
"I really Love this face wash it doesn't dry out my face and is calming to my skin!"
Good
"Good"
Q&A
- Hi! I'm want to use a Sea Buckthorn product for my hair. Can I use this soap as a shampoo also? I have the Sea Buckthorn Tamanu oil and it does wonders for my face and eyebrows! So I want to extend the benefits to the hair on my head...any suggestions?
- Hi There, Thanks for your question! While it is okay to use our shampoo bars for all over body use, we do not recommend using our soap bars as shampoo. Due to the amounts of oils and butters in the soap bars, they can leave hair feeling very heavy and weighed down. Hope this helps! Thanks again for reaching out and please feel free to contact us anytime with additional questions or concerns! -Christina, Chagrin Valley
- Hi i have a 3 year old with severe heat rash in folds of arm , knees, fingers and neck. It is extremely itchy which of your soaps do you recommend for the rash to go away. Or cool him down
- Hi There, Thanks for your question! Some products that may help alleviate some of the itchiness associated with heat rash would be our Marshmallow & Chickweed soap and our Chickweed Salve. Both of these products have properties that help calm irritation, itchiness, and redness. Hope this helps! Thanks again for reaching out and please contact us with any additional questions! -Christina
- Hello what do you use as preservatives in your facial soaps ? And do I need to refrigerate your facial soaps ?
- Hi There, Thanks for your question! Our soaps do not contain alcohol, animal fats, detergents, synthetic fragrances, synthetic colors or preservatives. You do not need to store our soaps in the refrigerator. Due to the fact that our bars are all natural, they do deteriorate quickly if kept wet or in direct water runoff. After you are finished using a bar in the shower, you do need to let the bar air dry. Do not put a wet bar in a sealed container. As far as storage, the bars do not expire nor can they melt with heat and storage is no problem. It is best to keep them both dry and out of light, so a dry and darker area in a cabinet or drawer is your best option for storage when not yet used. Remember that once used, they must air dry and stay away from running water, shower heads and puddles in the tub/shower. Unused soap should be left unwrapped in their boxes or wrapped with breathable materials. Tight wrappers cause humid conditions by preventing evaporation of moisture. Hope this helps! Thanks again for reaching out and please contact us with any additional questions! -Christina
- Would this soap can cure my keratosis pilaris?
- Thanks for writing in and asking about the Sea Buckthorn soap! While nothing we have is meant to be a full cure, many people report great results with Sea Buckthorn oil and KP. The oil has been known to help reduce redness, inflammation and bumps and help to soothe the skin irritated by KP. As well as our soap bar for daily washing, be sure to look at our Sea Buckthorn salve and oil: https://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.life/p/salve-sea-buckthorn-rosehips/ https://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.life/p/facial-oil-sea-buckthorn-tamanu/ Hopefully that helps! -Sam, Chagrin Valley
- Should I still use moisturizer, etc., while using this cleanser if my purpose is to get acne to go away, or should the soap provide enough moisture on its own and other products would just disrupt the process?
- Hi There, Thanks for your question! We do typically recommend using a moisturizer after cleansing your face. We have a variety of facial oils that help to moisturize the skin and balance oil production. Our Whipped Squalane Face and Eye Mousse is also a popular product as it is lightweight and great for everyday use after washing. Hope this helps! Thanks again for reaching out and please contact us any time with additional questions! -Christina
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Customers Choose Chagrin Valley Soap
Why Use Chagrin Valley Natural Soap?
People choose Chagrin Valley Soap for many reasons, but they all begin with one simple belief: a soap can only be as good as the ingredients, knowledge, and care that go into creating it.
Here are twelve reasons our customers choose our handmade natural soap:
It's Real Soap
Every bar is made through the traditional process of saponification using organic plant oils and butters—not synthetic detergents.
We Begin with Exceptional Ingredients
We use certified organic plant oils, botanicals, clays, herbs, and pure essential oils chosen for their unique benefits.
We Leave Out Ingredients Your Skin Doesn't Need
No synthetic detergents, artificial fragrances, artificial colors, filler ingredients, or unnecessary additives.
Our Soap Helps Keep Skin Naturally Moisturized
High-quality oils, generous superfatting, and naturally retained glycerin help create a mild, conditioning bar.
The Scents Come from Real Plants
Every scent begins with a real plant—not a synthetic fragrance oil.
At Chagrin Valley, we scent our soaps only with pure botanical essential oils. Many of our recipes also include aromatic herbs, spices, flowers, and other plant ingredients that contribute their own subtle, authentic aromas.
We believe the scent of a soap should reflect the integrity of the ingredients that go into every bar.
Our Recipes Support Healthy Skin
Gentle cleansing and thoughtfully selected ingredients help respect your skin's natural balance.
Our Soaps Create Rich, Creamy Lather Naturally
Beautiful lather comes from carefully balanced plant oils—not synthetic foam boosters.
Quality Is Worth the Investment
An extraordinary bar of soap isn't made by accident. It begins with exceptional ingredients, expert formulation, and the patience to let every bar fully cure—creating a bar that does far more than simply cleanse your skin.
Our Soaps Are Kinder to the Environment
Organic ingredients, minimal packaging, and concentrated bar soap help reduce environmental impact.
Every Recipe Has a Purpose
Each bar is formulated to achieve a specific balance of cleansing, lather, conditioning, and skin feel.
Our Company Values Are Built into Every Bar
Organic certification, ethical sourcing, cruelty-free practices, and sustainable choices reflect our commitment to doing things the right way.
Every Purchase Makes a Difference
You are supporting a family-owned business committed to craftsmanship, transparency, and educating customers about natural skincare.
We do it all ourselves--from start to finish--from our hands to your hands--from our family to yours! Thank you!
🌿Want to learn more? Read our complete guide: Why Use Natural Soap? 12 Reasons to Choose Chagrin Valley Soap.
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How To Wash Your Hands To Help Stay Healthy
Regular handwashing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others.
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says that for good hand hygiene all you need is plain soap and water.
Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another and throughout an entire community.
Five simple and effective steps can help reduce the spread of illness so you, your family, your friends and the general public can stay healthy.
Hand washing is a win for everyone . . . except for the germs!
CDC recommends cleaning hands in a specific way to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. The guidance for effective hand washing was developed based on data from a number of studies.
Wash often and follow these five steps every time you wash your hands!
1. Wet your hands with clean, warm running water and apply soap.
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When dealing with cold and flu viruses, as you wash your hands the soap molecule burrows its way into the fatty envelope of a virus and literally pulls the virus apart.
2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap.
- Soap and friction help lift dirt, grease, and microbes—including disease-causing germs—from the skin so they can be rinsed down the drain.
- Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
3. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds.
- Lathering and scrubbing hands creates friction, which helps lift dirt, grease, and microbes from skin.
- The entire hand should be scrubbed. Microbes are present on all of the wrinkly surfaces of the hand, especially under the nails.
- How long are 20 seconds? About the amount of time it takes to hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.
- The ideal length of time for handwashing can depend on other factors for example, if hands are very dirty or if you are caring for someone is ill.
- Evidence suggests that washing hands for about 15-30 seconds removes more germs from hands than washing for shorter periods.
4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
- If you are using a public restroom use a paper towel to turn off the faucet after hands have been rinsed.
5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.
To date, studies have shown that there is no added health benefit for consumers (this does not include professionals in the healthcare setting) using soaps containing antibacterial ingredients compared with using plain soap.
Information is taken from the CDC.gov website
Read our blog "Simple Soap Can Help Decrease the Spread Of Viruses"
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Will Chagrin Valley Natural Skincare Products Heal My Rosacea, Eczema or Psoriasis?
Will Your Products Heal My Rosacea, Eczema or Psoriasis?
We often receive emails and phone calls from customers with chronic irritated or inflamed skin problems.
While we cannot promise that our products will help heal your inflamed or irritated skin conditions, we have received a lot of feedback from customers telling us that our products have helped ease or soothe symptoms associated with irritated skin problems.
We have learned that for some people simply switching to a natural product may help.
We believe that natural ingredients are usually milder and gentler on the skin. I often say that what is NOT in our products, that is often the most helpful.
We have used this feedback to create "Help Me Choose" pages for a variety of skin issues.
Pure essential oils, herbs, and other natural ingredients have been used for centuries. Their folklore and uses have been passed down through generations.
Please note that our products are NOT drugs or medicines meant to treat or cure illness, which would require FDA testing and approval. Our products are intended to help ease symptoms associated with irritated skin. Always consult your health care provider if you are concern about a skin issue.
If you have sensitive skin issues, always try an allergy patch test before using a new product.
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How Long Will A Bar of Natural Soap Last?
Short Answer
How long a natural soap bar will last depends on:
- how many people are using it
- how often you bathe or shower
- how you use the bar
For one person showering every day, a well-drained bar should last for about one month.
Longer Answer
Natural soaps are normally softer than commercial soaps because they retain their natural glycerin (which is removed in commercial soap production) and contain no artificial hardening chemicals, synthetic waxes or free alkali.
We also superfat our soaps (add extra oils or butters) and use "softer" oils so that Chagrin Valley natural soaps are more emollient and leave skin feeling moisturized.
Different oils impart different qualities to soap. Some add lathering qualities, some moisturizing, some hardness, and so on. Compared to other natural bars, we use a larger percentage of extra moisturizing and conditioning oils in our soaps and shampoo bars. These oils produce a bar that may not be as hard as bars with less conditioning oils.
How you use the bar will also affect its lifespan. For example, do you use a washcloth, an exfoliating accessory, or only the bar? Although exfoliating loofahs and sponges are great they will use up the soap much faster than a washcloth or the "only the bar" purists.
Our Natural Soap Will Last A Long Time With Proper Care
- Don't let your soap sit in water
- Store soap on a well-drained soap dish
- Allow soap plenty of fresh air to dry between uses
- Never place soap where shower water can continuously hit it
- If your bar ever gets waterlogged and becomes gooey, simply set it on a draining soap dish or stand it on its edge for a few days and let it dry out thoroughly
Cute Story: A customer called to say she loved our soaps but could not buy them anymore because they did not last as long as other soaps. A week later she called to place an order and apologize. Her husband, who would NEVER use her natural soaps before, fell in love with her new Juniper soap . . . and he showered twice a day!
To maximize the life of your soap, keep it in a well-drained soap dish so it can dry between uses.
We sell a handcrafted solid white oak soap dish. The deep ridges are perfect for keeping your all natural handcrafted soap dry between uses. White Oak is the wood used in shipbuilding.
A tip passed on by one of our customers whose kids always leave the soap in a water puddle: cut the large bars in halves. Then alternate the halves, allowing a longer drying time between uses.
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Are Chagrin Valley Ingredients & Products USDA Certified Organic?
Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve is a USDA Certified Organic Company
The most important consideration in any business is its customers. Today's world of misleading claims, false advertising, and simple deception, often leaves consumers trying to discover the truth about personal products and their ingredients.
- We want our customers to know that we are committed to transparency in everything we do.
- We want our customers to know that when we say "organic," we mean it.
- We believe that in becoming a USDA Certified Organic company, our customers do not have to wonder if we really use certified organic ingredients or if our organic products are truly organic.
- So we choose to be a certified organic company and abide by the strict standards required for organic certification.
Some of my favorite products are made with ingredients that just do not exist as certified organic. Why? At this time there are no standards created for ingredients specifically used in the personal care product industry. Organic certification of personal care products is based on the organic food standards set by the National Organic Program of the USDA.
But since we are a certified organic company, we are required to submit documentation that even our "non-organic ingredients" were produced without the use of toxic pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sewage sludge, or irradiation.
Certified Organic Education Series
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- Why We Chose USDA Organic Certification—and Why It Matters
- Organic Soap & Shampoo: What Really Matters
- Why We Believe in Natural Skin Care
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Do Your Natural Soap And Shampoo Bars Have An Expiration Date?
The Short Answer
Yes And No!
Although handmade natural soaps usually get better with age, we recommend using our soaps within 12 months of purchase. Our scented soaps should be used within 3 months after removing them from the box.
Although the soaps will not be "spoiled" after that time, you may notice some changes as natural soap ages.
- some natural colors may fade over time
- the scents from pure natural essential oil scents will fade over time
The changes in color and scent happen even more quickly in our sample size bars.
These small natural soap bars have a much greater surface area to volume ratio which allows essential oils to evaporate from the surface more quickly. However, the scent may still be there when you lather up.
I have found some ancient bars hiding in my closet that years old. The scents were gone, but the lather was incredible!
The Long Answer
For a more detailed discussion please read our blog, "The Shelf Life, Color & Scent of an All Natural Soap."
How You Can Help Prolong Shelf-Life
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Natural soaps need to breathe. Exposure to air promotes hardening of your soap and contributes to longer-lasting quality. Soap should be left unwrapped in their boxes or wrapped with breathable materials. Tight wrappers cause humid conditions by preventing evaporation of moisture.
- Our soaps are packaged in breathable, recyclable, sustainable packaging! Keep your natural handmade soaps in a dry, cool place away from sunlight, excessive heat and humidity.
- Our scented soaps, like Lavender Rosemary, can be placed in a muslin bag, old clean sock, or wrapped in a piece of cloth and put in your linen closet or dresser drawer to give a delightful fragrance to your linens and clothes while waiting to be used.
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What are essential oils?
What Are Pure Essential Oils?
Have you ever enjoyed the scent of a fragrant flower or herb? The fragrance comes from potent, aromatic compounds called essential oils found in the flowers, stems, seeds, bark, roots, fruits, and other parts of plants. It often requires several pounds of a plant to produce a single bottle of essential oil.
Essential oils not only give plants their unique scents but also help lure plant pollinators and protect plants from insects and other predators.
The chemical composition of essential oils may provide valuable psychological and physical aromatherapeutic benefits for some people.
It is important to note that to be a true essential oil, the oil must be isolated from the plant material by physical means only. Essential oils are NEVER extracted using solvents.
Although synthetic fragrances or "nature identical" oils are available at a much lower cost, only natural plant essential oils will provide any aromatherapeutic benefits.
What Are Essential Oils (Much more detail)
How Essential Oils Are Extracted
Why We Use Only Real Plant Essential Oils?
If you are pregnant or under a doctor's care for any medical condition, please consult your healthcare provider before using essential oils.
Pregnancy & Children: We do not provide information on the safety of essential oils during Pregnancy or for use in Children because the available information is very ambiguous and often contradictory. If you’re interested in using essential oils during pregnancy or with young children please do your own research and consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional before use.
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Is Your Palm Oil From Plantations That Protect Our Rainforests?
We often receive emails from concerned customers that have read about the devastating effects that palm plantations can have on tropical forests.
At Chagrin Valley Soap we treasure our planet and its inhabitants. We know that although we play a very small part, we must always make choices that are ecologically and socially responsible.
As the global demand for palm oil continues to increase we want to be part of the global initiative that changes how that palm oil is grown.
Our Palm Oil is grown and manufactured according to standards for sustainable practices set forth by Palm Done Right.
Certified Sustainable
Certified sustainable by RSPO (The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) and Palm Done Right
Our USDA organic palm oil variety carries RSPO Certification, otherwise known as Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, guaranteeing the sustainability and traceability of the palm oil production throughout the supply chain.
It has RSPO-IP (Identity Preserved) certification which is one of four certification levels offered by the RSPO and carries the highest and strongest level of sustainable guarantee with traceability of each lot of palm oil back to the field of origin. With Identify Preserved sustainable palm oil, the entire batch of palm oil is from a single identifiable certified source and kept separate from all non-certified batches.
Palm Done Right presents the first fully integrated, 100 percent organic supply chain in the palm oil industry. Palm Done Right requires a fair labor certification, organic certification, Non-GMO Project Verification, and has the highest level of certification — Identity Preserved — offered by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
As the global demand for palm oil continues to increase, we believe that if both manufacturers and consumers demand Certified Sustainable palm oil, producers will grow Certified Sustainable palm oil. That is the only way to really protect our rainforests.
If there is no demand for sustainable palm oil, growers will continue their cheaper unsustainable practices, because no one is paying them for a sustainable product. (If you build it, they will come!)
Please read our blog, "Will A Palm Oil Boycott Really Help?"
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