An Ode To New Zealand - All Natural VEGAN Soap - Very Healing

I moved to New Zealand from the States on January 11, 2012 - My birthday! I made this soap to celebrate my one year anniversary of living in this awesome country.

This hot processed soap was made with coconut, olive, and soybean oils with a generous handful of native fuchsia flowers blended into it at trace. I then hand-milled the soap a day later with grapeseed oil.

I also added essential oils of maunka, lemon, and tea tree. The scent is slightly earthy, clean, and sweet. To finish it off I decorated with manuka branches that I gathered from a hike and lavender  petals.

 

 Since this is an all natural soap, you can even use it to wash your hair - I know I do!

They weight approximately 175 grams.

Awesome for people afflicted with facial and body acne. Also good as a anti bacterial hand soap to have at the sink.

Natural soap is more beneficial than your typical store bought soap because its retains its glycerin and other beneficial properties. This soap is also vegan friendly and has an awesome lather!

Grapeseed oil is high in antioxidants which helps to keep free radicals from damaging skin. "The flavanoids contained in grapeseed oil can inhibit allergic reactions, and may help with fighting skin problems such as eczema or psoriasis. It also penetrates the skin quickly and has almost no odor, and is therefore usually non-irritating."

 Manuka "is one of three teatrees indigenous to Australia and New Zealand. Manuka essential oil from NZ has been confirmed as having the highest antimicrobial activity, evidence indicating that it is up to 20 times more potent than Australian teatree (Melaleuca alternifolia)."
http://www.gonative.co.nz/shop/Essential+Oils/Manuka+essential+oil+organic.html

Tea Tree Oil "Best known as a very powerful stimulant,it can help fight bacteria, fungi and viruses. Used in vapour therapy, teatree can help with colds, measles, sinusitis, and viral infections. For skin and hair, teatree has been used to combat acne, oilyskin, head lice and dandruff."
http://www.gonative.co.nz/shop/Essential+Oils/Teatree+essential+oil.html

Lemon is also excellent on oily skin and acne and makes this soap smell awesome as opposed to medicine-like.

You can purchase by following the link below:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/119458482/an-ode-to-new-zealand-all-natural-vegan

If you have any questions or comments, or if you live in NZ and would like me to make a Trademe listing for you, email me here

Also, I am based in Carterton and would be more than happy to make a direct sale if you live close by - free bike delivery within Carterton!