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Shea butter
It can be used as a massage butter, as a moisturizing agent in soaps and shaving creams, to nourish hair, and as a treatment for minor skin wounds and irritations. It is commonly used to make lip balms, body butters and oils, hand lotions, shaving creams, and facial moisturisers.
Witch hazel extract
We have Witch Hazel extract! Witch hazel (or Hamamelis Virginiana) is an astringent, meaning that it tightens pores. It is softening and calming to the skin as well as anti-inflammatory and microbial.
Ground Coconut Soap
Coconut oil has natural soothing properties, and is ideal for the most sensitive skin as it does not contain anything to irritate the skin, nor cause allergies, nor aggravate existing allergies such as dermatitis and eczema.
Washing soda (sodium carbonate)
Washing Soda, also known as Sodium Carbonate, is a key component of laundry soaps and other household cleaning products. It easily removes dirt and tough greasy stains from clothes, utensils, floors and other surfaces.
Bentonite clay
This sodium Bentonite Clay is formed from volcanic ash that has been trapped for eons in sea beds in Australia, and is finely milled to 45 microns. When mixed with water it blends to a silky smooth texture, soft to the touch. The clay is harvested, dried, milled and packaged with absolutely no chemicals used.