When my previous moisturiser was about to finish, I shopped around for some handmade natural stuff to continue applying on my face.
COMPLEXION ZEN Clarifying Facial Cream with Tea Tree Oil (Vegan – 2oz) and COMPLEXION ZEN Clarifying Charcoal Soap with Tea Tree Oil (Vegan – 4 oz) by Bunny Butt Apothecary.
The cream was good. Smooth, not greasy. I haven’t tried the soap yet, but will do soon.
Well the not-so-green part is that I had to have them shipped over from the U.S. One day, I’ll look around for these locally – or even make some myself. You’ll never know. ;)
Soap. Handmade soap.
Ever since my first encounter with handmade soap last year, I’ve been falling in love with the rich lather and moisture of a handmade soap. I used to admire the ‘yummy-ness’ of handmade soaps on Etsy, and now I’ve ordered two more bars of Goat Milk + Oatmeal soap from FreedomSoap. I just LOVE IT!
Don’t understand what I meant by ‘yummy-ness’ of handmade soap? Check out the following finds on Etsy. They *sound* healthy, yummy, and irresistible – well at least for me!
Very Minty Peppermint Bar of Soap by siouxsane
Absinthe – Soft Mint – Lemon Balm – Wormwood by gloilocksandbody
Aloe Nettle Homemade Soap Unscented by naturallyupnorth
Zebra Face Charcoal Facial Soap with Lemon, Lime and Tea Tree Essential Oils by BLSoaps
Handmade Beer Soap Cold Process by SweetSallysSoaps
Some time last month when we were at the Little Penang Street Market, we met another Malaysian Etsian. She makes totes and yoga mats in her shop here. When I was browsing her blog I noticed that she makes soap too! How cool is that! I’ve been looking for handmade soaps in Penang for like, very long. Now I did get to know more and more people who are actually doing it locally, but WHY CAN’T I FINISH THOSE COMMERCIAL SOAP BARS that Wah had bought since months ago?!
Anyhow. She was very kind and gave me a sample bar for free! *wink wink* A mung bean soap bar, with all natural ingredients like mung bean, coconut oil, palm oil, and olive oil. Sounds good – and yummy. That’s the best part about handmade soap for me – they always sound so yummy!
It stated on the package that I should only use it after 18 Jan 2010 – which I believe is for the complete curing purpose. So on 19 Jan, I opened it up and almost fell in love immediately with the lather! And you think the shape of the soap bar looks familiar? Well I can tell you, it fits just nicely in your palm and you could just rub and rub and rub – although with the rich lather, you really don’t have to. LOL!
So why is this a green step? Green because all natural ingredients were used in the making of the soap (probably except lye which is a must?). Green because it’s less harmful to the nature. Green because, well, lesser chemicals and additives mean better for the skin. :)
You can find her selling her soaps on Etsy here, or on her blog here.
