Handmade Soap - Tantra Blend

Tantra blend soap

• Description

  A firm favourite of ours, one of our first blends and still going very strong some 12 years later. Patchouli as we know is a real hard hitter, but mixed with the equally strong floral ylang ylang it becomes something rather more elegant and quite distinctive. We swirl this soap with a pink clay to give it some visual interest but also because clays make the lather very creamy and dense, just delicious. 

  80g minimum weight.

• Ingredients

  Ingredients in descending order of proportion. Click an ingredient to find out more.

  • Coconut Oil (Cocos Nucifera)

    Coconut Oil (Cocos Nucifera)

    A white, solid oil with a low melting point, Coconut oil is pressed from the milled kernels of coconuts and has superb moisturising and protective properties. 

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  • , Water (Aqua)

    Water (Aqua)

    We use purified water to combine ingredients.

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  • , Rapeseed Oil (Brassica Campestris)

    Rapeseed Oil (Brassica Campestris)

    High in essential fatty acids, rapeseed is a naturally emollient oil suitable for all skin types. 

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  • , Castor Oil (Ricinus Communis)

    Castor Oil (Ricinus Communis)

    Pressed from the seeds of the castor oil plant, this is an extremely rich, healing oil, which makes it ideal for skin balms and lip products.

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  • , Sodium Hydroxide

    Sodium Hydroxide

    Also known as caustic soda, this ingredient is required to turn oil into soap (the process of saponification).

     

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  • , Olive Oil (Olea Europa)

    Olive Oil (Olea Europa)

    We use deep green, extra virgin, cold-pressed olive oil for its superb and robust emollient (softening) action on particularly dry skin.

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  • , Grapeseed Oil (Vitis Vinifera)

    Grapeseed Oil (Vitis Vinifera)

    Pressed from grape pips, this pale green oil is packed with vitamins, minerals and linoleic acid, and absorbs brilliantly. 

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  • , Cocoa Butter (Theobrama Cacao)

    Cocoa Butter (Theobrama Cacao)

    This solid, crumbly oil is extracted from the seeds of the cocoa plant and has a wonderfully sweet, chocolatey aroma.

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  • , Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia Chinensis)

    Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia Chinensis)

    This is not actually an oil, but a fine, oily wax extracted from the jojoba bean. Its chemical composition is very close to that of skin’s own natural sebum, and it's high in antioxidant vitamin E, which makes it an ideal choice for sensitive skins. 

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  • , Ylang Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga Odorata)

    Ylang Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga Odorata)

    Ylang ylang oil is made from a steam or water distillation of the flower heads.
    It has a very light smell - floral and sweet, which makes it quite calming.

     

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  • , Patchouli Essential Oil (Pogostemon Cablin)

    Patchouli Essential Oil (Pogostemon Cablin)

    Patchouli leaves are broken down to release the oil. Thick in texture, it smells extremely sweet, with earthy undertones.

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  • , Mineral Clays (Kaolinite)

    Mineral Clays (Kaolinite)

    Often used to colour soaps, masks and make-up.

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