We care what YOU

Put on YOUR skin

All ours soaps are free from:
Detergents * SLS * Alcohol * Parabens * Sorbates *Sulphates * Silicones

When we call our soap ‘natural’, what we mean is that all the ingredients we use to make it are natural.

What is our definition of natural? Well a commonsense one. If it comes from or is a plant, vegetable, mineral then its natural. We don't use any animal products in our soaps. 
 

Do we use lye to make our soaps?

Yes we do, otherwise the olive oil, coconut oil and shea butter in our soaps  wouldn’t clean you. 
 

BUT HERE’S THE IMPORTANT PART – There is no lye in our soap bars.

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, we list our ingredients in what looks like weird Latin.

(I know, we don’t think it looks very friendly either, that’s why we also offer a plain english version on our website ).

Why do we do this and what has this got to do with lye?
 

No lye in our formal ingredient listing = no lye in our soap bars

By law we have to list all the ingredients our soap contains in INCI format (International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients), so that they can be understood the world over.

If there were lye in our soap and we didn’t list it in our ingredients, then we would be breaking the law.

So no lye in our ingredient listing means no lye in our soaps.

‘Lye’, or an alkali, IS used to saponify our oils (make them into soap), but none remains in our final bars.

This is because our formulas are very carefully calculated to ensure this. 

And the glycerin? 

The soap making process naturally produces lovely moisturising glycerin. We leave this exactly where it belongs – in your soap bars to nourish your skin. This is one of the reasons our soaps feel so great to use.

The Real Junk Food Project - Binner March 27th

Feeling so blessed ... very humbled to be asked to join Elsie's caf. Northampton's Real Junk Food Project and their fundraising event "The Real Junk Food Project - Binner March 27th"

What is Binner? I hear you ask ...
Amazing award winning chefs lined up to present our Great Gourmet Spring Binner. For Starters we have Arthur Dzerins award winning chef from the Hopping Hare and for mains we welcome another award-winning chef James Peck of Burnt Lemon Catering. Delicious desserts to conclude the feast will be created by Natasha Caton The Loving Chef who runs her own food business. They will create this sensational meal from ingredients that were destined for landfill. Working alongside the team from the acclaimed Elsie’s Cafe and Northampton College they will transform this food into a high-end gourmet extravaganza. Each course will have 2 options one of which will be vegan. The meal will conclude with Coffee and sweet meats. Feed bellies, not bins !

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Tickets are selling fast I hear... if you want to attend please do take action
Reservations are available now at £15 per person. Please email the number of reservations you require to elsiesbinners@gmail.com You will receive an email back confirming your booking and asking you to pay by BACS transfer. Your tickets will be held for 36 hours from the time the email is sent.

‎Elsie's caf. Northampton's Real Junk Food Project‎ to The Real Junk Food Project - Binner March 27th

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