In our quest to be transparent, we are going to tell you about the incredible benefits of the key ingredients that go into our handcrafted bar soaps. When you pick up a bar of our beautiful, luxurious bars, we hope you'll feel confident about what you're cleansing your skin with.
And, are essential oils better than fragrance oils? Keep reading to find out.
Now, let's start with the foundational ingredients found in ALL of our bath soaps, except for our amazing Triple Butter & Buttermilk Artisan Soap.
1. Canola Oil
2. Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
3. Sustainable Hydrogenated Palm Oil
These three ingredients, plus water (aqua) are combined to create the solid soap that is held in your hands. Some products include various milks (almond, goat, or oat), honey or additives such as coffee, activated charcoal, and oat. Anything else listed in the ingredients of your soap is mainly for scent and/or colour. (Again, the exception is our Triple Butter and Buttermilk Artisan Soap, which is amazing in its own way. And, our beer soaps have some extra ingredients that make them "beer".)
Speaking of scents, let's discuss essential oils and fragrance oils.
Essential Oils vs Fragrance Oils
At Bee Clean Boutique, we use 100% certified organic, fair-trade essential oil. Loved for being all-natural, essential oils are powerful and each have their own health benefits.
However, some people are allergic to essential oils. For this reason, and also to create custom scents in our soap bars, we also use synthetic fragrances.
The fragrance oils that we use are skin safe and regulated by Health Canada. While essential oils will evaporate when exposed to light and air, fragrances are more consistent and long-lasting.
If you're sensitive to scents, no problem - we also offer unscented soaps.
We have about 30 different bar soaps, but most vary by scent. Queen Bee, Genevieve, enjoys the creative process of creating new soaps, which involves not just the scent make-up but also the design and look of the soaps.
We are so proud of our artisan bath and body products, and we hope that you are excited to try some new soaps now that you know exactly what's in them and how to decipher what used to be mumble-jumble on our labels.
Want to know about 7 more sensational ingredients? Learn more here.