Vegan Valentie's Gift Baskets

Check out our vegan Valentine gift baskets. All our soaps and skincare products are made with organic ingredients and pure essential oils.

Exclusively on Etsy at www.etsy.com/shop/Soaptheearth

Loofah sponges

Our sweet friend sent us a great gift. She thought we'd be interested learning about the L. cylindric plant and she was SO right. The box arrived with a loofah (sometimes spelled luffa) and a gourd with some seeds. I never knew that loofahs grew as gourds. I thought that they all came from the sea. You learn something new everyday.
Apparently you can eat the plants when they are young and tender, but let them grow and dry out and they become fibrous and you have a loofah.

Now we are so excited because we're going to try and grow our own loofahs.

As our company Soap the Earth sells a lot of gift baskets, it would be great to have one of our own home grown loofahs in with our vegan products.

We'll plant in early spring in full sun, they have a long growing season, so hopefully we'll have loofahs by late autumn. I'll let you know how it goes.

The plant grows on a trellis or fence. You wait for the gourds to dry out on the vine, peel them, shake the seeds out and clean the sap of the fibers. Voila a loofah!

Great Christmas Gift For Under Twenty Dollars

The Christmas season is officially here and it's nice to get some of your Christmas shopping done early.
We have the perfect go to gift for teachers, co workers, hostess, neighbor in your life.

"The International Merry Christmas to you" gift.

5 mini all natural, vegan soaps wrapped in holiday colors, all saying Merry Christmas in a different language, presented in a reusable tray. The gift looks so good, there's no need to wrap, so your ready to go.

We also have lovely gift baskets, filled with natural, vegan skincare products, so check us out at 

www.soaptheearth.com or on Etsy at Soap the Earth

The Malibu Collection Vegan Gift Basket

Introducing our new Gift basket

"The Malibu Collection", selling exclusively on our shop, Soap the Earth at Etsy.com. 

Direct from Malibu to you, this gift basket will bring the essence of a perfect Malibu beach day and the California sun. Restore and rejuvenate your skin and your senses with this vegan gift basket, packed with hydrating, refreshing products, all handcrafted with organic ingredients and pure essential oils. You can have the feel of ocean, sun and fun at your fingertips. From sea salt "surfer suds" soap, "citrus fresh" sea salt scrub and "California dreamin "soap, you'll pick up the vibe. 
Hang ten!
Great for birthday, shower, or anytime you want to give a special treat. 

Basket includes;
1 organic, vegan “Surfer Suds" soap
1 organic, vegan "California sun" soap 
1 organic, vegan “Scrub a dub dub” Citrus Fresh Body Polish 
1 organic, vegan “Citrus Fresh" liquid hand and body soap
1 organic, vegan "Citrus Fresh" liquid hand and body lotion
1 organic vegan "Luscious lips" lip balm with natural sun protection
1 organic, vegan "Daylightful" face moisturizer with natural sun protection
1 natural hand made exfoliating wash cloth
1 reusable basket approx. 12x6x5 Baskets may vary in shape, color and size.

There is no such thing as coconut essential oil

I have been noticing a lot of natural products that have coconut essential oil as one of their ingredients.  These products have a nice strong coconut scent, however that is not coming from essential oil. I know it's confusing because the Internet companies advertise coconut essential oil, however there is no such thing.

There is coconut oil, which is a semi solid oil made from the coconut fruit, and can have the aroma of the coconut, or you can buy coconut fragrance oil, which is a synthetic scent oil, however there is no such thing as coconut essential oil. There are certain plants that you cannot extract the scent from, in the form of an essential oil, other examples would be peach, apricot etc.

If you have a product with the scent of one of these it would be scented with a fragrance oil, ie synthetic fragrance.

Essential oils are difficult to extract and take a lot of the plant to get very little oil, that's why it's so expensive. These oils are volatile and liquid aroma compounds from natural plant sources. They are usually prepared by fragrance extraction techniques such as steam distillation, cold pressing or extraction. They are often highly complex mixtures of hundreds of individual aroma compounds, one of the reasons they smell so incredible and pure.

I use coconut oil in all my soaps and they have all the wonderful benefits of coconut oil, however they don't give the strong aroma that a synthetic fragrance oil does. We only use pure essential oils to scent our products and believe in the less is more concept.

Anytime we can eliminate chemicals and synthetics it's better for our bodies and the environment.

Coconut oil has high amounts of lauric acid, capric and caprylic acids, the properties in these acids are anti-microbial, antioxidant, anti fungal, antibacterial. Coconut oil is also very soothing and helps prevent dry, flaking skin. It also delays the appearance age related wrinkles and sagging, as well as helping to treat various skin problems including psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema and skin infections.

So if you want the benefits without the chemicals and synthetics, why don't you try one of the following soap selections.

You can check us out at www.soaptheearth.com or on Etsy

Vegan Dry Skin Treatment

Winter is nearly upon us and harsh cold winds and extreme weather always play havoc with your skin.

Never fear the solution is here!

Try our "Later Gator" the best cream for dry, cracked and rough skin problems. Perfect for hands, feet, elbows and knees, or anywhere you need some soothing, hydrating relief.

As always are cream is all natural, vegan and made with organic ingredients and pure essential oils.

So if it sounds good, why not order it today and make your skin happy.

Check it out at www.soaptheearth.com or on Etsy

Vegan Rosacea Moisturizer

We are so excited to introduce our new product "Blush Away" moisturizer. If you have rosacea or sensitive skin, this product is for you.

We have made a gentle vegan cream with Sea Buckthorn, which has many benefits.

I know I have espoused on the virtues of Sea Buckthorn before, but let me give you a recap.

Sea Buckthorn is known as the Holy Fruit of the Himalayas. It has been revered by the native Tibetans for centuries for its incredible health benefits.

It is a small orange red berry with a sour taste. They are native to China, Russia and Mongolia. Sea Buckthorn was used in China for 12 centuries where it was first used in traditional Chinese medicine.
It's not only a powerful antioxidant but one of the most complete super fruits on the planet, with an array of health benefits.

It has been discovered that it is incredibly healing and calming for sensitive skin and in particular for rosacea. We've added some more goodies, like cucumber, green tea extracts and vitamins to give you a healing, gentle cream that you can use everyday. We've been working hard and we are thrilled to introduce it to you now. We also have a "Blush Away" soap so check us out at www.soaptheearth.com or on Etsy

The BEST rosacea cream I've ever used - leaves my skin incredibly soft and smooth and with no breakouts. The green is very subtle but helps tone down any flushing. I've had lots of compliments over the last few weeks since I started using it, so thank you!' Colleen P.