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Golden Calendula

Golden Calendula

$8 USD Cold process Cured 4+ weeks Naples, FL

Calendula infused oil, calendula petals and a turmeric gold.

Plant + dairy/honey This bar contains no lard or tallow, but it does contain an animal-derived ingredient - goat milk and/or honey - so it is not vegan.

Built on a calendula oleate - petals infused into oil - with more ground calendula carried through the bar. A touch of turmeric warms the colour naturally instead of a synthetic dye, and honey goes in as well. Olive oil and shea butter make the base.

5 bars left

Every bar cures for four weeks, so batches are small and counted.

Measured

Bar profile

Physical characteristics of this bar, calculated from its recipe. They describe how the soap behaves — not what it does to skin.

Hardness 29 54 38
Bubbly lather 14 46 19
Creamy lather 16 48 24

The make-up

Notes on the bar

Keep it on a draining dish. A cold-process bar left sitting in water softens and will not last the way it should.

Scent

Oatmeal, milk & honey

The same warm, quiet scent as Golden Oat, over a more herbal base from the calendula.

Texture

Petals you can see

Ground calendula petals are visible through the bar. Olive oil and shea butter make the lather dense and creamy rather than bubbly.

The base

Built on a calendula oleate

Oil infused with calendula petals, plus more petals ground in. A touch of turmeric warms the colour instead of a dye. Contains honey, so not vegan.

Origin

Cured in Naples, Florida

Cold process, small batch, cured a minimum of four weeks before it leaves the workshop.

How this batch is made

Process

Cold process. A calendula oleate — petals infused into oil — with more ground petals carried through the bar. Turmeric gives the golden tone, and honey goes in as well.

The bar

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Full declaration

Ingredients

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Water (Aqua), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Sodium Hydroxide†, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Fragrance (Parfum), Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Powder, Honey (Mel), Sodium Lactate, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Powder, Kaolin, Mica (CI 77019).

† Sodium hydroxide is the alkali that turns oils into soap. None remains in the finished bar.

Warnings

  • Patch test before first use, even on a gentle bar: work a little lather onto the inside of your forearm, rinse, and leave it 24 hours. If any redness, itching or stinging appears, stop and do not use the bar. Every skin is different.
  • For external use only.
  • Avoid contact with the eyes. If contact occurs, rinse thoroughly with water.
  • Discontinue use if irritation occurs.
  • Keep out of reach of children.
  • If you have known fragrance or ingredient sensitivities, review the list above before use.

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