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Frequently Asked Questions!
Soap sold at grocery store is either not soap but detergent and full of chemicals that shouldn’t be on your skin or has had the glycerin removed to make lotions, therefore selling you two products vs one. Glycerin is a natural occurring byproduct of soap, it’s what leaves your skin feeling soft and moisturized ( that’s why a lot of store bought soaps dry out your skin)
Handmade soaps like ours, release glycerin during the soap making process. Glycerin is a natural emollient and humectant, which in commercial soaps, the glycerin is extracted and resold.
We use only the highest quality ingredients to use in all of our products. The soaps are made in small batches, then they are hand cut and packaged.
Now that you’ve decided on your favorite scent (or scents!), here are a few tips to getting the most enjoyment from your new handmade soap.
Handmade soaps naturally have a high glycerin content, which is great for your skin – but it also means the soap requires a place to dry out between uses. The glycerin attracts water and if left in standing water, the soap will break down quickly. To prolong the lifespan of your soap, do not allow it to sit in a dish or container that is bowl-shaped, or that allows water to pool in the bottom. Also, beware of those indentations built into some showers as “soap dishes”; they rarely drain properly.
Instead, be sure to store your soap in a dry place out of the stream of water, and on a draining soap dish. A slatted wood or bamboo soap dish is ideal because it wicks water away from the soap, allowing the soap to dry properly. Alternatively, a “soap saver” (an oval disk with raised nubs) placed in the bottom of your favorite soap dish should keep it high and dry.
Unused soaps need to be stored in a cool, dry place – preferably, NOT the bathroom. A linen closet is great (plus, the soap will make your linens smell good!). If you need to transport the soap and are concerned about the scent migrating to other items (such as food), wrap the soap snugly in waxed paper to block the scent transfer.
Use your fresh new soap within 6 months of purchase, since it is a natural soap the shelf life is short.
All of our soaps are between 4.5 and 5.5 ounces, they are hand cut so the sizes will be approximate but will always be at least 4.5 ounces and are larger than a lot of the soaps on the market
All orders over $95.00 have free shipping! We use USPS for most of our shipping and the prices are based on weight and location.
Brandywine Soapery uses consciously sourced raw materials for all of our luxury soaps.
We use organic, food-quality, fair trade oils and specialty ingredients whenever possible. Our soap recipes are formulated with a wide variety of oils and butters such as Organic Beef Tallow, Olive Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Sustainable Palm Oil, Avocado Oil, Cocoa Butter and Fair Trade Organic Shea Butter.
Each batch is custom crafted with skin-loving natural additives such as oatmeal, botanicals and activated charcoal.
Our plant-derived essential oils and phthalate-free fragrance oils deliver effective aromatherapy with each use.
We developed a descriptive list of ingredients we use to help inform and empower our customers. If you suffer from severe allergies to products such as nuts or gluten and you have concerns regarding specific ingredients and how it will affect your allergies, it’s always best to consult with your doctor before using any product.
Handmade soaps naturally have a high glycerin content, which is great for your skin – but it also means the soap requires a place to dry out between uses. The glycerin attracts water and if left in standing water, the soap will break down quickly. To prolong the lifespan of your soap, do not allow it to sit in a dish or container that is bowl-shaped, or that allows water to pool in the bottom. Also, beware of those indentations built into some showers as “soap dishes”; they rarely drain properly.
Instead, be sure to store your soap in a dry place out of the stream of water, and on a draining soap dish. A slatted wood or bamboo soap dish is ideal because it wicks water away from the soap, allowing the soap to dry properly. Alternatively, a “soap saver” (an oval disk with raised nubs) placed in the bottom of your favorite soap dish should keep it high and dry.
How long a bar will last depends on how many people are using it, how often you bathe or shower and how you use the bar. For one person showering every day, a well-drained bar should last approximately a month.
Goat’s milk contains precious skin minerals like selenium and is loaded with vitamins, particularly vitamin A, the most important vitamin for the skin. It contains fatty acids that are wonderful for dry and sensitive skin. All of our soaps are mild and are great for the skin but we love the creamy feel of goat’s milk soap. We also offer coconut milk, aloe vera and cucumber extract soap as a vegan option!
We actually offer a couple of soaps with no fragrance and no colors such as our Chamomile Baby Soap. They have limited ingredients and are appropriate for those with sensitivities to scents or colors.
What Are the Benefits of Essential Oils?
REPORTED BENEFITS AND USES
With its beautiful warm, woody, earthy and slightly resinous aroma, Atlas Cedarwood Oil has a wide range of applications both in aromatherapy as well as natural perfumery.
Renowned for denoting strength and peaceful dominion, Atlas Cedarwood is known as a gentle giant
, as it is both soft and powerful and has a wide variety of applications.
Along with helping to provide balance, Atlas Cedarwood Essential Oil is helpful in blends formulated for managing pain and inflammation, muscle spasms, and unwanted bacterial, fungal, or viral activity. As with the other conifer oils, Cedarwood Atlas Oil is an exquisite choice when looking to support healthy lungs and promote clear breathing. In natural perfumery, it is widely used in masculine colognes but is just as lovely in aromatic blends for women. When applied topically, Cedarwood Atlas Oil has clarifying properties. It can assist in the revitalization of dull, congested skin by encouraging healthy microbial balance.
Known for its remarkable grounding benefits, Cedarwood Atlas Oil is widely used in meditation blends formulated to help stabilize and calm a restless mind or spirit. It is wonderful to diffuse on its own or as a superb addition to massage oils to support the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, especially during trying times.
With its rich, warm, sweet-spicy, eugenolic aroma, Clove Bud Oil offers numerous applications within beauty, cosmetic, aromatherapy and soapmaking applications.
Due to its exceptional antioxidant capabilities and its efficacy as a dietary supplement, Clove Essential Oil has been included in many recipes for health and long life. The main chemical component of the oil is Eugenol, which is also responsible for Clove Oil’s strong fragrance. Eugenol is also an important molecule for modern dentistry that is still found in pharmaceuticals today for toothache and gum complaints.
REPORTED BENEFITS AND USES
Clove Bud Essential Oil is most widely used to help with minor pain and inflammation management, especially the pain associated with dental problems. Applied topically in extremely low dilution and with the help of other oils, Clove Oil assists in restoring ease and comfort to tired, fatigued or overworked bodies. Spicy and heart warming, Clove Bud Essential Oil is a powerful cleaner for the home, especially during seasonal illness, when looking to minimize unwanted bacterial, viral, or fungal activity. When diffused, it can be an added tool to support a healthy immune system. Clove Bud Oil is immensely beneficial as a digestive support when gently massaged onto the abdomen.
Clove Bud Essential Oil blends especially well with essential oils in the wood, spice, citrus, floral and herbaceous families. It can be helpful in helping to improve the aroma of blends and formulations that have a medicinal
or unpleasant scent to them. Clove Oil is also wonderful for use in home fragrancing, diffusion and potpourri blends.
Emotionally and energetically, Clove Bud Oil warms and comforts. With its spicy nature, Clove Bud Essential Oil promotes greater self-assurance and fosters confidence during challenging times or unexpected transitions. It is also considered to be an aphrodisiac.
Douglas Fir essential oil has a very intense yet soft, woody-balsamic, sweet coniferous aroma with a vibrant, robust character and great tenacity.
REPORTED BENEFITS AND USES
Like other conifer oils, Douglas Fir Essential Oil has grounding and refreshing qualities and is one we highly recommend for use in diffusers to purify the environment in enclosed spaces and to help ward off illnesses that circulate in the winter months. This essential oil is helpful in reducing unwanted microbial activity, which can be so welcome if working to get rid of a cold or the flu. In addition to acting as a brilliant lung support, Douglas Fir Essential Oil is helpful when looking to support proper adrenal function. This essential oil is soothing in case of unwelcome muscle spasms, such as a persistent, spastic cough. Douglas Fir Needle Oil is also skin healing and rejuvenating as well as a great oil to add to bone healing and strengthening blends.
Emotionally and energetically, Douglas Fir Essential Oil is restorative and calming. This essential oil is very uplifting, especially during times that require more emotional fortitude and strength. Diffusing this oil may promote a sense of hiking through a forest on a crisp day. Pseudotsuga Menziesii Oil is also widely used in DIY cleaning products for purifying and cleansing in home or office spaces and revitalising the environment.
REPORTED BENEFITS AND USES
Our organically crafted Roman Chamomile Essential Oil is steam distilled from the delicate daisy-like flowers of the Anthemis nobilis (synonym of Chamaemelum nobile) growing in the rolling, green countryside of Oregon in the United States’ Pacific Northwest. The charming Chamaemelum nobile flowers, with white petals and deep yellow centers, create a stunning essential oil with a powerfully diffusive, intense, sweet, fresh-fruity and soft herbal aroma with berry and apple-like notes and woody notes in the drydown.
The main components of Roman Chamomile essential oil are the esters of Angelic and Tiglic acids (including the Angelates and Metacrylates) comprising up to 80% of the total oil. The chemical makeup of Roman Chamomile Oil contributes to the oil’s calming and soothing properties for the skin when used topically, as well as its ability to calm the mind when used aromatically.
Endowed with an overall calming effect for the stressed mind and tense body, Roman Chamomile Essential Oil is highly valued for its potential to ease muscle spasms and to reduce minor pain and inflammation. The essential oil stand-outs in massage oils, salves, and compresses, where it helps alleviate tired and sore muscles. Roman Chamomile Oil is also excellent for sleep support, as it is profoundly calming and so welcome during times of situational anxiety or depression. It is also used extensively in the skincare products, increasing the ability of the skin to regenerate and has been used successfully to treat upset, reddened skin. Roman chamomile promotes smooth, healthy skin and relieves irritations because of its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties.
In aromatherapy, Roman Chamomile Essential Oil is highly sought after for its remarkable calming and restorative properties. With a chemical profile full of esters and other calming constituents, Roman Chamomile Oil can be helpful in soothing the systems of the body.
Eucalyptus Oilis used without mention of a species, this is usually the one being referred to.
REPORTED BENEFITS AND USES
Blue Gum Eucalyptus Essential Oil has a powerful, penetrating aroma, especially beneficial for the respiratory system and particularly suited for diffusion in the air. Eucalyptus Globulus Essential Oil is the most recommended at the first sign of a cold or flu to help support healthy lung function and boost the immune system. Along with working to support healthy lungs, Eucalyptus Globulus Essential Oil is often used to reduce the unwelcome presence of bacterial, fungal, or viral activity. It may also be used topically or in a spritzer as an insect repellent. Eucalyptus Globulus can also help with minor pain and inflammation management, and ease unwanted muscle spasms. It can stimulate healthy circulation, bringing a feeling of warmth to the body.Eucalyptus globules is known for its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Itu2019s commonly used in skin care products to treat skin conditions such as burns, wounds, ulcers, and eczema. In aromatherapy, Eucalyptus Oil reduces patterns of negative thinking and can bring clarity and increased vitality, especially during particularly challenging times. It can also be effective in stimulating mental focus and helps soothe exhaustion.
This essential oil has a smoky-lemony top notes balanced with sweet woody-resinous body notes and clear, soft, balsamic tones in the dry down. It has been used for thousands of years as a spiritual incense, folk medicine, and in luxurious cosmetics.
Boswellia carterii, the species most commonly called Frankincense, is considered as beneficial aromatically for perfuming with its gorgeously deep and resinous notes, as it is for its numerous aromatherapeutic properties. The resin of Boswellia carterii contains high levels of soothing compounds, referred to as boswellic acids. These compounds have been found to enhance overall comfort and ease in our bodies and joints, as well as for the health and beauty of our skin.
REPORTED BENEFITS AND USES
Besides its intoxicatingly smooth, and relaxing aroma, Frankincense carterii has a knack for charming users with its many therapeutic properties. This essential oil is helpful in promoting overall skin health, such as reducing the appearance of mature skin and scars due to its ability to repair skin cells. Frankincense Carterii Essential Oil is also widely used for helping to reduce minor pain and inflammation related to headaches and general muscle tension. It can provide respiratory support, as well, helping to clear congestion and mucous to facilitate easy breathing. Frankincense is a safe, gentle oil that is a great choice for people with sensitive systems, including children and the elderly.
Emotionally and energetically, Frankincense Carterii Oil encourages emotional healing, support reflection, and introspection, and bring peace and calm, especially during meditation. It has a deep, rich, grounding aroma which touts the ability to quiet the mind, support focus, and encourage tranquility.