Cosmetic & Soap FAQ

Cosmetic Item Guidelines

WARNING FOR ALL COSMETIC ITEMS: Patch test before use. Discontinue use if irritation occurs. Items for external use only.

 


Soap

  • Instructions: Take soap bar and massage onto skin. Store somewhere dry and drain in between uses.
  • Details: Soap will have varying degrees of lather depending on soap type. For use on hands/body
  • Warnings: Bar slippery when wet. Items for external use only. 
  • May Contain: Shea Butter, Goat's Milk
  • Shelf Life: 3 years


Soap Scrub Cubes

  • Instructions: Take 1 cube (or cut away a part) and scrub against skin under water to wash and exfoliate. Reseal container. Store used cubes somewhere dry and drain in between uses.
  • Details: Soap mixed with carrier oil and sugar to both cleanse and exfoliate. For use on hands/body
  • Warnings: Do not put used cubes back into container to avoid shortening lifespan of unused cubes. The main exfoliant is sugar, which will gather moisture if not sealed. Do not use on irritated/damaged skin.
  • Shelf Life: 1-2 years

Body Scrub


Body Gel

  • Instructions: Take gel into hands and massage into skin, during or after shower.
  • Details: Body Gel is like lotion, but with a higher water content and gel-like consistency. For use on hands/body.
  • Warnings: Do not use on damaged skin. Colour may fade over time, but item still usable.
  • Shelf Life: 1 year


Bath Salt

  • Instructions: Scoop salts into steeping bag/pouch (if they contain loose botanicals) or directly into water (if they don't contain botanicals), then place in bath water. Botanicals are dried flowers, herb, etc. that can clog your drain if not cleaned properly! For use on hands/body only.
  • Details: Bath salts are added to bath water to create an invigorating or relaxing cleansing environment!
  • Warnings: Do not ingest.
  • Shelf Life: 1 year

Bubble Bath

Liquid Soap (Discontinued)

Shampoo (Discontinued)

 

What Are Cosmetics?

The following are defined as cosmetics: soap, scrubs, make-up, body sprays. (Pretty anything that goes onto your body!) Room Sprays and shower steamers are not considered cosmetics.

Each cosmetic is carefully handmade to abide by Health Canada standards (via ingredient use checks). While colourants are sourced from multiple suppliers we ensure that they are all cosmetic-grade (FDA-approved) and permitted for use in Canada and the USA.

 Since facial skin is much more sensitive, we recommend only using our soaps for hands and body. (But if you still want to use it on your face, that's fine!). If you would like to use our scrubs, we recommend using sugar scrubs for the face and salt scrubs for your body.

At the moment, we are only shipping soaps to Canada and the United States.

 

Shipping

I am only familiar with the Cosmetic laws for these 2 countries. In Canada, soaps/cosmetics must be submitted to Health Canada, called a Notification of Cosmetics. This is an optional process to the USA. Cosmetics Laws are different for each country, and some countries prohibit the importing of soaps.

Ingredients & Usage

Yes! Each ingredient is checked with the Health Canada cosmetic ingredient database to ensure they are safe to use. Our colourants are all safe for use according to EU Cosmetic and FDA standards.
All of the soap bases I use are vegetable-based! Some of the soap bases are also Kosher.

Those are colourants! Legally, producers of cosmetics in Canada are required to list each ingredient used in their products, and my micas are listed by their Colour Index (CI) numbers (CI ######).

Soaps: For soaps with hand-painted elements (brush strokes, filled job symbols), I recommend not using those on your face for the first couple times in case any mica powders are loosened by the water! Otherwise the soaps are safe for use on the face; I just don't recommend it since there are better soaps you could be using for your facial skin!

Scrubs: Yes! Please use the sugar scrubs on your face as sugar is not as abrasive. I recommend using the salt scrubs for your body instead, as the salts tend to be more coarse.

 

Sugar and Salt scrubs are used as exfoliants for your skin! These types of products typically try to help with lifting dead skin cells and have nourishing properties!

 

Keep water out of your scrubs! Scrubs come with a dry preservative, however I have opted to make a few with Optiphen, which is a preservative that should ideally keep scrubs from going rancid or molding. Please use the spatulas provided with your scrub if possible.

Cosmetics Help

We handcut all of our soaps. These soaps are handcrafted, meaning that each one turns out different

Sometimes the colourants are actually a blend of 2 colours. (ex. Cyan=Blue/Green). One colour may come out a little more over time.

 

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