All About Soap with a small footprint
Oh Goodness soaps have a clean conscience. What does that mean? It means having a small carbon footprint while being big on clean soapy goodness. Developing my recipes, I made the conscious decision to use the best ingredients, sourced as close to the OG HQ as possible. Working with the very best oils from around Aotearoa and the Pacific,
my soaps are mindfully made so that they’re good for your skin and good for the planet. I wrap my soaps in recycled paper and ship them in recyclable card mailers. Because I believe lots of little things can make a big difference.
The best oils, sourced locally.
It’s important I partner with suppliers that have a low impact on the planet. I carefully select ingredients I can get as close to home as possible, and that are produced in an ethical way. My base recipe has a few simple ingredients chosen for their individual qualities and that work really well together to create beautiful, creamy soaps with a fine lather.
Tallow – rendered and purified fat from beef and sheep, tallow is a traditional ingredient that has been used by soap makers for centuries, for its hardness and good lather. I use beef tallow, from farms in Canterbury.
High Oleic Canola Oil – grown and cold-pressed in Canterbury, this oil brings a silky, conditioning feel to the lather. “High oleic” means the plant has been bred to produce more oleic acid, which makes the oil more stable — so the soap keeps its lather and shelf life better than standard canola would.
High Oleic Sunflower Oil – this oil provides a lovely moisturising feel and nice bubbles. Like the canola, its high oleic content means a more stable oil that holds up better over the life of the bar. My fresh, cold-pressed oil comes from Canterbury.
Coconut – mostly used for bubbles and cleansing capabilities, coconut oil brings the fluffy, cleansing lather that a soap bar needs. Combined with the other oils in the recipe, it balances out a bar that’s both bubbly and gentle on the skin.
Castor – pressed from the castor bean, this oil is prized by soapmakers for the big, stable bubbles it brings to the lather. Used in small amounts alongside the other oils, it helps give the bar a silky, conditioning feel.
Where possible, I source oils for scent from around Aotearoa, such as essential oils from local growers and suppliers. My aim is to shop and source local, keep air miles down and support other local businesses while celebrating the abundance of ingredients in our wonderful country.
Ana
Founder of Oh Goodness
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