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Welcome to JacqsArtisan Soapery's natural handcrafted whole-body soaps, where we  believe in power of nature to enhance your beauty and skin health.

Our traditionally handmade soaps are crafted with great care and are made in small batches, using the original cold process method and using palm oil-free formulas enriched with an additional six carefully chosen vegetable speciality oils. Additionally utilising spa clays, botanicals and other natural colorants to further offer enhanced natural benefits to your bath routine, to soothe, moisturise and nourish your skin everyday.

These soaps were designed in a hard water area and so a good lather and excellent moisturising properties have been priority since 2013.

Each hand crafted bar & hand finished bar contains 35-50% premium cold-pressed olive oil for a luxurious cleansing experience and are predominately fragranced with essential oils.

Indulge in our thoughtfully made products that will nourish your skin and

elevate your self-care routine.

    Designed to be Kind To the Planet & Kind to your skin

    Hand-made & Hand Finished

     Traditional cold process Method

    Completely Palm Oil Free

    Vegan & Vegetarian 

    Kind & Gentle

    Made in small batches

    Quality controlled
    Made with Essential oils
    Beneficial Botanicals & Spa Clays
    Whole body Soap
    Large120g - 130g bars

    Designed in a hard water area

    No plastic

    99.9% compostable packaging

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    Packaging & Clean Up
    Transitioning to using shampoo bars
     Transitioning to Shampoo Bars

                                       

     

    Transitioning to shampoo soap bars may or may not  take a bit of getting used to, depending on the type of shampoo you have been using and your hair type so, your hair may rebel a little. 

    Your hair may have become used to the chemicals and silicone found in most shampoos. So at first your hair my put up a fight to the change it faces. Your 'old' shampoo will have firstly been stripping away the natural oils that your scalp produces and then artificially coating the hair shaft with silicone to smooth the hair down cuticles to make is seem smooth and under control.

    But it was really in a straight -jacket and for a while it might freak out when released from it's silicone prison.

    This transition differs from one person to another and may last from a couple of washes to a month or there may be no transition at all. This depends on the condition of the hair in regards to the shampoo you use and how coated the hair shafts are.

    Shampoo bars reveal the true nature of your hair but you may need to strip away any residues first and then give you hair time to adjust  re-balancing the oils the scalp produces. As the scalp has been overproducing sebum to compensate for the oils being stripped away you may find that your hair becomes  greasy or conversely may even seem dry.

    Be patient while it goes through withdrawals and re-balances. 

     Help strip away the build up​

    The first time you use a shampoo bar consider wetting the hair with a diluted solution consisting of a pinch  baking soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) dissolved in warm water and rinse hair prior to shampooing,

    this will help to strip away some of build up of chemicals & silicone.

    This wash can be carried out once a month to remove any build up, as a maintenance regime should you wish. 

    Then...

     Work up a good lather either on your hands or on a body buff or sponge then apply to hair to wash,

    this will work better initially than rubbing the soap straight onto your hair, as rinsing out all of the shampoo is very important ,so better distribution of lather will be is easier.

    Once you have your lather,  wash as normal, then be sure to rinse thoroughly and then rinse again.  

    As a final rinse consider using a bit of Apple Cider vinegar or lemon juice diluted in the rinse water , this slightly acid rinse can be very beneficial helping with tangling and restoring the hairs natural PH balance.

    The smell of the ACV will be gone as soon as your hair is dry.

    Some people find that some Citric Acid dissolved in warm rise water works better for them. 

    Other considerations

    Hard water can also affect the outcome of how your hair feels and may make it feel waxy and or sticky. Consider using distilled water if this continues to be a problem.

    Conditioning

    You may find that you no longer need any form of conditioner but initially while you are getting used to the shampoo bar you may find it helpful to use a natural silicone free conditioner or hair oils to condition.

    Rinsing with a diluted lash rinse with warm water and some apple cider vinegar will also leave your hair smoother and shinier- the smell will disappear within a very short time.

    Finally - Try different Shampoo bars to find the one for your hair type

    Try different shampoo bars to find the bar that works best for your hair type.

    Feedback from customers is that they seem to get really good results from the lemon verbena bar straightaway and then they can move onto other bars should they want a change or require other qualities to the hair wash. 

    All of JacqsArtisan soaps are great for using as a shampoo bar except the

    salt bar ,Castille, exfoliating bar and  shaving bar. 

    Transitioning to Shampoo Bars

    A Bit about the  packaging

    Much thought has gone into my packaging

    and it has evolved over time to be pretty much all made from recycled materials and is fully

    (apart from my wax stamp and the grease-proof paper on my round bars) recyclable.

    The clear bag that the bars are sent in is made from wood pulp and completely compostable. Cut the bag into smaller pieces and compost, along with your veggie peelings. 

    So that's not much needs to go into

    the landfill bin.

    Soap making Clean-up

    Just also on a side note, I have a very clever way of cleaning my mixing equipment that does not add any waste to the bin.

     Jugs ,bowls blender and spatulas are all wiped as clean as possible with an old towel,

    before being washed up.

    Then after a couple of days the batter now on the towel has turned to soap and I can then put through the washing machine with their own soap on them, to get clean.

    Genius ( if I say so myself )

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