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Delightfully nourishing, rejuvenating & healing, eco-chic, all-natural, vegan, gluten-free, thalate-free body care products.
Made from scratch in small batches, by hand, with heart’ ... NO nasties.
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Visit product page →Hide’n Seek Oil Perfume: Proprietary blend of essential oils in organic apricot kernel oil. Jasmine & citrus, peaceful & romantic.
Equinox Oil Perfume: Proprietary blend of essential oils in organic apricot kernel oil. Woodsy, earthy, warm, calming, anti-depressant & mood elevating, with a hint of cinnamon.
Stress Less Oil Perfume Proprietary blend of essential oils in organic apricot kernel oil. Fresh, clean, herbaceous, floral, calming, de-stressing, mood up-lifting.
Nirvana Oil Perfume Proprietary blend of essential oils in organic apricot kernel oil. Warm, woodsy, earthy-sweet, grounding & calming.
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Visit product page →Soothing & Repairing Sun Damaged Skin
100% natural & vegan
Size: 4 oz
Bar Dimensions: 3.25” x 2” x 1”
The Players: Handmade from scratch using aloe, coconut, RSPO-certified palm, and olive oils, turmeric and tomato powder & zinc oxide. Scented with essential oils of lavender, peppermint, geranium, frankincense and ravensara.
Benefits: The ingredients in this soap were carefully chosen for their known anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, analgesic, astringent and anti-bacterial benefits.This blend creates a soap that helps soothe, calm and provide relief and nourishment to sun-damaged skin.
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Visit product page →Soothing & Repairing for damaged, sunburnt and peeling skin
100% natural & vegan
Size: 2 oz / 59 ml
Container Size: 5” t x 1.5 w”. Round with pump applicator.
The Players: Hemp Seed Oil, Hemp Seed Oil Infused with Cayenne, Sea Buckthorn Oil, Aloe Vera oil, Calendula Extract, Alpha Bisabolol, Vitamin E & Essential Oils of Lavender, Frankincense, Peppermint, Geranium and Ravensara.
Benefits: The ingredients making up this serum were carefully and thoughtfully chosen for their known soothing, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, skin nourishing, and repair benefits. This blend sends nutrients deep into your sun-damaged skin, helping to soothe dryness, improve healing, restore suppleness, and reduce irritation, flaking and swelling.
Use: Apply to affected area and let it do its magic while you sleep.
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Visit product page →Aftershave & toner made with gin infused with organic rosemary, yarrow, juniper berries and orange peel with hints of clary sage, vetiver, coriander and bergamot mint. Buoyant and joyful. Masculine. Feminine. Why choose?
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Visit product page →Your lips, oh so delicious...Think honey about the marriage of honey to fresh raspberries...
This lip balm is ultra-moisturizing, nourishing and healing, and it leaves your lips velvety soft. The tint will be very subtle on your lips, mostly making them look fresher.
Ingredients: Calendula-infused argan oil, beeswax, shea butter, vitamin E, cetyl alcohol, mica safe for lips, and oils of sweet orange and raspberry. 100% natural and phtalate-free.
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Visit product page →Best for Mature or Dry Skin.
This biodegradable sponge is made from 100% Konjac fibre, a porous root vegetable that grows in Asia. It gently exfoliates your skin and deep-cleanses your pores, leaving a thin film that nourishes and protects your complexion with additional collagen. After regular use, your face will look smooth and glowing. It is also an excellent make-up remover, more effective than using cleansers and water. The French Red Clay can tighten your skin, help smooth fine wrinkles, and repairs your skin's elastin, making your skin supple.
To use for the first time, soak in water for 10-20 minutes until it expands and softens. Use your favorite cleanser and scrub your face in gentle circular motions. Rinse well and leave to dry.
Shelf-life: 1 month.
Certified vegan and cruelty-free, and fully compostable.
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Visit product page →The Mother of All Salves is full of antibacterial, anti-fungal, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and antiviral herbs & essential oils. It is high in Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids as well as Vitamin A. It helps with scarring, promotes healing, stops bleeding for slow healing wounds and provides a protective barrier to your scrapes, scratches, burns, bruises, breakouts or irritated skin. Good for protecting your hands after getting dirty in your garden or for all of the perils the world throws at them.Ingredients: organic calendula, yarrow, neem leaf, chaparral infused hemp oil, beeswax and a therapeutic blend of sage, tea tree and marjoram essential oils.25 ml. -
On saleVisit product page →Camamu Handmade Set for Normal Skin: Laranja Chamomile Shampoo, Cosmic Detox Soap, Unrepentant Rose Soap
Deliciously nourishing and rejuvenating 100% natural, biodegradable, handmade bar shampoo, facial soap & body soap, for Normal Skin and Hair.
Please keep the bars in a dry place between use.
Laranja Chamomile Shampoo: Infused with organic chamomile to soothe the scalp, and organic marshmallow to strengthen and bring shine to the hair. Its energizing and enlivening essential oil blend of lemongrass, litsea and clove adds sheen and luster to the hair, while easing feelings of stress and depression.
To use, just wet your hair, rub all over with the bar until a lather forms, and scrub as you like. Rinse well, and then condition as needed.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, castor, shea butter, sweet almond, avocado, hemp seed & apricot kernel oils; infused with organic marshmallow and chamomile.
Cosmic Detox Soap: An activated charcoal facial soap that is skin-detoxifying, deep-pore cleansing & nourishing, with a beautiful nebula swirl of orange sun-light and white moon-light. Scented with neroli, lavender, litsea & copaiba balsam.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm & castor oil, activated charcoal; spice powders.
Unrepentant Rose Soap: You'll fall in love with this rose delight! This soap provides quenching, and skin-rebalancing nourishment, while reducing feelings of stress and activating the heart chakra. Helping to foster a sense of love, compassion and empathy while lessening feelings of anger and callousness, this lovely soap urges you to open your heart - you won't be sorry!
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm & apricot kernel oils; rose petals; organic paprika powder. Scented with our proprietary rose oil blend, geranium and palmarosa.
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On saleVisit product page →Camamu Handmade Set for Dry Skin: Laranja Chamomile Shampoo, Black Beauty, Argan Milk and Honey,
Deliciously nourishing and rejuvenating 100% natural and biodegradable bar shampoo, facial soap & body soap for Dry Skin.
Please keep the bars in a dry place between use.
Rosemary Nettle Shampoo: Rosemary is an excellent tonic for hair and scalp which helps to strengthen the hair, stimulate the follicles and combat dry and flaky scalps, thus helping to reduce dandruff. It is also reputed to work against hair loss and greying. Nettles are prized for their health benefits when taken internally or used externally. In hair care, nettles help to combat dandruff, scalp pimples, scalp eczema and hair loss. High in vitamins and minerals, nettles help to gently support hair regrowth.
To use, just wet your hair, rub all over with the bar until a lather forms, put the bar aside and scrub as you like. Rinse well and then condition as needed.
Black Beauty Soap: Facial soap with detoxifying activated charcoal binds to toxins, dirt and grime deep cleaning the pores and surface of the skin. The kaolin clay swirls help absorb surface oils and condition the skin, making it also an excellent anti-acne soap. We augment this soap's detoxifying properties with an essential oil blend of juniper berry, clary sage, lemongrass and gingergrass which help rebalance the skin, clear and tone pores and energize skin and psyche. This soap leaves the skin feeling silky smooth and is not at all drying. Beautiful indeed!
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm, apricot kernel & aloe oils; activated charcoal & kaolin clay.
Argan Oil Milk and Honey: Argan oil, aka Liquid Gold, provides profound skin care benefits. Protein rich, full of anti-oxidants and carotenoids, it boosts the skin's elasticity, protects against premature aging and reduces skin irritations. The fresh goat's milk we use provides deep nourishment and moisturizing, while its alpha hydroxyl acids help the skin to shed its top layer of dead cells. For added benefit, we use local honey which acts as a humectant, attracting moisture to the skin as well as promoting gentle healing. We don't believe enough is ever really enough and so have added a restorative and regenerative essential oil blend to balance, soothe and restore the skin.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm and argan oils; fresh, organic goat's milk; local honey. Scented with an essential oil blend of sweet orange, amyris sandalwood, geranium, cedar and frankincense.
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On saleVisit product page →Camamu Handmade Set for Mature Skin: Laranja Chamomile Shampoo, Morning Glow, Myrrh Maid
Deliciously nourishing and rejuvenating 100% natural and biodegradable bar shampoo, facial soap & body soap for Mature Skin.
Please keep the bars in a dry place between use.
Rosemary Nettle Shampoo: Rosemary is an excellent tonic for hair and scalp, which is known to strengthen the hair, stimulate the follicles and combat dry and flaky scalps, thus helping to reduce dandruff. It is also reputed to work against hair loss and greying. Nettles are prized for their health benefits when taken internally or used externally. In hair care, nettles help to combat dandruff, scalp pimples, scalp eczema and hair loss. High in vitamins and minerals, nettles help to gently support hair regrowth.
To use, just wet your hair, rub all over with the bar until a lather forms, put the bar aside and scrub as you like. Rinse well and then condition as needed.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, castor, shea butter, sweet almond, avocado and apricot kernel & hemp seed oils. Infused with organic rosemary & nettle powder, essential oils of rosemary and bergamot mint.
Morning Glow Soap: Made with Gotu Kola and Argan Oil, this facial soap is a powerhouse of renewal and glow. Gotu kola is regarded as a highly spiritual plant in India. It strengthens and improves skin tone by stimulating collagen production, is anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial, and works to decrease scarring. Argan oil is renowned for its immensely restorative, nourishing and healing properties. Scented with a mood elevating blend of essential oils, this soap soothes the soul while repairing the skin.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm and argan oils; infused with organic gotu kola. Scented with mood elevating clary sage, cananga and bay essential oils,
Myrrh-Maid Soap: In this soap you'll find shea butter, cocoa butter and sea buckthorn oils added in abundance for their nourishment, replenishment and skin loving properties and scented with frankincense, myrrh, lavender and geranium essential oils. Both frankincense and myrrh are known as the holiest of oils and have been used in skin care for millennia. They provide restoration, rejuvenation and revitalization for dry or aging skin. Both oils are also used ceremonially to foster a connection with the divine; for more earthly concerns they help to calm, focus the mind and overcome feelings of stress and despair. Lavender and geranium essential oils provide additional benefits of soothing, calming and making your skin glow.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm, shea butter, cocoa butter & sea buckthorn oils; essential oils - frankincense, myrrh, lavender & geranium; organic alkanet root powder & annatto berry powder.
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On saleVisit product page →Camamu HandmadeSet for Oily Skin: Laranja Chamomile Shampoo, Cosmic Detox, Vetiver Clove
Deliciously nourishing and rejuvenating 100% natural and biodegradable bar shampoo, facial soap & body soap for Oily Skin.Please keep the bars in a dry place between use.
Laranja Chamomile Shampoo: Infused with organic chamomile to soothe the scalp and organic marshmallow to strengthen and bring shine to the hair, its energizing and enlivening essential oil blend of lemongrass, litsea and clove adds sheen and luster to the hair, while easing feelings of stress and depression.
To use, just wet your hair, rub all over with the bar until a lather forms, and scrub as you like. Rinse well, and then condition as needed.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, castor, shea butter, sweet almond, avocado, hemp seed & apricot kernel oils; infused with organic marshmallow and chamomile.
Cosmic Detox Soap: An activated charcoal facial soap that is skin-detoxifying, deep-pore cleansing & nourishing, with a beautiful nebula swirl of orange sun-light and white moon-light. Scented with neroli, lavender, litsea & copaiba balsam.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm & castor oil, activated charcoal; spice powders, essential oils of neroli, lavender, litsea & copaiba balsam.
Vetiver Clove Soap: A wonderful soap to use after a hard day of work, Vetiver Clove's earthy, grounding aroma comes from a blend of clove, vetiver & sweet orange essential oils. We've added organic, gluten free oats to revitalize, condition and gently exfoliate the skin and put in a swirl of organic walnut husk powder. Rich in tannins, walnut husk powder helps to combat mild eczema or other inflammatory conditions including acne and psoriasis. You've worked hard. Now it's time to rest and repair.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm & castor oils. Swirled with organic walnut husk powder and enriched with ground, gluten free organic oats, and scented with essential oils of clove, neroli, and vetiver.
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On saleVisit product page →Camamu Handmade Set for Sensitive Skin: Laranja Chamomile Shampoo, Baby Balm, Soft and Tender Soap
Deliciously nourishing and rejuvenating 100% natural and biodegradable bar shampoo, facial soap & body soap for Sensitive Skin.
Please keep the bars in a dry place between use.
Laranja Chamomile Shampoo: Infused with organic chamomile to soothe the scalp and organic marshmallow to strengthen and bring shine to the hair. Its energizing and enlivening essential oil blend of lemongrass, litsea and clove adds sheen and luster to the hair, while easing feelings of stress and depression.
To use, just wet your hair, rub all over with the bar until a lather forms, and scrub as you like. Rinse well, and then condition as needed.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, castor, shea butter, sweet almond, avocado, hemp seed & apricot kernel oils; infused with organic marshmallow and chamomile.
Baby Balm Soap: Our toxin-laden environment is a major concern, and is also challenging to many people who find themselves sensitized and reactive to scents as well as the myriad chemical additives used in body care products. Camamu's Baby Balm Soap is for those, who want a purely natural, uncomplicated product. Unscented, enriched with a wealth of richly moisturizing shea butter, avocado & sweet almond oils and infused with a strong tea of skin-healing organic calendula, this is the perfect soap for babies and sensitive souls of any age.
Less, so often, is more!
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm, shea butter, avocado & sweet almond oils; infused with organic calendula; unscented.
Soft & Tender Soap: One of our buyers asked us to develop a soap for the more delicate areas of the body. After careful research we formulated this soap, which combines a very high level of free oils in the soap (10%) with herbal infusions of calendula, chamomile and marshmallow. 10% super-fatting means this soap has a lot of extra (unbound) oils which makes it very gentle and very moisturizing. The organic herbs we infuse into the soap bring their amazing therapeutics into the mix... calendula is anti-yeast as well as being an overall healing powerhouse, chamomile is extraordinarily skin-soothing while marshmallow is soothing, humectant and supportive of mucosal tissue. Lightly scented with palmarosa, balsam peru and sweet orange essential oils, this soap is softly supportive of your delicate self.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm & castor oils; infused with organic calendula, chamomile & marshmallow
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On saleVisit product page →Three-Piece Suit: Man Cave Soap, Hops in the Bath Soap, Spicy Chai Soap
When you’re in your birthday suit, these hand-crafted and distinctive soaps with a little bit of swagger, suave and spicy sophistication, will get you inspired and ready for the day.
100% natural, biodegradable gluten-free and vegan handmade bar soaps.
Man Cave Soap: A soap inspired by nature: cool, like a mossy river rock, and a deep green forest after a refreshing Spring rain.
A moisturizing, sudsy soap with a mesmerizing aroma of vetiver, cedarwood, clary sage, amyris sandalwood, cypress, sage and black paper. It is fresh, deep cleanses your pores and clears your mind.
Ingredients: coconut, palm, olive, and apricot kernel oils, charcoal, kaolin clay, spirulina, indigo, essential oils of vetiver, cedarwood, clary sage, amyris sandalwood, cypress, sage and black paper.
Hops in the Bath: Micro-brewed in our studio and combines an infusion of locally grown, organic anti-inflammatory hops, skin-thirst quenching base oils and a crisp, refreshing essential oil blend of fir, cedar, sage, neroli, vetiver and juniper. Pour a cold one, draw a bath, jump in! We know you'll be happy you hopped in the bath with this bar of soap.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm and castor oils;annatto powder and organic hops infusion.Spicy Chai Soap: Made with a strong infusion of chai and black teas to which we add big dollops of golden Oregon honey, known for its humectant, healing and nourishing properties. Along with tea's anti-oxidant properties, our essential oil blend of cardamom, cinnamon, cassia, clove and black pepper combine to create a warming, transporting aroma that helps lighten one'smood and provide homey comfort. Your skin will drink up this soapy yumminess!Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm and castor oils;organic chai; organic black tea; organic Oregon honey. -
On saleVisit product page →Gaia: Soleil Rx. Soap, See the Forest Soap, Dreamy Sky Soap
Drift off to a quiet and green forest with honey light streaming down through the branches.
100% natural, biodegradable gluten-free and vegan handmade bar soaps.
Soleil Rx. Soap: The ingredients in this soap were carefully chosen for their known anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, analgesic, astringent and anti-bacterial benefits.This blend creates a soap that helps soothe, calm and provide relief and nourishment to sun-damaged skin.
Ingredients: Aloe, coconut, RSPO-certified palm, and olive oils, turmeric and tomato powder & zinc oxide. Scented with essential oils of lavender, peppermint, geranium, frankincense and ravensara.
See the Forest: One of Camamu's most popular soaps, is also one of the first soaps we made when we were first discovering the joys of soap-making in 2000. Scented with a blend of earthy and grounding essential oils - cedar, fir, vetiver and patchouli - this soap helps to calm and center, like a walk deep in one of the Pacific Northwest's profound, old-growth forests. The organic walnut husk powder we use to color this soap is rich in tannins and can help heal mild cases of eczema and dermatitis while the addition of green clay is useful in absorbing surface oils. We recommend this soap for people with normal to oily skin, those with eczema and for those of you who have wandered too far from your soul's home.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm & castor oils;organic walnut husk powder; green clay.Dreamy Sky Soap:Twilight hues and crisp, herbaceous essential oils create a lovely soap and the perfect way to unwind into a relaxing evening. Stress-reducing essential oils and rich shea butter and castor oils moisturize, soothe, tone, enrich the skin, and calm the spirit.
Ingredients: Olive, coconut, RSPO-certifies palm, castor & shea butter oils, activated charcoal & paprika powders. Scented with essential oils of coriander, clary sage & marjoram, and peru balsam.
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On saleVisit product page →Stress No More: Don’t Worry, Minty Passion, Lemongrass Luck
Slough off stress and dead skin cells & energize and refresh your mind/body.
100% natural, biodegradable gluten-free and vegan handmade bar soaps.
Stress Less Soap: Relax, breathe deep, let go! This soap is an oasis of aromatherapeutic tranquility, blends stress-reducing, calming essential oils with moisturizing and nourishing base oils to produce serenity inside and out. Lavender and clary sage essential oils are renowned for their ability to reduce tension, support relaxation and induce feelings of elation.
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm & apricot kernel oils;
organic alkanet root; Camamu soap chunks; organic lavender buds and corn flower petals, scented with lavender and clary sage essential oils
Minty Passion Soap: A moisturizing, anti-septic, skin-detoxifying & gently exfoliating soap, with a mesmerizing aroma of clary sage, spearmint, vetiver and rosemary. The aroma of this soap is likely to help you enjoy a fresh, clean and deep breath. You will also benefit from its aphrodisiac, mood uplifting, calming, mind-clearing & rejuvenating benefits.
Ingredients: coconut and olive oil, RSPO-certified palm & apricot kernel oil, and green clay. Scented with essential oils of clary sage, spearmint, vetiver & rosemary.
Lemongrass Luck Soap: Scented with a vibrant, sweetly tangy and mood-elevating essential oil blend of clary sage, lemongrass, neroli, sweet orange and earthy vetiver, this soap is a wonderful tonic for the the skin. Useful in treating open or blocked pores or acne, lemongrass works to increase feelings of empowerment and assertiveness while clary sage is a powerful ally in uplifting the spirit. This soap's combination of extra sweet almond oil and green clay make it perfect for combination skin or for use after an energetic work-out. Lemon peel powder and poppy seeds gently remove dead skin cells, exfoliate and burnish the skin. Lucky you!
Ingredients: olive, coconut, RSPO-certified palm & sweet almond oils; organic lemon peel powder, annatto powder, green clay & poppy seeds, scented with essential oil blend of clary sage, lemongrass, neroli, sweet orange and vetiver
From the Blog
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April 29, 2018
The Gifts of Spring
Spring unfolds, full of wonderful new life..., so in that spirit we'd like to offer you some nourishing, exfoliating, rejuvenating, and mood uplifting gifts for your skin:
Safflower and Citrus Sugar Scrub smells lovely and invigorating, is exfoliating, moisturizing, conditioning, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory. It helps slough off dead skin cells, regenerate your skin and increase blood circulation so you can feel all peppy.
Lemongrass Luck Soap, with its vibrant, sweet & tangy scent will elevate your spirit, while gently exfoliating your skin for fresh, new skin to emerge.
Morning Glow Soap is deeply nourishing and a powerhouse of renewal and glow. It stimulates collagen production and improves your skin tone.
Minty Passion Soap is mood-uplifting, calming, mind-clearing & rejuvenating. Its clean, fresh and minty aroma will make you draw an extra deep breath.
Get Dirty Gardening Soap is purrrect for all the busy gardeners planting new seeds and tending to spring flowers and veggies. Get as dirty as you like, knowing there's a sumptuous cleanup at the end of the day: softly scrubby, and antiseptic providing healing to those small scratches and scrapes. Follow it up with The Mother of All Healing Salves for extra TLC to your garden boo-boos.
Bee Propolis and Myrrh Cuticle and Nail Balm gives your nails and cuticles some fresh life. It nourishes and restores your skin, and accelerates new cell and nail growth.
Stay connected to all the lovely scented blooms dreaming of summer, with our Hide'n Seek Oil Perfume. Or try our Spirited Aftershave and Toner, with its incredibly refreshing scent, which will tone your skin and put you in a spirited mood!
May you have a wink from the daffodils!
xo
a + s + j + k
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February 25, 2018
The Winter Dry Skin Squad
Hiya!
Winter can be a magical season. Think peaceful snow falling, ice-skating, delicious hot broths with crusty bread, cozy crackling fires in the fireplace, the aroma of creamy hot spicy chai or chocolate...
Unfortunately, your skin is not a fan of winter. Winter dry skin is mostly caused by cold temperature, low humidity, and use of central heating. But worry not! We've got you covered with a selection of deeply moisturizing soaps, lotions, salves & heel butters that will leave your skin hydrated, nourished, soft & happy.
Our Winter Dry Skin collection includes honey soaps, soaps with shea butter and sea buckthorn oil, Argan oil, goat's milk, and scented with healing essential oils of myrrh, frankincense, lavender, clove, patchouli, geranium, juniper berry, sweet orange and amyris sandalwood.
Butter My Heels will leave your heels soft and healthy, and keep them from drying, chapping and splitting.
The Mother of All Healing Salves has hemp and beeswax and healing, soothing and reparative herbs for dry and chapped skin.
Wild Carrot Herbal's Lord! My hands are so dry! lotion will keep your hands deeply moisturized and velvety-soft.
You can find all of these products in our Winter Dry Skin collection.
Stay warm, and treat your skin with lots of TLC!
Yours truly,
The Camamu Team: S + A + J + K
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February 13, 2018
All Kinds of Love. An expanded Valentine.
"Be in love with your life. Every minute of it." Jack Kerouac
Leave it to Jack to put it best. Indeed, what a gift, to be in love with YOUR life. Now that encompasses way more than just your lover. Love yourself, your quite perfect imperfections, and your biggest struggles (yes, that's right!, because they brim with opportunities for change), your friends, the quince branches on your kitchen table, your partners, the moon, your goofy pets, a sun-kissed peach, your family, the layer of cream on top of your milk, nature and the planet, and all the small magnificent everyday things in between.
Here at Camamu we have five scrumptious Valentine’s Day soaps to help you express your love— Night Jasmine Vetiver & Moon Milk, Milk & Rose Caresses, Glorious & Groovy Soap, Sweet Milk & Honey Soap, and last but not least In the Mood For Love: Cocoa Rose with a Cinnamon Twist. And we also have some whimsical fresh flower bouquets and darling heart-shaped succulent gardens, you can keep tending long past Valentine's day.
'nuff said.
A + S + J + K
Your Camamu Soap Team
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January 21, 2018
2018 Greetings
Happy New Year!
May you live this new year in good health, with intention, gratitude and love. And most of all, remember to live each moment fully!For us, 2017 has been quite the ride! We were musing about this on December 31st in Vienna, at the bohemian Cafe Hawelka, a crowded dimly-lit space filled with good cheer and warmth, sipping our Cafe Melange (a sort of Viennese Cappuccino with more coffee and less milk). The overwhelming feeling we felt looking back at 2017 was GRATITUDE, for being the lucky new Camamu Soap keepers, for getting to work together with an amazing team creating organic awesomeness for you, for getting to meet many of you, and for the larger Camamu family, round the planet - a fun lot, who loves organic, is ethically responsible towards the environment, and enjoys the handmade and quirky in life.
One of the things we love most about Camamu is the nod back to the time of our grandmothers, the time of wildcrafting, of things made from old recipes by hand, with loving care, in big pots on the stove, stirred often, and fussed over. We love the charm of things coming into being slowly, teasingly, and asking for patience.
If you've ever had the pleasure to step into the back of our studio, you would feel like you've stepped inside a magical kitchen. There are white tables, stoves, wooden shelves lined with rows of jars filled with delightful herbs, dried flowers, and spices. There are drums filled with fresh and creamy plant butters with exotic names, like coconut, shea, avocado, there are glass jars on the window sill with nourishing golden, amber, green herbal infusions doing their magic in the sun. And last but not least, there is the array of exotic essential oils from all over the globe, with scents divine.
Next comes the cooking of the soap, the stirring it in big pots, the pouring it in hand-made trays, the covering it up in blankets to let it do its alchemical thing, and then after a few days, the unveiling, and the cutting it by hand, like trays of freshly baked cake…Now, this IS magic!
The making of soap has always reminded Anca of the way her grandma in Transylvania made a special Christmas treat known in Romanian as 'cozonac' -- a golden airy-flufy-melt-in-your-mouth sweet bread made with layers of roasted walnuts and rum, or poppy seeds and sugar, or little chunks of Turkish delights -- her recipe passed down from her mother, and her grandmother before that. She, too would stir these big pots, wafting the yummiest aroma, knead the dough by hand for a long, long time, then pour it in vats she covered with blankets for the deliciousness to rise and be baked to perfection. Stu finally got to experience this almost-impossible-to-describe-in- words treat this Christmas, when Anca's mom made it in Germany for our family’s international Christmas, which included Stu's family who had come from Ireland to join in the celebrations!
Anyway, in so many words, we love Camamu Soap, we are grateful to make all these goodies for you, and we are thrilled when you stop in on rainy days (sans umbrellas) and strike up tidbits of conversation with us about the soap (or not about the soap), but always a delightful way to connect briefly, in a world where so much is mass-produced and faceless.
THANK YOU for all your support, and come by often!xo
S & A
and the Camamu Soap studio team
