Got a headache? Try some Lavender.

The Romans used lavender in their bath water (its name derives from Latin lavare, to wash)and to heal sword wounds and burns.
Lavender oil, applied externally, provides relief from headaches, eases the soreness of muscles and joints and reduces inflammation.
Our fresh french lavender soap is simply made with pure lavender essential oils, lavender flowers, and sweet almond oil.
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Patchouli: Love it or Hate it?

Ask any person what they think of patchouli and most likely you'll hear either extreme, I love it or just the reverse, it's awful. Lisa, our soap creator, loves patchouli. But Lisa has the amazing sense for mixing patchouli with other essential oils to make those that think pachouli is awful absolutely love it. Check out our Ocean Mist soap and our Woodland soap- both have patchouli in them and both are up in our top 4 best seller!
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Golden Marigold

Marigold also known as calendula is a common garden plant, producing lush yellow blossoms that open and close in time with the sun, from which the plant derives its other name, solsequia.The botanical name derives from the belief that the bloom was always open on the first of each month, thus the Latin name Kalends.

The flowers are considered to be the medicinal part as they contain saponins, flavone, gycosides and vitaminA. As a topical compress marigold is recommended for inflammation of the eyes and can be applied to the skin to help with eczema. It is a soothing antiseptic and an excellent skin healer. Doctors during the American Civil War applied calendula to treat open wounds of the soldiers.

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We use only farmed & harveted rosewood

The rosewood essential oil that we use in our soaps and bath salts is the Anieba Rosadora which is grown for the sole purpose to be farmed and harvested. The Anieba Rosadora is a medium size evergreen from Brazil. The Dalbergia Nigra is another type of rosewood from Brazil that is nearly extinct and has been banned by The United Nations trade laws since 1992.
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Palmarosa Essential oil for Mature Skin

Palmarosa also known as cymbopogon martini var. martini.or East Indian geranium is a wild growing herbaceous plant with long slender stems and terminal flowering tips. Native to India and Pakistan,it is now grown in Africa, Indonesia, and Brazil. The essential oil is extracted by steam or water distillation of the fresh or dried grass. It as known as an antiseptic and a circulatory stimulant. Used as an aid to acne, scars, and wrinkles. It is recommended for mature skin as it moisturizes the skin and stimulates cellular regeneration. We use palmarosa essential oil in our Rosewood Soap and bath salts.
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What about orange?

Sweet Orange is an evergreen tree native to China; and extensively cultivated in America (California & Florida) and around the Mediterranean (France, Spain , Italy). They expressed oil is mainly produced in Israel, Cyprus, Brazil and North America. The essential oil is produced by cold extraction of the ripe peel. The orange fruit is highly nutritious containing vitamins A, B and C. In Chinese medicine the dried orange peel is used for coughs and colds. Ayuvedic recommedations include; adding fresh juice with a pinch of rock salt for fatigue after exercise and for anxiety, one cup of orange juice with a teaspoon of honey and a pinch of nutmeg powder. I recommend a slice of orange to alleviate the parch mouth that goes along with the first weeks of pregnancy.
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Citrus Limonum

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Lemon also known as Citrus Limonum is a small evergreen tree up to 6 metres high,with stiff thorns and very fragrant flowers. Native to Asia, probably east India; it now grows wild in Mediterrean region especially Spain and Portugal. One story has it that lemon seeds were employed to eleviate the poison from scorpions and other venemous creatures. Once an Egyptian govenor condemned two convicts to be thrown to the snakes, as they were being led away to their end a woman gave them some lemons which they ate. When they were attacked and bitten by the snakes they seemed to be resistant to the venom and lived to tell the tale. Whether the story is true or not lemons must have prevented many cases of poisining, as it does today when we add a few drops of lemon juice to oysters and shell fish, within a quarter of an hour lemon juice rids oysters of 92 percent of their bacteria. The juice of the lemon is high in vitamin A,B and C. The essential oil is extracted by cold expression from the outer part of the fresh peel. The lemon peel dried and hung in closets was used at a moth repellent.
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UN World Environment Day

River Soap Company is proud to be part of UN World Environment Day in San Francisco. Mayors representing 70 cities from around the world will be on hand to view and take part in activities to promote the greening of our earth. Couldn't think of a better place for our soap to be featured. River Soap Company strives to keep its soap and other products as green as they can be. We use minimal packaging in our products; as we say we don't need fancy packaging as our soaps are naturally beautiful. We recycle and use recycle material whenever possible, our display boxes are made from recycled cardboard. We even use biodegradable packaging material made from corn starch when we ship our soap- you won't get styrofoam from us!
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Sweet, Sweet Citrus

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Bergamont, also known as citurs bergamia, is a small tree about 4.5 meters high with smooth oval leaves, which bears small yellowish to greenish fruit much like a miniature orange. The extraction of essential oil is by coldexpression of the peel. Native to tropical Asia, itis extensively cutlivated in Calabria in southern Italy and the Ivory Coast. Bergamont was named after the city of Bergamo in Lombardy, where the oil was first sold. The oil has been used in Italian folk medicine for many years andrecently research has suggested many other medical applications. Aromatherapy uses iclude relief from anxiety, depression and stress related conditions.
River Soap Company uses Bergamont essential oil in its Sweet Citrus Soap and bath salts. It is the sweet in the Sweet Citrus.
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Oaxacan Bags

Last August we traveled down to Oaxaca, Mexico and could not resist these very cool bags. They were made by a husband and wife team, he would print them and she would sew.
Yes they are made of vinyl, perfect for toting a lunch, picnic, wet swim suite, gym supplies,baby supplies and small amounts of groceries. They come in stylin' day-glo colors: Bright Green with yellow, Hot pink, Yellow with orange. These are a must have for all fashion occasions.
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Patchouli: Love or Hate it?

Ask a person what they think of patchouli and most likely you'll hear either I love it or just the reverse, it's awful. Lisa, our soap creator, loves patchouli. But Lisa has the amazing sense for mixing patchouli with other essential oils to make those that think pachouli is awful absolutely love it. Check out our Ocean Mist soap and our Woodland soap- both have patchouli in them and both are up in our top 4 best seller!
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What is Glycerin Soap?

All soaps contain gylcerin, that is because all oils have glycerin in them. Glycerin soaps are simply made with only the glycerin part of the oil. Vegetable glycerin costs roughly 4 times as much as animal glycerin, therefore, if your glycerin soap doesn't state that it is made from vegetable glycerin you can be pretty much assured that it was made from animal glycerin.
Our Woodland soap is made with a higher content of glycerin. It is semi-transparent and slighlty softer then our other bars.
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Mountian Laurel Soap

Mountain Laurel is made with bay, nutmeg and orange essential oils.
We use plant chlorophyll for color and sweet almond oil to make this soap super soft.
This is the soap of a mountain breeze.
Nutmeg is an evergreen tree it grows up to 20 metres high with greyish-brown smooth bark, dense foliage and small yellow flowers. The bright red husk surrounding the nutmeg shell and seed is known as mace.
Nutmeg is native to the Moluccas and is cultivated in Inonesia, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. The essential oil is extracted by stream or water distillation from the dried nutmeg seed. Nutmeg has been used for centuries as a remedy for digestion and kidney problems. Said to aid in arthritis, poor circulation, muscular aches and pains and sexual disfunction.
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And now a bit about Ayurvedic

"Ayurveda, the ancient medical system of India, encompasses the healing of body, mind and spirit through diet, lifestyle, and rejuvenation schedules, along with cleansing programs and medicinal herbs. This art of whole-istic healing believes that food and diet can make a vital contribution to continuous good health. Ayurveda can provide much insight about what food will suit and balance each individual, how to prepare and cook food properly, and how to avoid combinations that will create toxins in our body." Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing. By Usha Lad & Dr.Vasant Lad. The Ayurvedic Press. 1994
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