I love nothing more than working with my hands and exploring Mother Earth’s natural ingredients — herbs, oils, and butters — to create for myself, friends, family, and for you: uniquely crafted soaps, salves, and balms.

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My soaps are made with high percentages of exotic and raw, unrefined butters sourced from around the world. I use USDA-certified organic, raw, and unrefined shea butter from Ghana, Benin, and Uganda, along with cocoa and mango butters from Malaysia and Africa. Some soaps feature exotic ingredients from the heart of the Brazilian Amazon — sustainably sourced, pesticide-free, fairly traded cupuaçu, tucuma, murumuru, bacuri, and ucuuba butters in their purest form. Rare butters like kokum and kpangnan are included for their luxurious lather and skin-nourishing benefits. Using these butters in high percentages yields a rich, dense, gentle lather that pampers your skin.

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I use USDA-certified organic extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil as base oils for most of my soaps — and never palm oil. Other skin-loving oils include non-GMO avocado oil, organic jojoba oil, and organic sunflower oil, creating soaps that are nourishing, gentle, and effective.

Some soaps include luxurious milks and creams — organic coconut milk, non-GMO cow’s and goat’s milk, non-GMO buttermilk, and heavy cream — as well as detoxifying clays for their unique skin benefits and natural color. You’ll also find organic cocoa powder, herbs, aged Madagascar vanilla, and precious resins like frankincense, myrrh, and dark amber. Many of my ingredients are crafted in-house, including sun-infused oils and extracts, for use in soaps, salves, and balms.

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~ I prioritize quality, skin safety, transparency, ethics, and earth kindness. My products are minimal by nature, and I ship using recycled, chemical-free packaging whenever possible. I carefully source ingredients that are pure, fresh, sustainable, fairly traded, and unrefined, always choosing the best available. Ingredients are clearly labeled — I encourage you to explore them and discover their remarkable benefits for yourself! ~

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All soaps are palm-oil free. Many are vegan, and all are vegetarian. Some include raw honey or beeswax, but I never use tallow. I do not test on animals — only on myself and my willing friends and family. Their enthusiastic feedback inspired me to start this website! Over the years, I have made soaps, salves, balms, infused oils, and perfumes for myself and loved ones, striving for self-sustainability and clean, kind formulations. Countless times I’ve been asked, “You should sell this!” and “Do you have an online store yet?” — and thus, Apothecary Addict was born. ;)

 

I create in small batches — or “micro-batches.” Cold process soap bars are made in batches of 10–22 bars, and salves and balms in batches of 8–12 tins. I restock based on demand. Being a one-woman show, I love the simple, rustic, old-school charm that handcrafted, small-batch products bring.

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No two soaps are alike. No two salves or balms are alike. Check them out — give them a try! They are all I use, and I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I do. Thank you for your confidence and support!

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- Christine Lanza, Founder, Soaper, and Body-Care Artisan, Apothecary Addict

 

 

 

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Artisan made

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Small-batch

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Eco-friendly and minimal

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No palm oil

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Woman owned and operated

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Made with whole and natural ingredients including organic, wild-crafted, sustainably sourced, fairly-traded, and non-GMO ingredients

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Scented with 100% pure essential oils

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Gentle on the skin and the planet

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Luxuriously crafted

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Rustic charm

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Simply natural

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