Probiotic
Soap Bars
Made to give you natural wellness experiences every day without any plastic or synthetic chemicals. In addition to the base raw materials, herbs, oils, and other plant-based ingredients are added to create a set of unique physical and aromatherapeutic effects. Read more.
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Base Ingredients
Probiotic Bacteria
These good bacteria contribute to healthy microbial flora on your skin and scalp. They also make the soap more gentle.
Coconut Oil
A great soap oil that makes the soap rinse and foam. Available in abundance with no environmental concerns.
Water
Very little water is used to make the soap bars, but the water which is used comes from a local water recycling plant.
Lye
The key ingredient for making of real soap. Distilled out of from sodium (salt minerals) or ashes.
Deep
Dive
The Story
The soap bars are made in Auroville, an international township in southern India working for sustainability, peace, and consciousness. The probiotics are grown in-house at the small soap-making unit where people from the nearby villages come to work, receiving a fair wage and a safe working environment. Read more.
SOCIAL IMPACT
This production team directly help provide employment opportunities to people from the surrounding villages. The producer is also linked to various projects promoting education in sustainable and ecological practices, increased effectiveness of organic farming for the benefit of the smaller farmers, and more. Many of the ingredients are sourced from local and regional independent farmers.
Livelihoods
Impacted
~20
​people
UN Sustainable
Development Goal
Impact
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By being a part of a planned community designed to promote sustainable communities our soap bar production contributes to target 11.3 "Enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management."
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The probiotics used are effective cleaning agents for removing unwanted chemicals and bacteria and contribute to cleaning waterways as they wash down the drain. Additionally, the producers partner with large and small corporations in their communities to help reduce the use of harsh chemicals and promote the use of probiotics to improve water quality for all. In addition, the producer strives to reduce waste by focusing on using compostable materials and using local recycling facilities.
Plastic
Reduced
~3
​plastic bottle
/ soap bar
UN Sustainable
Development Goal
Impact
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By avoiding plastic, plastic ocean pollution is emitted. In addition, by utilizing probiotics that help clean waterways, and replace potentially harmful chemicals in conventional soaps that would reach the oceans, our soap bars contribute towards target 14.1 "Reduce marine pollution ..." and 6.3 "Improve water quality by reducing pollution."