The Lantern Post - Natural Habitante Herbal Soaps, Organic Skin Treatment

This picture shows a wooden box for making caustic lye, a first step towards modern soap technology. The process involved running water through ashes in the box and boiling the solution with olive oil.

The word 'soap' comes from the Celtic word "Saipo". The manufacture of soap by the hard-working colonists from wood ashes and waste fats give testimony to early American self-sufficiency and resourcefulness. Soap's desirability and procurement wrote its own pages in the history of early America.

It is said of Queen Elizabeth I that she bathed once a month, "whether she needed to or not". Before modern times, soap was a commodity only available to the wealthy.

Handmade Natural Habitante organic soaps are made in-house and in small batches that are carefully mixed, cured, cut and wrapped by hand. Many herbs harvested from our very own garden are used in our recipes. Natural Habitante handmade soaps are pure, gentle and nourishing to your skin. Although each bar is approximately 4.5 to 5 ounces, natural variances in size, shape and color are part of the uniqueness of our handmade soap. We never use any animal or animal-tested products.

Natural Habitante Soap Collection

Baby Soap
A gentle olive oil soap with a touch of castor oil for lather and extra conditioning. Fragrance-free and it floats!

Body Mind Spirit
A combination of conditioning and rich emolliating oils and butters, in balance with the scents of cedarwood and sweetgrass. A soap often used in spiritual and ceremonial cleansing.

Calendula
Golden infusion of organic calendula blossoms. Calendula is known as a healing herb gentle enough for babies, sensitive skin and damaged tissue. Fragrance-free.

Castile
The original white hard vegan soap, Soap of Castile (jabon de Castilla) originated in the medieval Kingdom of Castile located on the Iberian Peninsula. Extra gentle soap with just enough coconut oil added for good lather.

Cedar Spice
Great moisturizing protection for winter skin. Scented with the essential oils of warm cedarwood and delightfully crisp cinnamon.

Chamomile Complexion Bar
Gentle complexion bar that softens, conditions and moisturizes older skin without clogging pores. Works as a soothing, healting antiseptic and astringent. Scented with rose geranium, lavender, clary sage and lemon essential oils.

Citrus Scrub
A thorough but gentle scrubber. A favorite with gardeners and others who work with their hands, including active children.

Cocoa Butter
This rich and creamy bar helps sensitive skin survive cold, dry winter air. With no essential oils added, the chocolate aroma of the cocoa butter really comes through. Not recommended for face because cocoa butter is comedogenic, meaning it can clog pores. Fragrance-free.

Cocoa Mint Creme
Minty chocolate swirls make this soap refreshing and moisturizing. A great wake-you-up soap!

Comfrey Complexion Bar
Specially made and so gentle for younger skin. A favorite among young women because of its antiseptic properties without causing dryness. Scented with pure essential oils of lemon and clary sage.

Faerie Garden
Faerie Garden contains the largest variety of luscious base oils of all Natural Habitante soaps. Scented with pure essential oils from forest, field and garden, and topped with organic flower petals.

Femme
Specially formulated for women, this soap is full of lovely carrier and essential oils. Moisturizing, grounding and relaxing. Good for menopause or PMS or any time of stress.

Geranium Rose
This silky, rich soap is made with organic rose petals infused in carrier oils that are moisturizing, conditioning, and regenerative. The essential oils are relaxing, uplifting and good for extreme skin conditions.

Jewelweed
Jewelweed (impatiens pallida), is commonly used as an antidote for the itch and sting of nettles or poison ivy. In addition, the essential oils in the soap have astringent and antiseptic qualities.

Lavender
Lavender has been used medicinally for thousands of years and is considered to be a wonderful herb for all skin types. It is analgesic, antiseptic, antiviral and deoderizing. Oatmeal gently exfoliates while soothing skin.

Lavender Mint
A more invigorating version of our Lavender Oatmeal soap, with the addition of dried peppermint leaf and peppermint essential oil. Fragrance-free.

Mullein
Mullein and self-heal are both know to heal bruises and wounds. Tea tree and sweet orange essential oils are antiseptic. Tea tree, in addition, is often used to treat many conditions such as acne, burns, boils and parasites. Bentonite clay helps draw impurities from the skin.

Night Winds
Hempseed oil is valued throughout the world for its high nutrient content. It is regenerative and moisturizing. The properties of the essential oils in this soap are known to be antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, regenerative, deodorizing, and anti-inflammatory.

Oatmeal
Oatmeal cleanses all skin types gently without stripping. It also soothes and nourishes itchy, irritated skin. Good soap for babies.

Pascalite
Pascalite clay is a special healing form of bentonite found only in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming. Since 1933, it has been used to cleanse, heal and deodorize. To enhance these properties, this soap contains pure essential oils of rosemary, lavender and lemon.

Patchouli Hempseed
Patchouli is used by herbalists to treat many skin conditions, including acne, dermatitis, eczema, and aging skin. Hempseed oil contains vitamins and essential fatty acids that make it moisturizing and regenerative.

Patchouli Sunrise
Early patchouli and sweet orange essential oils are fused in this warm, silky blend.

Plantain
Plantain has been used medicinally since ancient times. John the Baptist, Anglo Saxons and the Chippewa Nation have all used this herb to treat wounds, bee stings, and other skin irritations.

Rosemary Lavender
Enjoy the great lather of this wonderful shampoo bar. The fresh and stimulating scent provides a great start for any time of the day.

Rosemary Peppermint
This soap is rich with moisturizing oils and filled with rosemary, known for helping circulation and for its analgesic, antiseptic, astringent and antioxidant properties.

Sage & Lemongrass
Sage and lemongrass enhance the conditioning oils in this soap. Sage is a warming and grounding herb with a medicinal history that goes back to ancient times. Lemongrass essential oil has antiseptic, deodorant, astringent and anti-depressant properties.

Shea Butter
Extracted from the fruit of the shea tree (Karite), shea butter is one of nature's great moisturizers. African women have used it for centuries to protect their skin from the dry Saharan winds. Softens and soothes even the most cracked and chapped skin. Fragrance-free.

Sweet Orange
The oils and butters in this soothing soap were chosen for their moisturizing and conditioning properties. A good choice for serious skin protection.

Wild Forest
A popular choice for both men and women, Wild Forest has a strong, fresh, woodsy scent with exfoliating and healing benefits. Not for extremely sensitive skin.

Woodswalk
Try this soap the next time you use your razor and enjoy a smooth shave. The bentonite clay helps your razor glide gently over your skin. This gentle soap also makes a nice complexion bar for oily skin.

Yarrow
Yarrow has been used medicinally for thousands of years because of its anti-inflammatory and astringent qualities. The essential oils are antiseptic, anti-fungal, antibacterial and anti-viral.