Skin Benefit
Adds hardness to the bar, making bars last. Creates a creamy, stable lather. RSPO-certified only.
Spiritual Benefit
Used in West African soap-making for generations. Fair-trade sourcing carries that lineage forward.
The record
In use for 5,000+ years
Origin
The oil palm of West Africa. Ours is Rainforest Alliance certified, from South America, done right.
Harvested
The fruit bunches are cut, and the deep orange pulp is pressed for oil.
Cultural impact
Traces of palm oil rest in Egyptian tombs, carried north from West Africa where it fed, lit, and anointed daily life for millennia.
Traditional use
Worked into skin as protection and shine, and central to West African cooking, ceremony, and care.
