Island Soap & Candle Works factory is located on the “Garden” Island of Kauai just a short walking distance from the ocean. With tropical coconut palms swaying in the trade winds nearby, we hand make our Coconut Palm Soap, as well as other many other natural beauty and body care products. At Island Soap & Candle Works we use top quality ingredients in our goal of crafting the finest natural soap made in Hawaii.
How Our Hawaiian Coconut Palm Oil Soaps are Made
Our soap maker begins by combining pure coconut and palm oils and heating them together in a large steel kettle; this is the same way our natural soap has been made for over 25 years. Once the coconut and palm oils have been thoroughly mixed and have reached the optimum temperature, the soap maker adds in a precisely prepared lye water solution. It is the careful combination of coconut and palm oils with this solution, along with temperature control and thorough mixing, that form the basis for all of our natural coconut palm soaps and for many of our other natural beauty products.
After mixing for a period of time this solution begins to transform into soap through an alchemical process called saponification. At just the right time the soap maker adds in natural pigments for color and infuses the solution with a tropical fragrance. Once the fragrance is fully mixed into the soap solution it is then poured into molds and set out to harden and cure for up to 3 weeks. After curing each bar is inspected for quality and packed.
What Makes our Natural Coconut Palm Oil Soaps Special
Through the process of saponification the pure coconut and palm oils not only become soap but also produce a beneficial and valuable natural glycerin. This naturally occurring glycerin is so valued for its moisturizing properties that many larger commercial soap companies extract the glycerin from their soaps to be sold separately.
However our natural soaps remain pure with all the natural moisturizing glycerin intact. We have also carefully crafted our natural soap recipes so that a portion of the coconut and palm oils remain in the soap. These oils, along with the glycerin, make our soap exceptionally gentle and moisturizing for the skin.
Fresh Tropical Fragrances and Memories of Hawaii
Experience, memory and fragrance are often closely tied together. To evoke and capture the experience of visiting Hawaii, Island Soap & Candle Works has carefully chosen five of the most popular tropical Hawaiian fragrances in our natural soap.
For example, the Plumeria flower is so common in Hawaii that its soft, slightly sweet fragrance often permeates the warm Hawaiian air when in bloom. It is commonly made into leis which are given as a form of welcome or celebration.
Another of our tropical floral fragrances is the small but very fragrant Pikake jasmine flower, which was named after the peacocks that roamed the gardens of the Hawaiian Princess Ka’iulani in the 1800’s. Another well liked tropical fragrance blends the essences of two of Hawaii’s more popular fruits, mango and guava with the sweet nutty scent of the coconut.
Of course a Hawaiian experience must include pineapple, which we blend with another island favorite, passionfruit. Finally, no trip to Hawaii would be complete without the familiar smooth creamy fragrance of pure coconut.
Come Visit Us to Find Natural Beauty Products
If you are curious to see how we make our coconut & palm oil soap and other natural beauty items, we invite you to come see us at one of our shops when you visit Hawaii. We are proud of our coconut soap, shampoo, lip balm and other natural bath products, and will gladly show you how real coconut & palm soap is made. In the meantime, order some today to experience some Hawaiian paradise at home!
