Natural body lotion products from Island Soap are carefully crafted with botanical ingredients and natural coconut oil, using recipes we have refined over the years. We use these methods to create not only nourishing body creams but also shampoo and a number of other natural body products.
Ancient Traditions Live On in Natural Body Lotion
Our natural body lotion and other natural body products are grounded in the ancient traditions of Polynesian medicine. Like traditional Chinese medicine and the Ayurvedic medicine of India, Polynesian medicine focuses on treating the entire person, not simply individual symptoms. Polynesian healers in centuries past would use a range of botanical extracts in order to treat physical disorders as well as ailments of the mind and spirit.
Massage was frequently employed as a therapy. Using a specific kind of natural botanical emollient, the traditional Polynesian healer would apply single fingers, palms, elbows and other massage techniques to treat headaches, lameness or injuries such as sprains and torn ligaments. Therapeutic massage techniques were also used to assist women during pregnancy and during and after childbirth.
We draw on these ancient traditions to create natural body products to not only nourish and soothe the skin but to also evoke the experience and essence of Hawaii.
Polynesian Beauty Secrets
Throughout history Polynesian women have been know for their natural beauty. This allure can be at least partially attributed to their frequent use of natural body products made from botanical extracts and natural oils.
Ancient Hawaiian Secrets Available To You Today
One essential and vital ingredient in Polynesian culture, the coconut, was described in the South Pacific as the "plant of a thousand uses." Natural coconut oil is rich in nutrients and was used by Hawaiian women to soften their skin and condition their hair. That is why we've chosen natural coconut oil as the primary ingredient for Island Soap & Candle Work's natural body lotions and creams as well as for our natural bath and body oil blends.
In addition, we’ve imbued our lotions with island fragrances that have long been favorites throughout the Hawaiian islands for locals and visitors alike. We've chosen evocative fruit fragrances like mango, guava, passion fruit and the ever-popular pineapple. Naturally, our lotion recipes also make liberal use of Hawaiian floral fragrances such as the always popular plumeria as well as pikake jasmine. Hawaiian Jasmine, long known as Pikake, was named in honor of the beautiful jasmine flowers and elegant peacocks roaming Hawaiian Princess Ka’iulani’s royal gardens.
Island Soap & Candle Works' lotion products are available to order for residents of all fifty states as well as U.S. territories, through our website. We are also able to ship to some foreign countries; contact one of our Island Soap & Cande Works stores directly for more information.
