FAQ

Please feel free to get in touch if you have additional questions about products or ingredients, or anything else!

Q: Which ingredients are locally sourced?

A: Here are the ingredients I currently source locally. I’m hoping to add to this list!

• Honey (LOFTL Farms)

• Apple Cider (Awe’s Orchard)

• Amber Ale (Enlightened Brewing Co. Kettle Logic Amber Ale)

• Pale Ale (Enlightened Brewing Co. The Imperative Pale Ale)

• Oatmeal (Oly’s Oats)

Q: Which ingredients are organic?

A: Here is a list of all organic ingredients:

• Olive Oil

• Coconut Oil

• Castor Oil

• Sunflower Oil

• Hemp Oil

• Oatmilk

• Coconut Milk

• Oatmeal

• Lemon Peel

• Blue Cornmeal

• Ground Cinnamon

• Vanilla Extract

• Coconut Flakes

Q: Is the packaging recyclable?

A: Yes! All packaging is recyclable and/or biodegradable. If you have specific questions, please feel free to email me at libby@abbondanzasoap.com.

Q: Which products are vegan, and which are vegetarian?

A: All products are vegan EXCEPT for the Oatmilk & Honey soap (honey), and the balms (beeswax), which are vegetarian.

Q: Why no palm oil?

A: This is a complicated issue. I’m including a few links to articles that outline the problem. Palm oil is a very popular oil for soap-making, and in recent years it’s become easier to find organic and sustainable sources of the oil. But there’s still a lot of controversy surrounding these options. There’s no easy solution to the issues surrounding palm oil and it’s production. I reworked my basic recipe quite a few years back, eliminating palm oil, and I prefer the new recipe to the old. So for me, the problem was solved. I hope these articles help:

• Five Reasons to Avoid Palm Oil

• Smithsonian Article

Q: Can I eat the soap?

A: Seriously. People ask. And the answer is no. My soap is made of all natural ingredients, and there’s no lye left in the finished product, but ingesting soap will still make you sick. Don’t do it. Yes, I know it smells delicious. Still. Don’t.