About Old Mill Handmade Soaps and Natural Body Care
We make every product in-house from scratch, using only the finest ingredients. Our first priority is that our products be a pleasure to use and work for the intended purpose. Secondly, they must be made as naturally as possible: Our lotions do not contain synthetic thickening or “slip” agents or other chemicals commonly found in lotions. Instead, we use a combination of premium oils and butters to produce penetrating rich, thick moisturizers with more skin nutrients; our liquid soaps do not contain any synthetic lather boosters—we just use a higher soap-to-liquid ratio. Well, you get the picture!

Our passion for natural skin care products is exceeded only by our desire to live well, to do right by others, to meet new friends, pleasurable acquaintances, and share our love of nature.

We're a small family-owned business, where every customer is special. Our goal is to make your shopping experience easy, informative, and secure. Every purchase is backed by our 100% Money-Back Guarantee.

About our Handmade Soap
There are two basic types of handmade soaps: transparent “melt and pour” decorative soaps, and “cold process” soaps. Transparent soaps have a high amount of glycerin which makes them far superior to supermarket soap, but they have zero excess fats left in them. We make all our bar soap using the cold process method. Even though it is much more time consuming, we choose this 200-year-old process because we are able to control every ingredient in the soap and the amount of oils and butters left in the soap that remain available to the skin. Read more interesting handmade soap facts!

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About our Natural Lotion & Natural Body Butter
We take a natural approach to our natural skin care, because what goes on your skin goes into your bloodstream. The skin is the largest breathing organ on your body, so why not treat it with care? Here's some popular ingredients in mass-produced lotions and creams that you WON'T find in our natural lotions, butters and creams:

• NO Mineral Oil (highly synthetic). We use only vegetable oils and butters.
• NO Isopropyl Palmitate (a synthetic moisturizer). We use natural moisturizers.
• Besides water, these are the top two ingredients of B & B Works lotions.
• NO Glyceryl Stearate (a wax-like thickening agent). We use more butters.
• NO Cetyl Alcohol (a fatty alcohol used as a thickening agent). We use shea and cocoa butters for this.
• NOTE: Besides water, fragrance and stearic acid, the above synthetics are the top four ingredients in B & B Works lotions.
• NO Propylene Glycol (used to maintain moisture in cosmetics and is also used in antifreeze and deicing products). We make small batches and do not need this synthetic.
• NO Isopropyl Misitrate (another synthetic moisturizer). Again, we let oils and butters provide this benefit.
• NO Cyclomethicone or other silicone additives. Instead of these "slip" agents, we use nourishing organic whole oils and butters!
  
• NO Parabens (methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl) - Used as inhibitors of microbial growth and to extend shelf life of products. Widely used even though they are known to be toxic. Have caused many allergic reactions and skin rashes. Highly toxic. We use a milder preservative in very low concentrations (less than 1/2 a percent), and only when oil and water are combined. Gardener's Butter Balm has zero preservatives, for instance. Same with our Natural Skin Scrubs.

Once our customers try our moisturizers, they are amazed at how much better they work. They are rich, creamy, and truly extrordinary!

For more information on these and other common harmful ingredients in mass-produced products, see our Toxic Ingredient Glossary!

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