Philosophy
Cabana Soaps began in 2007, when Zachery Kidder followed his wife while she pursued her Ph.D. Zac’s best friend's mom offered him her awesome soap recipe to start a business whereever he and his wife landed. Zac and his wife have a favorite spot on the shore of Bois Blanc Island in the middle of the Straits of Mackinac they call the Cabana. Cabana Soaps was named after this location. Cabana Soaps is made with positive intentions, lots of love, and the mission is to make an outstanding soap which is both great for your skin and also a natural, environmentally responsible sensory experience like no other. People come back and say that one of the best parts of their day is taking a shower with Cabana Soaps.
The two main things that set Cabana Soaps apart from any other soaps is the feeling on your skin and the ingredients. I use no palm, soy, or animal products (except for honey). The palm industry is responsible for a lot of environmental degradation all over the planet. As many local ingredients as possible are used to minimize the carbon footprint. All the colors in the soaps are from the plant ingredients in the soap. No Mineral Oxides are used, as they have no skin benefits. All the smells are from fair-trade, aromatherapy-grade, organic essential oils. After using Cabana Soaps, your skin will have no tight or dry feelings, and there will be no oily residue. Your skin will feel ultimately cleansed and refreshed.
Making soap is an exact science. Other handmade soaps may have the same ingredients, but will have different characteristics, as it is all about the ratios of oils used. Cabana Soaps’ recipe has been tried and tested! The recipe is well over 50 years old and has been passed down from generation to generation. Warning: this is very addictive soap! Customers say it is the feeling on their skin and the experience in the shower.
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