Notes from The Rancho
Doña Elsie Orchard Blend Soap
$19.00
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LAVENDER & LEMONGRASS with olive oil & goat milk
AROMA
A refreshing fusion of invigorating Lemongrass and the soothing creaminess of Lavender Goat Milk and Olive Oil. The zesty lemongrass awakens your senses while the naturally rich goat milk, delicately infused with lavender, imparts a velvety touch and calming aroma of a long ago beach escape.
THE SOAP
In the old days in South America, your summers were long and your family would pack up and spend an entire month in small but cozy cottages in a tiny beach town. Your days were spent on the sand with your primos and afternoons napping. The lavender bushes on the way back home through dirt roads would infuse your walk, alongside lemongrass scent from neighboring coastal gardens, mixing with the salty sea breeze. You were left sleepy and ready for bed.
Indulge in a vacation escape every time you use the Doña Elise, where sustainability meets relaxation for a truly soothing experience.
ORCHARD BLEND COLLECTION
Before commercial soap, families cherished their own soap blends made from tallow, lye, and botanicals sourced from their orchards and homesteads. Each unique recipe balanced science and art, with women adding rosemary, lavender, or orchard fruits mixed with coconut or olive oil to create signature fragrances that filled entire rooms.
With just under 10 ingredients, all naturally derived, this special soap is an heirloom blend just as they may have created.
INGREDIENTS
GMO Free. Not Tested on Animals. Fair Trade, Sustainable-Palm Done Right from Latin America. Our palm oil is produced in a way that respects the environment, wildlife, and local communities
Dona Elsie: Saponified Olive Oil, Goat Milk, Lavender Essential Oil,Lemongrass Essential Oil. **Fair Trade, Sustainable-Palm Done Right *Fair Trade
**Fair Trade, Sustainable-Palm Done Right *Fair Trade
Expertly crafted using a traditional cold-process method, this soap features a luxurious mix of saponified oils—including nourishing Olive Oil, ethically sourced Organic Palm Oil (Fair Trade, Sustainable-Palm Done Right), Organic Coconut Oil (Fair Trade), and Organic Shea Butter (Fair Trade)—that gently cleanse and deeply hydrate your skin.
We rise with the sun, collect fresh eggs from our chickens and harvest fresh citrus from the orchard, with the chirp of birds and the sounds of not too far-off horses and sometimes a lonely burro. Anywhere you walk, you're hit with the scent of citrus blossoms, lavender, eucalyptus trees, juicy tomato vines, and wild herbs, a constant reminder that abundance can mean many different things. Afternoons are spent under shady olive trees, sipping local wine, enjoying local beef with a local señora's handmade tortillas. Evenings are spent around a fire with family. Land is for indulging in the kind of slow, community-focused living that was common to many of your ancestors.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We are in Southern California. Read more about The Rancho here
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We source locally as well as from several Latin American countries like Chile, Mexico and Argentina. Many are wild-harvested and hand picked like our Rosa Mosqueta from the Bio Bio region of Chile. Check out our ingredients page for a full list.