Kumerahou & Carrot Soap
Kumerahou is a shrub native to New Zealand that grows in the top half of the North Island. It produces an abundance of yellow flowers in spring that is said to mark the planting of the kumara season.
These flowers when mixed with water produce a natural foaming soap as the flowers are high in saponins. In pioneering days the gum diggers in the far north used these flowers to clean the sticky gum off their hands, hence the plants colloquial name ‘Gumdigger’s Soap’
Maori herbal medicine noted it as a healing agent for wounds, sores and rashes and was taken internally for a wide variety of respiratory ailments and as a natural bitter to support liver function.
For this soap, Kumerahou flowers, leaves and carrot pulp has been infused in olive oil and also blended into the soap for a light exfoliant. To this we have added an essential oil blend of Peru Balsam, Orange and Juniper. This gives the soap a light woody and warm vanilla and citrus scent.
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Te Puke Soap Company soaps are handmade the old fashioned way using the cold process soap-making method. They are made using all natural ingredients in small batches. Bar sizes do vary as they are handcut but are in excess of 100 grams in weight.
Since our natural soaps don't contain any synthetic preservatives or artificial hardeners, please remember to care for them. Store your soap on a well drained soap dish, aired and out of any water. Use within 6 months of purchase.
