Rosemary Bar Soap- Shepherd
Inspired by the timeless wisdom of the banned book- Shepherd of Hermas- this bar soap offers a sacred blend of all organic, saponified coconut oil, argan oil, and jojoba oil, infused with invigorating rosemary essential oil. Each bar is lovingly handcrafted in small batches, reflecting my commitment to purity and faith-rooted beauty. Coconut oil cleanses deeply while argan and jojoba oils nourish and restore your skin’s natural glow. Rosemary essential oil enhances clarity and uplifts the spirit, echoing the biblical essence woven into every ingredient. Elevate your daily ritual with a soap that honors ancient scripture and embraces natural wellness.
All Organic Ingredients;
Saponified Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernal Oil, Simmondosia Chinesis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, d-alpha Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E) Oil, Rosmarinus Officiales (Rosemary) Leaf Oil
$12 4.5 - 6 oz. bar
Organic saponified soap combining coconut oil, argan oil, and jojoba oil delivers a balanced cleanser that offers deep cleansing, luxurious lather, and intensive moisturization without stripping the skin.
Coconut oil provides the primary cleansing power and creates a rich, stable lather due to its high lauric acid content, which also offers natural antibacterial properties. It hardens the bar for longevity but can be drying if used in high concentrations.
Jojoba oil, a liquid wax that mimics human sebum, adds exceptional shelf stability by preventing rancidity and DOS (dreaded orange spots). It deeply conditions the skin, regulates oil production, and soothes sensitive or acne-prone skin without clogging pores.
Argan oil contributes silky moisture and is rich in vitamins A and E, acting as an antioxidant to protect against oxidative stress and environmental damage while enhancing the soap's creamy lather.
Together, these oils create a hypoallergenic, eco-friendly bar suitable for all skin types, including eczema or psoriasis, by combining effective cleansing with retained glycerin (in cold-process methods) for hydration.
A freed slave is accused by a woman in the sky for thinking about another woman — and the text that follows became the most-read book in the early church for 300 years before it was quietly deleted.
This soap is dedicated to the banned book of The Shepherd of Hermas. It's not a gospel. It's not a dialogue. It's a vision report — five visions, twelve commandments, and ten parables, delivered to a man named Hermas, a Greek freed slave living in Rome around 140 CE. He was sold by his father to a woman named Rhoda, who later freed him. He became wealthy. He lost it all. And then he started having visions...
Shepherd of Hermas was considered scripture by Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Origen, and Tertullian. It's in the Codex Sinaiticus — the oldest complete Bible, where it sits between the Acts of the Apostles and the Acts of Paul, as if it belongs there. It was read aloud in churches in Rome for three centuries. And then, over the course of the 4th century, it simply stopped being read. No decree. No council. No dramatic suppression. It just… faded. The Ethiopian and Coptic Orthodox churches kept it. Everyone else forgot.
