On Sunday, 400 tiny Abbika soap samples went out in the showbags, along with half a dozen soaps in the hampers. The website is starting to see the results which is very exciting!

To coincide with the official opening of the website, I’m offering half price postage within Australia, no matter what the size of your order- that’s $5 flat-rate postage! Stock up now for Christmas, because in general, the older the better when it comes to soap.

What’s in my shower this week?
This week I am enjoying the 1964 bar. What can I say? I’m a hippie at heart.  1964 contains hempseed oil and Patchouli essential oil. It has a thick, creamy lather, and the scent of the Patchouli really fills up the shower and makes me feel good. It’s a great start to the day.

Have a great week, and I’ll be back soon!

I started making soap more than 18 months ago for a few reasons. One, being a mum to two toddlers, I needed a hobby to help keep my sanity Two, I wanted to use soaps and skincare that I knew were gentle, ethical, and enjoyable to use. I was delighted to find that not only did *I* love what I was making, but so did my family and friends. Fast forward to today, and I am still loving what I make, and now I want to share it. So, I created Abbika.

Abbika soaps are:

• 100% Handmade in Melbourne, Australia
• 100% Vegan
• Made using the traditional cold process method, allowing our soap to retain its natural, humectant glycerin
• A delight to use
• Full of goodies like shea butter; fairtrade, organic cocoa powder; cocoa butter; ricebran oil; olive oil; tofu(!); and essential oils
• Contain no synthetic fragrances, hardeners, talcs, etc
• Minimally packaged

Coinciding with the launch of the Abbika website, we are proud to be a supporter of World Vegan Day 2007. If you attend this event on Sunday, the 29th of October at Phoenix Community Reserve in East Malvern, you will receive a discount voucher in your showbag to be redeemed on the website. We have also donated one of each of our 10 soaps to be raffled off on the day.