Oileán Handmade

This blog is our personal way of connecting with our customers and other artisans. Through this blog we hope to share our experiences and allow you to learn more about us and from us. www.oileanhandmade.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram...

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Our new soaps! Barber Shoppe and Flower Power

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Just cut our new soap this morning!

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Free shipping through 6/5/16 with code SUMMERNOW www.oileanhandmade.com

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Here is our new soap just cut this weekend. Its a redesign inspired by Abalone shell.

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Whipped Body Butter!

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Oileán Handmade turned 1 today!

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We have a WINNER! We officially reached 100 Likes on Facebook yesterday (March 19, 2015). We are waiting for the unannounced winner to claim their Oileán Handmade gift basket. He/she has 48hrs or the Fan after them will be announced as the winner. #OileanSoap #Facebook #Contest #winner #100Likes

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Go Like our Facebook for your chance to win! Be sure to leave a comment on our Facebook wall with hashtag #OileanSoap

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Save 15% with code COLORS in our Etsy shop. Ends 3/31/2015

https://www.etsy.com/shop/OileanHandmadeSoap

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Why Use Handmade Soap?

If you can make soap kudos to you! Making soap can be a bit intimidated but very rewarding. Besides the hands-on experience of using a soap you or someone else made, there is also the fact that you control exactly what goes into your soap. Commercial soaps are convenient but can leave your skin feeling dry and irritated. For those that may be sensitive to the multitude of other ingredients found in commercial soap, its a much better idea to use handmade soap.

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Salt bars made with Pink Himalayan salt and scented with Ginger & Lime

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Sale time!!

All soaps in our etsy shop are now normal 1-2 day shipping. Use code THREE4TWO ON $21.00 or more & get free soap! https://www.etsy.com/shop/OileanHandmadeSoap

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Recently made soaps!

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I made this soap today 12/21/2014

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Cut these two soaps yesterday!

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Meet Oileán!

Our name Oileán (pronounced Oil Lee Aan) means "Island" in the Irish language. I started Oileán Handmade about two years after entering my last two years of college ( I am a photographer and graphic designer). 

I have always had an interest in natural bath and body products. I began researching and switching our family over to natural soaps and other products in the early 2000's. My husband and I even sold products from other companies to allow those within our community easier access. 

It was in 2011, that I decided to commit myself to making handmade soaps after our youngest daughter was born with a blood disorder that contributed a extreme case of eczema. After spending countless of dollars on products and precriptions medicines, I sought out a way to help my daughter's skin heal naturally. 

 My first batch of soap was made for my daughter it was an oatmeal milk and honey blend. After using the soap on my daughter her pediatrician and I began to see a major difference with her skin in the weeks to follow.

Of course, like with many soap makers I instantly fell in love with making and using my own soap as well did family and friends. Many people would ask for my soap and would always suggest I begin selling them. So that is just what I began doing earlier this year. 

I was originally selling my soap by word of others and now I sell on Etsy and by middle of 2015 I will be seeing directly from my website. 

This blog is dedicated to all the soapers now and before me that have allowed this wonderful trade to be past on for centuries and I hope to continue to do the same. 

Thank you for being a part of the Oileán Handmade family and as always support and buy handmade.

Oileán Handmade, 

Nakeyisha H.