A 100% Natural Greek Olive Oil Soap – Chamomile & Calendula

A 100% Natural Greek Olive Oil Soap – Chamomile & Calendula

Description & Product Details

This soap is 100% natural and eco-friendly, made from one of the world’s finest organic olive oils and blended with precious raw ingredients on the Greek island of Crete. It provides rich hydration and deep cleansing in the most natural way thanks to the cold process method.

The Chamomile & Calendula Soap is ideal for all skin types for daily use on the face, body and hair. It is an extra mild soap ideal for babies and pregnant women.

Ingredients

Organic olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, chamomile extract, calendula extract.

How it is made

The Greek Island of Crete

Helleo originates in the island of Crete, Greece. Olive trees have been considered sacred there for over thousands of years, and some of the world's finest organic extra virgin olive oil is produced on the island.
A Greek Family Affair

Helleo founder Manos and his family have cultivated olive trees for decades. With environmental awareness and respect for tradition, they cultivate their grandfather's olive groves in the region of Viannos, world known for its microclimate and exceptional olive oil.
Cultivating Organic Olives

Every year, the olive groves are fertilized, pruned and ploughed to provide an organic, extra virgin olive oil of outstanding quality. The process is supervised and certified by the Cretan Inspection Institute for Organic Products.
Harvesting the Olives

A centuries-old tradition, the harvest is a celebratory moment for all families in Crete. The olives are picked at the right time only by hands or mechanically, and milled on the same day at a temperature not exceeding 25°C, ensuring the best possible quality for the olive oil.
Collecting Natural, Raw Ingredients

Helleo founder Manos works with like-minded local producers who provide him with local avocado oil, black beer, organic red wine, wild herbs and plants like aloe vera. His aunt, who is a beekeeper, supplies him with local honey thyme.
Turning Ingredients into Oil

For many years, Manos studied the healing properties, use for skin treatment and behaviour in soap making of various ingredients. Thanks to his ever growing knowledge, he has been creating distinct blends, each with their own refined character and healing properties. Here, Manos cuts an aloe vera plant to extract its precious juice for the Prickly Pear and Aloe Vera soap.
Blending the Oils

Once all ingredients for the soap are weighted and took air temperature, the oils are blended. Step by step, the ingredients are added. For the Chamomille Calendula soap, for example, he uses the highly antioxidant and anti-irritant chamomile, the healing and therapeutic calendula and the intensely moisturising and emollient avocado oil.
The Cold Process Method

All soaps are cold processed, which allows retaining all the healing properties for the skin from each ingredient, as well as the natural glycerin, which is absent from manufactured soaps.
Pouring

Once the blend is ready, it is poured into moulds to rest and harden. At the workshop, all work is carried out by hand, produced in small batches. Thanks to their use of 100% recyclable materials, the company has been able to sustain a zero waste policy.
Cutting the Soaps

Once the blend has hardened, the blocks of soap are carefully cut by hand.
Stamping

As a finish, each soap gets stamped with Helleo’s signature sign.
Curing

Once cut and stamped, the soaps are placed on trays and cured in appropriate natural conditions for at least eight weeks. During this time the soaps cure and become gentle for the skin. The completion of curing is followed by laboratory tests to certify the soap’s safe use.
Wrapping

The final touch is also done by hand, with Manos and his team carefully wrapping the soaps in recycled paper, with each piece of paper telling the unique story of the soap it is wrapping.