Palm Free Irish Soap Silky Soft Shampoo Bar for Normal/Dry and Colour Treated Hair

Our summary: we love this company's ethos - they help protect the rainforests by not using any palm oil, they instead use gentle, natural ingredients that work, and they are passionate about minimal packaging so they make their gorgeous products zero waste without any plastic packaging. We love the new silky soft TLC shampoo bar - only a small amount is needed and it gives a good lather and leaves hair squeaky clean and shiny without the feeling of residue (and that's with very hard water). The conditioner works well with it to return the hair to smoothness without tangles.

The Palm Free Irish Handmade Soap TLC Shampoo bar has been formulated to offer gentle cleansing for all hair types including normal, dry and coloured/treated hair.

Bamboo extract lightly conditions the hair, enhancing its strength and shine. Organic Cocoa Butter gently detangles knots whilst locking in moisture to ensure your tresses are left feeling silky, smooth and nourished.

One bar is the equivalent of up to 1⁄2 litre of liquid shampoo so can save up to 3 plastic shampoo bottles from going to landfill or the incinerator!

All ingredients are traced back to source, to ensure that they maintain our 100% Palm Oil Free ethos.

Benefits for you and the environment:

• Formulated with salon equivalent, high quality ingredients, minus the junk.
• Made with mild, gentle coconut derived SLF free ingredients.
• Contains 100% ORGANIC Cocoa Butter & Apple Cider Vinegar for added condition and shine.
• Bamboo Extract strengthens and protects hair strands.
• Active ingredients Panthenol and Amino Rice protein work together to protect, strengthen and hydrate hair.
• Gently Scented with a fresh blend of Organic Lavender and Organic Lemongrass Pure Essential Oils.
• Effectively balanced to keep hair in its optimal pH range.
• Works well in hard water areas.
• Soap Free, therefore no transition period is required.
• This compact, concentrated bar is Long Lasting, Economical & Travel Friendly.
• Plastic Free, Palm Oil Free and Preservative Free.
• Free from SLS’s, Parabens, Silicones or Sulfates.
• 100% Vegan.
• Hand-made and Hand-stamped in small batches.

Important Note:

24 hours before using for the first time, please perform a patch & strand test on a small inconspicuous area. Should irritation occur, please discontinue use immediately.

Always Keep Away from eyes! Should contact occur, rinse thoroughly with warm fresh water

Minimum weight 75G

Application:

Apply sparingly to wet hair to create a creamy lather and massage into scalp. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Repeat if desired.

Ingredients:

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coco Glucoside, Organic Cocoa Butter, Brassica Alcohol, Kaolin Clay, Glycerol Stearate, Panthenol (B5), Bamboo Extract, Stearic Acid, Behentrimonium Chloride, Essential Oils of Bergamot (Citrus aurantium), Organic Lavandin (Lavendula Hybrida), Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Schoenanthus).
Colour CI.77492

The exquisite range of The Palm Free Irish Soap Co visually stunning soaps will grace any bathroom. These beautifully scented bars of goodness contain pure filtered crystal clear Irish rainwater and are nourished with exotic oils of Shea nut, Cocoa Butter and Olive oil to gently cleanse, moisturise and perfume your skin.

All soaps are genuinely handmade, they are mixed, poured, cut & individually stamped by hand and are very modestly priced.  Palm Free Irish Soap believe that “Beauty Shouldn’t Cost the Earth”.

Based on the beautiful shores of scenic Lough Derg in East Clare, Palm Free Irish Soap was born out of the first Handmade Soap Company in Ireland, Gallunac (est’d 1996). They are now at the forefront of producing luxurious handmade Irish soap without the use of Palm Oil or any Palm Oil Derivatives, they pride themselves as being totally Rainforest Friendly. Being a Natural Product, these Soaps DO NOT CONTAIN any Artificial Fragrances, Preservatives, SLF’s Parabens, G.M.O’s or preservatives, they are preserved only by their Pure Essential Oils and Vitamins A, C & E.

Palm Free Irish Soap use minimal packaging, all soaps are sold in a simple recyclable brown paper bag, and all ingredients and products are completely GMO Free and free from any form of animal testing. 

Caring for your shampoo bar: 

To gain maximum benefit from your soap/shampoo bar use within 6 months of purchase, if you intend to keep it for longer, please store in a suitable cool dry & dark area such as a drawer. After using your soap, leave to drain on an appropriate soap dish, soap rest or even an upturned nail brush, this will help preserve the life of your Natural Soap.

Why no palm oil?

There is nothing actually wrong with Palm Oil itself, in fact Palm Oil is an excellent source of vegetable oil. It is the method by which it is farmed and grown, also where it is planted, that causes the problems. For instance, vast swathes of precious rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia are being lost on a daily basis, as much as the size of 300 football pitches an HOUR are being cleared to make way for the Palm Oil plantations. It’s not just the wildlife that are suffering, it is also the indigenous people and their heritage that is being lost, their home is made up of over 20,000 flowering plant species, 300,000 animal species and don’t forget about the trees.

Given the current rate of clearing, within 12 years the Rainforest as we know them, could be all but a distant memory.

The demand for Palm Oil is also responsible for river pollution, land erosion and air pollution. In fact, it has been found that Palm Oil production is the second largest contributor to Greenhouse gases.

Although Palm Free Irish Soap won’t be able to change the world’s opinion and habits, they are doing their bit by finding a suitable alternative, Palm Oil is not a necessity, it is widely used because it is very cheap to produce. Even the use of Palm Oil from so called Sustainable sources is questionable. That’s why we don’t use ANY Palm Oil or Hidden Derivatives in our soaps and are proud to call ourselves “Rainforest Friendly”, you can read more at these links:

www.palmoilinvestigations.org
www.onegreenplanet.org
www.saynotopalmoil.com

Order by 2pm for next day delivery

Place your order with us before 2pm and we will pick and pack your order the same day for next day delivery with DPD nationwide.

FREE DELIVERY in the Republic of Ireland on orders over €75!!!

We use the following providers to get your order to you as quickly and cheaply as possible:

DPD Couriers: €4.99 for next working day delivery up to 21kgs within Ireland.

Most orders will arrive with you the following day. Sometimes deliveries may take 2 days depending on what time you place your order. 2pm is our cut off for next day delivery but sometimes we can still add your order to the collection after this time. On rare occasions orders may take more than 2 days to deliver and we will let you know what the hold up is if this is the case.

Packaging:

We aim to use the least amount of packaging possible so we reuse the boxes and packaging we receive from suppliers so don't be alarmed if your new bubble bath arrives in a baby wipes box!

Click and Collect Orders:

Your click and collect orders are usually ready to collect within minutes of placing your order. We're open for click and collect from 10-5 Monday to Friday.  (If you need urgent breastfeeding items etc outside of these hours, please get in touch with siobhan@earthmother.ie and we'll try our best to get them to you).

1. At the sliding gates entrance to 49 Grange Avenue, turn left into the parking spaces nearest the back building. Follow the pedestrian walkway behind the yellow rail. If you've a little one in the car or want to maintain more social distance, give us a ring on 01-8397637 and we'll bring your order to your car. 

2. On foot, please stay left behind the yellow lines on the pedestrian walkway and don't cross the working forklift yard. 

Please do not drive or walk into the working yard/forklift area. 

Directions:

Turn into the industrial estate from Grange Road. 
Take a left at the first T junction
Number 49 is the last building on the right hand side (Brown building with sign for Heterochem at the front). Turn left at the gated entrance and around the corner for our parking spots. 

Northern Ireland
We do ship to Northern Ireland with DPD at a cost of €4.99. We do not offer free shipping to NI.

Europe Deliveries:

Shipping to Europe costs from €7.50 and takes 2+ days depending on your location - we ship through DPD Couriers & An Post. 

UK Deliveries:

Unfortunately since Brexit we cant ship to you in the UK without setting up a UK VAT number and as a small business its not an option for us, so we can’t ship anything unfortunately.

Worldwide deliveries:

We can use An Post Registered Post to ship around the world. Get in touch to discuss prices. 

Returns Policy:

You may return new, unopened items within 14 days of delivery for a full refund.

We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within one week of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (2 to 4 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (1 to 2 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

You may return unworn garments like Modi Bodi Period Underwear or Boba baby wraps only in original unopened packaging for a credit or refund within 30 days of your purchase.

If you need to return an item, simply send us an email telling us what the item is and why you wish to return it. We will then email you instructions on how to return it to us to get your refund. Alternatively call us on +353 1 839 7637.