Energize your day with this handcrafted soap that features a vibrant citronella fragrance, invigorating the senses and naturally fending off bugs. Ideal for summer outings and outdoor explorations, each moisturizing bar helps send a child to school for one day. Responsibly-sourced ingredients: Hydrogenated Rice Bran Oil, Coconut Oil, Mahua Oil, Water, Coconut Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Citronella Essential Oil, Citric Acid, Zinc Oxide, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide 3.2oz Bar Nutrient-rich plant oils Triple-milled smoothness Vegan and cruelty free Recyclable packaging Handmade in India The hands that made it: Palam Rural Centre (People’s Association for Leather and Allied Manufacturing) offers employment opportunities to people of the marginalized Harijan community in a village in Tamil Nadu region, southeastern India. In the Tamil language, Palam also means "bridge." Palam Rural Centre seeks to build a "bridge" to the markets of the rest of the world. With money from product sales, Palam has purchased land and homes for artisans (ownership traditionally unavailable to lower castes) and built a school for artisans’ children. Other artisan benefits include health care and retirement pensions. Palam artisans see education of their children as the key to hope and change. Through this work, Palam Rural Centre is providing dignity and security to artisans and helping to break down caste walls in society.
