From Political Healers Founding Mother Michaela Lovegood, Lovegoodness Soap is a social enterprise that supports healthy bodies, healthy spirits and the work of Political Healers.
I assumed the surname Lovegood because I felt that the surname system was far too patriarchal and wanted a name that reflected my life’s intention, NOT my patrilineage. So Lovegood became my surname and my mission in life - to love good (or to love well, for the grammatically correct). Turns out, loving well -- either yourself, or others, or loving Source -- isn’t always easy. Love doesn’t always look the way you expect it to, or turn out the way you were told it was supposed to. Sometimes loving ourselves or others, or Source WELL is complicated.
As the Political Healers Project has grown, as more people want to define, distinguish and develop their feminine leadership, something has become clearer: what makes loving well so complicated is that there are SO many different expressions of love, so many different degrees of love, and differing experiences of having achieved those expressions and degrees of love that leave one feeling satisfied.
Lovegoodness is meant to remind us to reach for and emanate the expressions of love that fills, renews and inspires us most.
Lovegoodness IS any of those expressions of love that leave you feeling more like you.
We are diverse and we have diverse expressions, and yet, we live in a world that constantly dictates the terms of what love is allowed to look like, sanctioning narrow channels with major consequences if you stray. Many of us struggle to even KNOW what our own Lovegoodness is, let alone where/how to find it.
Fight back! Take a moment and say to yourself, “Lovegoodness is…” Finish the statement with your first thought. Say the statement repeatedly, finishing the statement with your first thought each time. Try doing this for 3-5 minutes, breathing deeply and wholly, letting your PIES energies bring forth your answers. And then...go and create it!
Celebrate your Lovegoodness.
For Spring/Summer 2021 we’re not only introducing FOUR new scents, we’re also offering whipped body butter!
Enjoy any of the scents listed below as a bar of soap, a 4 oz jar of whipped body butter, or purchase a soap/body butter set at a reduced price. We’re also selling bulk body butter -- SIX 4 oz jars of body butter in one scent -- and soap logs -- 10 bars of the same scent soap. Stock up on your favorite soap or give them out as gifts.
Allow up to 4 weeks for soap log orders, as soap will need time to cure prior to shipment.
All proceeds from Lovegoodness purchases go directly to supporting the Political Healers Project.
SOAP
At the base of all Lovegoodness soaps are shea butter and homemade calendula oil (calendula-infused sweet almond oil). Shea butter has long been known as a superior skin moisturizer, but few know that shea butter is also an anti-inflammatory. Calendula has been shown to help wounds heal faster, possibly by increasing blood flow and oxygen to the affected area, which helps the body grow new tissue. It is also used to improve skin hydration and firmness. Moisturized skin goes a LONG way in healing the body, as it can enhance your body's ability to regulate its temperature, to repair injuries, and to remove toxins from the body. Without these functions, we can leave our body vulnerable to infection and compromised immune systems.
Soap Ingredients: Olive oil, Avocado oil, Coconut oil, Babassu oil, Shea butter, purified water, sodium hydroxide (lye), calendula-infused sweet almond oil, as well as essential oils, fragrance and/or organic colorants, where applicable.
Current Products
Individual bars
Soap Logs: 10 4oz bars of soap in the same scent -- great for gift-giving!
BODY BUTTER
Made with all-natural, responsibly-sourced ingredients, Lovegoodness whipped body butter is a warm summer rain for dry, thirsty skin. Truth be told, the best moisturizer is drinking water — and LOTS of it. But sometimes our skin needs nutrients -- particularly vitamin C -- in order to achieve full hydration. Body Butter strengthens and tightens the skin's protective outer layer to lock in moisture and protect against irritants. No matter what your skin type or skin COLOR, the beneficial ingredients in body butter leave it soft and supple.
Body Butter Ingredients: Coconut oil, shea butter, calendula-infused sweet almond oil, organic emulsifying wax, vitamin C and vitamin E oils, arrowroot powder (for texture), as well as essential oils and organic colorants, where applicable.
Current Products
Body Butter: individual 4 oz jars
Bulk Body Butter: SIX 4 oz jars of body butter in the same scent -- great for gift-giving!
You can also purchase soap/body butter sets in matching scents!!
