Ray's Corner

Whilst we don’t often refer to our wonderful canine friends as Canus Lupus Familiaris we’re more familiar with the gray wolf of thousands of years ago under that name. The wolf of those days was man’s fiercest rival, often roaming around in packs and using their cooperative skills to overcome their most challenging prey. Their instincts were unmatched, being able to smell their lunch and dinner from over a mile away. Over time, and maybe as lone wolves emerged from packs, they became less aggressive , and even tamer over the centuries thus promoting the earliest human integration, and what...

GOT BUNS?

Hot Cross Buns, that is. Truth is that unless you make them yourself, they’re scarce in the USA....Tales talk about hanging hot cross buns in attics to guard against evil spirits – and being carried by sailors as protection against becoming shipwrecked.

Whilst we have evidence of many shipwrecks occurring historically off Borth Beach, we cannot in all honesty boast that our soaps protect from physical harm, or that they even contain currants or raisins for that matter! We can however state that our all-natural products keep you looking and smelling amazingly masculine.

Evidence still exists on Borth Beach today of a sunken forest that legend records as dating back to the Bronze Age, but the history of soap and when it was first created is more recent – 2,800 B.C.! It’s linked to the Babylonians, who were possibly the first to blend animal/vegetable oils, water and wood/plant ash as a base for a cleaning compound. Sadly, most cleansing preparations made today are blended from chemicals and detergents that can harm and dry your skin. And the natural glycerin, which is created by combining oils, fats and ash together, is often removed by commercial soap companies...