Artha Hemp Seed Oil Soaps are handmade in small batches with the finest whole ingredients. We use time-tested recipes which are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years old. The soap is made with food grade coconut oil, California olive oil, California rainwater, and alkali (from sea salt). We superfat the soap with nourishing hemp seed oil, and then add a unique combination of ingredients: essential oils, whole grain flours, clay, herbs, spices, and plant roots, gums & resins. Ingredients which have proven to be safe over millennia. Glycerin, a natural by-product of soapmaking, is left in the soap, hydrating the skin by drawing moisture from the air. Artha soaps are scented with aromathearpy-grade plant oils, called essential oils, not synthetic fragrances.