The Australian Natural Soap Company - Only Olive Oil
RRP: $7.95
Silver + Editor's Choice
Non-toxic
Formulated from excellent non-toxic ingredients. 100% saponified olive oil.
Ethical
ANSC are certified cruelty free and have strict policies to ensure none of their ingredients used are ever tested on animals. They source their olive oil directly from Australian farmers so know exactly where it is coming from. The brand is a female led business, manufacturing their products themselves in Melbourne, Australia. ANSC uses steam distilled, pure essential oils.
Sustainable
All ANSC’s ingredients are biodegradable, certified palm oil free and their soap packaging is compostable or recyclable. The brand sends all their online and wholesale orders from their warehouse in plastic free packaging and have an in house Terracycling program to ensure they recycle what they can, including their nitrile gloves. For direct online Only Olive soap orders from the ANSC website, customers have the option to buy in bulk (500g or 1 kilo) which saves packaging. The brand’s Olive soap uses perfectly good olive oil that just can't be classified as food grade because of its texture or smell and would otherwise be discarded.
Responsible
ANSC donates 3% of all their online sales to the Orangutan Project, raising more than $34,000 for this incredible organisation since 2015. In the past year alone, this has helped rescue almost 49 displaced or illegally held orangutans as well as provide more than 200 young orangutans with care, rehabilitation and jungle school - among many other things. The brand also regularly donates their offcuts of soaps to charities in Victoria.
What our experts say...
I love that the soap is made from a single Australian sourced ingredient. Lathers well. I love the simplicity of this product. The product came shipped completely plastic-free right down to the paper tape on the outer box, which I very much appreciated. I like that this company donates both a portion of profits and also soap offcuts to charity to increase their social environmental impact.
– Lindsay Miles
Very nice and does not dry the skin. I love that the brand is female run and they support local farmers and manufacturing. I also love the donation of offcuts!
–Kathryn Nelson
I loved the imperfect shape and neutral scent but most importantly having the confidence to use it on my face! The brand really highly resonates with my own values. From the packaging approach, bulk purchasing to donating to charity and palm oil free and using a waste product to turn into a beautiful product. Honestly, you can tell that these amazing female business owners have thought of every way they can give back.
–Jacqui Scruby
Gentle and moisturising in the extreme, this gorgeous soap truly nourishes my skin. It is the perfect soap for sensitive, dry skin and would make a wonderful body wash for adults and children alike. I love that the olive oil is purchased from farmers who otherwise could not sell it for food purposes due to colour or taste and ANSC is able to turn what would sadly be a waste product into such a luxurious one instead.
–Emily Fletcher