Discover the power of nature's finest

At Markeri Farm Soaps, We believe in the remarkable power of nature. This page is dedicated to helping you understand how each carefully chosen ingredient in my natural soaps benefits your skin. We're proud to use chemical-free, organic products, coloured by nature with botanicals and mineral clays, ensuring pure goodness in every bar.

Nature's nourishment for your skin

My commitment to natural ingredients begins with a blend of nourishing oils and butters, each bringing unique benefits to your skin:

  • Aloe Vera Butter: The hydrating and moisturizing properties within Aloe Vera Butter are known to deeply repair the skin, particularly mature and dry skin. These properties further work to reduce signs of aging, leaving the skin looking silky, smooth, and fresh.
  • Avocado Oil: is a great addition to natural soap, not only does it add a creamy texture it is also rich in vitamins, antioxidants and proteins that help nourish your skin. Avocado oil has been known to improve elasticity especially beneficial for "aging skin" 
  • Castor Oil: this wonderful oil significantly enhances lather. With moisturising properties, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antibacterial & antifungal soothing properties.
  • Coconut Oil: Known for creating a rich, bubbly lather, coconut oil is deeply cleansing, with natural antibacterial and antifungal properties. It provides a protective, moisturising barrier for the skin.
  • Honey: A natural humectant, meaning it draws moisture to the skin. Honey is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, rich in antioxidants, and helps to soothe and heal.
  • Mango Butter: Highly emollient and non-comedogenic, mango butter is rich in vitamins A, C, and fatty acids. It provides deep moisturisation and promotes skin regeneration.
  • Olive Oil: A gentle, deeply moisturising oil packed with antioxidants like Vitamin E and polyphenols. It's anti-inflammatory and excellent for soothing dry or sensitive skin.
  • Shea Butter: An intense moisturiser, rich in vitamins A, E, and F. Shea butter is anti-inflammatory, helps soothe dry and irritated skin, and improves skin elasticity.
  • Sunflower Oil: High in Vitamin E and linoleic acid, sunflower oil is non-comedogenic, deeply moisturising, helps protect the skin barrier, and offers soothing benefits.
  • Tallow: (Beef) Rich in vitamins A, D, E, K, and fatty acids similar to human skin. It's incredibly moisturising, helps improve the skin barrier, and has natural anti-inflammatory properties.
  • Walnut Oil: Packed with Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, walnut oil has anti-inflammatory properties, making it beneficial for conditions like eczema and psoriasis, and can help combat signs of aging.

Coloured by nature, caring for you

Beyond nourishment, our soaps are naturally coloured and enhanced by mineral clays and botanical powders, free from synthetic dyes or fragrances:

  • Alkanet Powder: Imparting natural purple to red hues, alkanet powder is known for its anti-inflammatory and skin-conditioning properties.
  • Blue Indigo Powder - Natural Colour, a vibrant plant-based pigmentderived from Indigofera tinctoria. This natural blue powder is perfect for colouring cold process soap, offering a rich, earthy hue without the need for synthetic dyes.
  • Brazilian Purple Clay:Detoxifies and clarifies, Soothes sensitive skin, Anti-Aging and skin rejuvenation, rich in magnesium and other minerals,balances skin. Protects Against Impurities - Forms a protective barrier that helps prevent the skin from absorbing environmental pollutants.
  • Essential Oils: I chose Essential Oils for their pure, therapeutic-grade quality, over fragrance oils. They provide natural, exquisite aromas and targeted benefits (such as soothing or invigorating) without any synthetic additives.
  • Green French Clay: valued for its detoxifying and skin balancing properties. It is derived from ancient French sea beds, rich in minerals like silica, magnesium, calcium and iron oxides which support skin health.
  • Kaolin Clay: A gentle exfoliant, kaolin clay helps to detoxify the skin and absorb excess oil without drying. It purifies pores and is suitable for even the most sensitive skin types.
  • Madder Root Powder: This botanical gives soaps beautiful pink to red tones. It boasts antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, traditionally valued for skin health.
  • Pink French Clay is used to purify, cleanse and detoxify the skin, remove dead skin cells, improve skin softness and create and overall refreshed appearance. It is well suited for all skin types, particularly sensitive and mature skin. 100% natural mineral powder, with absolutely no chemical additives.
  • Red French Clay Among many, some of the most notable Red French Clay Benefits are; - 100% Natural mineral origin. Suitable for all skin types. Rich in minerals. Detoxifying and exfoliating properties. Draws excess oil & impurities from skin. Natural cleansing & purifying qualities. Helps to unclog and tighten pores. Promotes refined skin texture.
  • Rhassoul Moroccan Clay Derived from ancient volcanic rocks & ash in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.With natural detergent properties, it makes for the perfect natural cleanser. Rich in minerals such as silica, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, iron, sodium and potassium, Rhassoul Clay is believed to contain the largest variety of minerals in the clay family. The natural properties in these minerals have seen amazing benefits when it comes to skin and hair care.
  • Rhubarb Root Powder can create vibrant pink and red colours naturally & provides significant skin benefits beyond its primary role as a natural colorant. When used in soap, it delivers antibacterial and antifungal properties that help suppress bacterial growth
  • Ultramarine Blue is a beautiful lapis lazuli zeolite-based mineral pigment perfect for colouring natural soap 
  • Yellow French Clay is considered a powerful detoxifier and anti-inflammatory, and has revitalizing and regenerating properties. It revitalizes your cells, stimulates, cleanses and tightens your skin. Perfect for revitalizing tired and neglected skin, and improving the appearance of skin when recovering from illness. Yellow French Clay is a great astringent – meaning it draws impurities and toxins from your skin, and gently stimulates blood circulation, cleansing it from within. 
  • Zeolite Clay (pink): (Australian Organic) Zeolites are uniquely formed volcanic minerals providing an abundance of negatively charged ions with the ability to attach to and lock away  pollutants, acting as an effective cleanser.