Cold-process soap
सम्पूर्ण
Sampurna
The Ritual of Five
The Ritual of Five cold-process bars, one for every mood of the day.
₹2,590 ₹3,050
Inclusive of taxes. Shipping calculated at checkout.
- Method
- Cold-process, handcrafted in small batches
- Leads with
- Oats and honey, patchouli and amber, oudh and sandalwood, rose and geranium, saffron ubtan
- Feels like
- Five scents, from warm and spiced to soft and floral
- Suits
- Gifting, or finding your own ritual
- Net weight
- 5 bars of 100 g each (500 g in total)
Pre-booking open · Ships by 2 November
- Delivery
- Tracked delivery across India.
- Returns
- Damaged or wrong item? Tell us within 7 days of delivery.
- Cold-process, cut and finished by hand
- Secure payment by UPI, cards and net banking
- Packed with care in India
What is inside
पञ्च
All five bars, in one box
Five signature scents, one for every mood of the day.
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अमृत
Amrita
Oats and honey, warm vanilla
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शुद्धि
Shuddhi
Patchouli and amber, warm spice
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ओजस्
Ojas
Oudh and sandalwood, deep and woody
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चन्द्र
Chandra
Rose and geranium, soft and floral
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सुवर्ण
Suvarna
Saffron ubtan, sandalwood and turmeric
In the box
- Five cold-process bars
- Presented in a maroon gift box
Bought separately, the five come to ₹3,050. In the set, ₹2,590, a saving of ₹460.
Each bar is cold-process, cut by hand and cured for four weeks.
पवित्रं वृष्यमायुष्यं श्रमस्वेदमलापहम् ।
शरीरबलसन्धानं स्नानमोजस्करं परम् ॥The ritual
The cold-process craft
How to use
Care and patch test
Shipping and returns
Caring for your bar
परिचर्या
How to use and keep your soap
A cold-process bar is harder and slower to wear than most. Treat it well and it lasts longer.
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Wet and lather
Wet the bar and work up a lather between your hands, or on a soft cloth.
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2
Rinse and shake off
Rinse well, then give the bar a gentle shake to remove the water.
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3
Rest it on a draining dish
Set the bar on a raised or slatted soap dish, so water drains from underneath.
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4
Keep it dry, away from steam
Store it in a dry spot, out of the direct spray and the shower steam.
The one rule
Let the bar dry between uses. A dry bar lasts longer.
As with any new product, patch-test before first use.
विधि
Cold-process soap, made the slow way
Every SetRite bar begins as oils and a little lye, which turn into soap through a slow reaction called saponification. We cut each bar by hand and let it cure for four weeks before it reaches you.
How a cold-process bar is made
It is called cold process because the soap is never cooked. The oils and lye do the work on their own, and time does the rest.
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Oils meet lye
We start with a blend of oils. Lye, dissolved in water, is added and mixed in until the batter thickens.
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The bar sets
The batter moves into moulds, where the reaction continues and it becomes solid soap.
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Cut by hand
Once firm, the block is cut into bars by hand, so each one is a little different.
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Cured for four weeks
The bars rest on racks while the last of the water leaves. They come out harder, longer-lasting and softer on the skin.
Cold process and melt and pour, side by side
Both are honest ways to make soap. They are different crafts, with different results.
| What we compare | SetRite cold process | Melt and pour |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Raw oils and lye, combined by us. | A ready-made soap base, melted down. |
| Who chooses the oils | We do, oil by oil. | The base maker does. You add scent and colour. |
| Glycerin | Forms during the reaction and stays in the bar. | Comes with the base. Some bases have extra added. |
| Time | Four weeks of curing. | Ready within hours. |
| The bar | Hard, and wears slowly in the shower. | Softer, and can sweat in humid weather. |
| Lather | Dense and creamy. | Varies with the base. |
Melt and pour suits quick, clear, decorative soaps. We chose cold process because we wanted to choose every oil in the bar and give it time.
द्रव्य
What goes into the bar
Four oils and two butters, each there for a reason. Here is what each one does in the bar and how it feels on the skin.
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Olive oil
Olea europaea
The classic soap-maker's oil. Castile soap, made mostly from olive oil, has been made in Spain for centuries.
- Gives a mild, creamy lather
- Leaves skin feeling soft and conditioned
- Rich in oleic acid, the fatty acid behind that conditioning feel
- Makes a firm bar that lasts
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नारिकेल
Coconut oil
Cocos nucifera
The oil that gives a bar its generous lather.
- Big, fluffy, cleansing lather
- Adds hardness, so the bar lasts longer
- Balanced by the softer oils in the blend
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एरण्ड
Castor oil
Ricinus communis
Not a cleansing oil. It is there to look after the lather.
- Helps the lather stay creamy and stable
- Adds a smooth, conditioning feel
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Sweet almond oil
Prunus amygdalus var. dulcis
A light, silky oil that glides on the skin.
- Leaves skin feeling soft
- Adds a gentle, conditioning feel
- Contains almond: not for anyone with a nut allergy
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वृक्षाम्ल
Kokum butter
Garcinia indica
A firm butter from the seeds of the kokum tree, native to India's Western Ghats.
- Hardens the bar
- Feels light and non-greasy on the skin
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Shea butter
Vitellaria paradoxa
A rich, creamy butter from the nut of the shea tree.
- Adds a creamy, cushioned feel
- Leaves skin feeling soft and conditioned
About the lye: lye is what turns oil into soap. It is used up in the reaction, so none remains as lye in the finished, cured bar.
As with any new product, patch-test before first use.