December News: A Gentle New Beginning
As the year comes to a quiet close, we’re taking a moment to pause, breathe, and reflect on the simple things that brought us comfort in 2025. For us, it has always been about creating products that honour sensitivity, calm living, and the beauty of pure, uncomplicated ingredients.
This month, we’re excited to share something truly special — a new bar created for those who need the softest touch. After hearing from so many of you who struggle with reactive skin, irritated scalps, and fragrance sensitivities, we set out to create a shampoo that is genuinely minimal, genuinely gentle, and genuinely kind.
The result is our Babassu Bastile Sensitive Shampoo Bar: a soft, creamy, fragrance-free blend of Australian extra virgin olive oil and babassu oil, made without additives, colourants, essential oils, or botanicals. A quieter alternative to traditional Castile, designed for sensitive scalps and effortless all-in-one use.
Why We Created This Bar
While our Castile soap remains loved for its purity and gentleness, many customers asked for a version that cured faster, lathered more easily, and functioned beautifully as a shampoo — without adding anything extra. So we created a Babassu Bastile: a bar made from just olive oil and babassu oil, nothing else. A quiet formula for a noisy world.
Babassu oil brings a lighter, silkier lather, making the bar:
✔ gentler for sensitive scalps
✔ creamier and softer in feel
✔ ready to use sooner than 100% Castile
✔ ideal as an all-in-one bar for face, body, and hair
Still incredibly mild, but with extra comfort built in.
Handmade in small batches, each bar is cured naturally for weeks, allowing the oils to settle into a nourishing, soothing cleanse. Whether you’re travelling, gifting, or simply slowing down at home, we hope this little bar brings ease and comfort to your daily routine.
Wishing You a Calm, Gentle December
Thank you for the kindness, support, and calm moments you’ve shared with us throughout 2025. We are deeply grateful to have you as part of The Australian Olive Oil Soap family.
May your holidays be peaceful, soft, and filled with simple joys.
Warmest regards,
Amy Pham
The Australian Olive Oil Soap