Lujos

We live in southern Spain on a 22 acre olive farm. We moved here 12 years ago from a hectic life in IT in England, in order to find a better quality, healthier life. And we've achieved our goals. It is extremely hard work - we grow 5 types of olives here, and tend and pick them, just the 2 of us. We press the olives in a traditional press in the vi... llage, and sell our oil in throughout the EU and the US. One year, as we had a glut of olive oil, we decided to try our hand making our own soap from our olive oil. We were stunned at the difference - instead of just clean skin, we had clean, soft and moisturised skin! After some research, we realised this is because commercial soaps have all kinds of additives in them, and that the manufacturers strip out the 'good stuff' (glycerin) for use in other beauty products. That is why using 'normal' soap to wash your face can leave it feeling dry and tight. After our success at making soap, we started experimenting with using olive oil in other products, such as lotions and creams for face and body and serums for the skin. We found that we much preferred the natural creams we made, that do not contain harmful preservatives or iffy additives. And then we found we wanted to share our experience. We started sharing with family and friends, but eventually, our products were so popular that we created our company "Lujos", so that we could share our passion for natural, olive-oil based products. We believe olive oil lends its special qualities to make our soaps and creams the mildest, kindest, most moisturising products you will find, at reasonable cost.Read More