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"Man, What IS all this stuff?!"
Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate
Stearic Acid
Sodium Tallow
Sodium Palmitate
Lauric Acid
Sodium Isethionate
Sodium Stearate
Cocamidropropyl Betaine
Sodium Cocoate
Sodium Palm Kernalate
Sodium Chloride
Tetrasodium EDTA
Tetrasodium Itodronate
Titanium Dioxide
It might surprise you to learn that these are the ingredients of a very popular 'beauty bar'... it's called a beauty bar because they can't legally call it soap. Some of these ingredients are known irritants and carcinogens.
The following ingredients are what goes into Over the Hill Hippy Chick/Nakomas soap:
Pure virgin olive oil
Vegetable shortening
Distilled water
Aloe Vera Juice
Coconut oil
Sweet almond oil
Herbs
Beeswax
Essential oils
No carcinogens, no toxins, no irritants, just all natural ingredients. |
Who are the 'Over the Hill Hippy Chick' and 'Nakomas'?
The Over the Hill Hippy Chick and Namokas are one and the same. Judy Bayliss started a business named Over the Hill Hippy Chick in the fall of 2000.
A couple of years later her interest in her native roots became stronger and before she knew it, she was making Native-themed products and vending at powwows: Native American Festivals.
Where did the name, Nakomas, come from?
Judy's mother, who was descended from Cherokee Indians who chose not to sign any of the Native American census rolls, was named Naomi.
Naomi's grandmother always called her Nakomas, a Native word meaning 'grandmother'.
When Judy started making and selling Native products, no other name would do except 'Nakomas', to honor her mother and all the Native women who came before her. |
THE NAKOMAS PRODUCTS
The Nakomas products are a joint effort between a man in Texas and a woman in Pennsylvania.
Dave gathers the cactus flower stalks in Western Texas, strips off the needles, sands them until they're smooth, cuts them to size, sometimes burns designs onto the sticks, then painstakingly puts several coats of finish on them that allows the natural beauty to show through.
Next, he packages them and ships them to Pennsylvania where Judy adds leather, feathers and beads to create unusual one of a kind walking sticks, smudge fans, talking sticks and wall hangings.
Many hours of work go into each stick, which in addition to their beauty and sturdiness make them a bargain at these prices. |