Do they contain alcohol? No, all our products are alcohol-free.

Can they be used on oily skin? Yes, they are highly recommended for oily skin. The oil in the formula helps to remove excess sebum from the skin and the rose water hydrates and provides a gentle astringent effect.

As it does not contain preservatives, how should I look after this oil so that it does not spoil? The only precautions to take with our products are: avoid high temperatures (there is no need to store the product in the fridge, but avoid, for example, creams being left inside the car in summer), oxidation (close the jar after use) and humidity (contact with water).

Since the solid soap contains lye, isn’t it an aggressive soap for the skin? Practically all soaps sold on the market are made with saponified vegetable oils. And to saponify them, either sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) or potassium hydroxide (potash) is needed. Therefore, lye is an indispensable ingredient for making soap; what happens is that many laboratories buy the oils already saponified (and indicate it on their labelling as “saponified oil”), instead of saponifying them themselves with lye (and putting lye as an ingredient on the label).

You therefore do not need to worry that our soaps are made with lye, it is something common in all soaps, and it is important to know that the lye is completely neutralised with the olive oil. The basis of the formula is the lifelong one, only that cosmetic soaps are supersaturated with olive oil and therefore they are not aggressive to the skin. That said, as with all soaps, it is important to avoid contact of soapy water with the eyes.

How should I conserve the soap bar? It is very important that after use, the soap bar dries completely in the air. That is why it is necessary to use soap dishes that drain the excess water. If this is not done, the soap falls apart and gives off an unpleasant gelatinous matter.

Are these cosmetics suitable for vegans? Yes, all Matarrania cosmetics are vegan. They have not been tested on animals and contain no ingredients from animals or products generated by them, such as beeswax.

What is the expiry date of a product after opening? All Matarrania products have a period after opening of 8 months (indicated on the product boxes with the symbol of an open jar and the English acronym PAO: Period After Opening).

Can some components of the products cause allergies? Yes, there are two groups of components that can cause allergic reactions: vegetable oils extracted from tree nuts and essential oils.

Since the vegetable oils we use as ingredients are pure, virgin and unrefined, they contain the allergens of nuts. A person allergic to almonds cannot use MATARRANIA products that contain sweet almond oil, and the same applies to hazelnuts (hazelnut oil), sunflower seeds (sunflower oil) and sesame seeds (sesame oil).

Essential oils are natural aromatic substances secreted by plants and are composed of many components. Some of these components are allergens, that is, they can cause allergies, such as geraniol or citral. Cosmetics safety regulations require that the allergenic components of essential oils appear in the list of ingredients when their concentration is greater than 0.001% in leave-on products, and greater than 0.01% in rinse-off products.

People who are allergic to these components of essential oils cannot use cosmetics that contain them.