{"id":8334,"date":"2023-08-30T02:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T06:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/createomoto.com\/Studios\/?p=8334"},"modified":"2023-08-30T23:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T03:24:03","slug":"nopalera-mexican-botanicals-with-cactus-shark-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/createomoto.com\/Studios\/nopalera-mexican-botanicals-with-cactus-shark-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Nopalera Mexican Botanicals with Cactus Shark Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Nopalera artisan bath and body products are a celebration of Mexican culture. The star ingredient, the nopal cactus (aka prickly pear), grows wild in Mexico and has been used for its nutritional and healing properties at least as far back as the ancient Aztec civilization. In fact, in Aztec folklore, as they wandered through the desert searching for a place to settle, the gods told them to look for an eagle with a snake in its mouth sitting atop a nopal cactus. They found it and established the capital of their empire in what is now Mexico City. The eagle, snake and cactus are still revered in the crest emblazoned on the national flag of Mexico.<\/p>\n

Sandra Velasquez grew up in southern California where her parents moved when they left Mexico. Nopal grew in their backyard, and it was a regular part of their cuisine. Sandra had a natural talent for music and eventually led her own Latin alternative band that was a celebration of Mexican culture. She moved, with the band, to New York City, and while they were somewhat successful, she needed to supplement her income with \u201cday jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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One day, as a lark, Sandra took a class in soap making, gloried in it and started daydreaming about having her own line of bath products. Little did she know, that was the beginning of the beginning. While visiting her family in California, Sandra\u2019s mother made her a favorite dish from her childhood, eggs and nopal pads. All the skin-cleansing and soothing properties came to mind. It was her \u201cAha!\u201d moment\u2014she would make the nopal the centerpiece of her bath and body line, Nopalera. A natural line of artisanal products inspired by one of the most regenerative, nourishing and resilient plants in the world.<\/p>\n

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Nopalera Products<\/h3>\n

Sandra uses every part of the plant to make Nopalera. The green part of the cactus, the pads, is featured in the soaps and exfoliants. Oil from the seeds of the prickly pear fruit is used in the botanical bars. Other ingredients found and used in Mexico are the hibiscus, jasmine, and tepezcohuite.<\/p>\n

All products, the cactus soap, exfoliant and botanical bar are handmade, vegan, cruelty free and palm oil free and contain no fragrance or dye.<\/p>\n

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Cactus Soaps<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The soaps, in an easy-to-hold cactus shape, are made with a high concentration of plant butters and nourishing oils that cleanse and leave the skin moisturized. The cactus pads used for the soaps provide a soothing and gentle exfoliation.<\/p>\n