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SOLANDRA

HAVE A SPA DAY EVERY DAY Words by Lexi Reich | Photos courtesy of Solandra LLC

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very morning, Cynthia Henzler puts on a

the formula needed tweaking. Through sheer

long-sleeve shirt, apron and goggles, and

perseverance,

batch

after

batch,

Henzler’s

heads downstairs to her workshop in Eagle,

products improved. In fact, her renowned lip

Colorado. She prepares her curing chamber and

butters started because a month into business,

exhaust system for the day’s work ahead. Some

a friend popped into her shop to request a

may call Henzler a mad chemist, others may call

lavender lip product. It took a year to master the

her a soap maker.

formula, but once she did, Henzler had created a

“I always thought I was this crazy soap lady

chemical-free, organic lip butter that soothes the

trying to make these high-quality products,”

toughest of dry skin — and now it’s one of her

Henzler confesses. “But when my soaps leave my

bestsellers.

workshop, I know I’ve done my best.”

shares, explaining the name comes from “Viking

Henzler opened Solandra LLC in December

“Solandra personifies who I am,” Henzler

2017 to offer Colorado-crafted, all-natural

queen,” a nickname her partner had given her.

products that heal dry mountain skin. Solandra

soaps and skincare products are not only

friend’s farm in Kauai, Hawaii (where she lived

environmentally friendly, but socially conscious.

herself for 16 years). She dries and grinds the

Her Aloha Soap contains ginger from a

Her method is self-taught. When Henzler

ginger and adds it to the soap to complement the

presented her very first handcrafted soap at

coconut and cocoa butter properties. Mountain

a family function, her brother said the soap

Forrest Soap is named after her nephew, Forrest.

block was too big; her sister-in-law added that

She sprinkles the top with harvested pine


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