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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
