No.49 Shangri-La Lavender Coconut Milk Soap brings Bogue's beloved Shangri-La botanical aroma into a completely plant-based, vegan soap. Made with creamy coconut milk, botanical oils and butters, and a layered blend of Lavender, Orange, Rosemary, Sage, Holy Basil, and Vetiver essential oils, it offers the familiar floral-herbal character of No.9 in a dairy-free cold-process formula.
Inspired by Ojai's famous Pink Moment sunsets, Shangri-La unfolds from soft Lavender and bright Orange into aromatic garden herbs and earthy Vetiver. Its creamy lather and naturally composed essential-oil fragrance make it a distinctive everyday soap for those who prefer vegan body care without giving up the richness of traditional handmade soap.
The same signature Shangri-La aromatic blend. A different milk, thoughtfully formulated. No.49 is the coconut milk counterpart to Bogue's original goat milk version, created for customers seeking a plant-based alternative.
Shangri-La begins with Lavender, but its aroma is more layered than a conventional lavender soap. Orange adds a gentle citrus brightness, Rosemary and Sage bring an aromatic herbal character, Holy Basil contributes green botanical complexity, and Vetiver creates an earthy foundation.
These essential oils are blended as a complete aromatic composition rather than relying on a single dominant scent. The result is floral, herbal, subtly citrusy, and grounded by the deeper character of Vetiver.
For customers who enjoy a botanical evening shower or a slower bathing routine, Shangri-La offers a sensory experience built around real essential oils rather than synthetic fragrance oils.
Lavender provides the recognizable floral-herbal opening. Holy Basil, also known as Tulsi, adds a distinctive green, aromatic note, while Vetiver introduces the earthy depth that keeps the blend from becoming overly sweet.
Rosemary and Sage reinforce the herbal character, and Orange rounds out the composition with citrus warmth.
Each essential oil has its own aromatic identity, but the appeal of Shangri-La comes from how they work together. This is a botanical scent intended to be experienced during bathing, not a promise of therapeutic effects.
For more about our ingredient philosophy, explore Essential Oils vs. Fragrance Oils in Soap in the Botanical Journal.
Coconut milk gives No.49 its defining formulation difference. Instead of fresh goat milk, this version uses a plant-derived milk within Bogue's traditional cold-process soapmaking method.
Coconut milk naturally contains water, plant fats, and other constituents that contribute to the character of the soapmaking mixture. Combined with carefully selected botanical oils and butters, it helps create the creamy lather and substantial bar feel associated with handmade milk soap.
The distinction matters for customers who prefer vegan products, avoid animal-derived ingredients, or simply enjoy exploring different botanical formulations.
It doesn't mean coconut milk soap is automatically milder or more moisturizing than goat milk soap. Both depend on the balance of oils, butters, alkali, processing, and curing that determines the properties of the finished bar.
Vegan skincare is increasingly about more than the absence of animal-derived ingredients. Customers also want transparency about what replaces those ingredients and how the finished product performs.
In No.49, coconut milk isn't a superficial substitution. It's part of a plant-based formulation developed to provide creamy cleansing while preserving the distinctive Shangri-La aromatic experience.
Traditional cold-process soapmaking allows the soapmaker to choose botanical oils and butters for their contributions to lather, hardness, cleansing character, and conditioning skin feel.
That's the practical value of a well-formulated vegan soap: not simply that it is dairy-free, but that the complete recipe has been designed with its own ingredients in mind.
Ojai's Pink Moment is the brief evening light when the surrounding mountains take on soft rose and lavender tones. That familiar local phenomenon helped inspire Shangri-La's visual identity and its warm, layered botanical character.
The aroma reflects a similar progression: bright Orange and herbal greenery give way to softer Lavender and the deeper earthiness of Vetiver.
This connection between landscape and formulation is part of what makes Shangri-La recognizable within Bogue's collection. It is inspired by a real sense of place, not simply a generic spa fragrance.
For No.49, that experience is available in a fully plant-based soap, making the same botanical ritual accessible to customers who prefer coconut milk over dairy milk.
Each Shangri-La Coconut Milk Soap bar is handcrafted in small cold-process batches, cut, and allowed time to cure. The curing period is an important part of traditional soapmaking, allowing excess water to evaporate and the bar to develop its finished hardness and use characteristics.
The process requires attention to the complete formula. Coconut milk, botanical oils, butters, and essential oils must be considered together rather than treated as isolated marketing ingredients.
That maker-led approach allows Bogue to offer both goat milk and vegan coconut milk versions of Shangri-La while respecting the different formulation requirements of each.
For customers who already love No.9 Shangri-La Goat Milk Soap, No.49 offers a familiar aromatic experience in a different soap foundation.
Both versions share the Lavender, Orange, Rosemary, Sage, Holy Basil, and Vetiver essential-oil blend. The difference is the milk base: fresh goat milk in No.9 and plant-derived coconut milk in No.49.
Neither needs to be presented as universally better. The choice comes down to ingredient preference, individual skin experience, and whether a dairy-free, vegan formulation is important to your routine.
For those drawn to botanical fragrance, creamy handmade soap, and a simpler plant-based body-care ritual, No.49 brings the Shangri-La experience into an entirely vegan bar.
No.49 Shangri-La Lavender Coconut Milk Soap combines creamy coconut milk, botanical oils and butters, and a six-essential-oil blend of Lavender, Orange, Rosemary, Sage, Holy Basil, and Vetiver.
Inspired by Ojai's Pink Moment and handcrafted through traditional cold-process soapmaking, it offers the familiar Shangri-La botanical aroma in a thoughtfully formulated vegan soap.
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Lavender organic Coconut Milk Soap No.49 Shangri-La Vegan Blend with essential oils
Uplifting local flora and soothing colors of a pink moment sunset.
Coconut milk, organic coconut oil (cocos nucifera), olive pomace (olea europaea husk), sustainable palm (elaeis guineensis), grapeseed (vitis vinifera), rice bran(oryza sativa), castor(ricinus communis) jojoba (simmondsia chinesis), cocoa butter (theobroma cacao), sunflower Hi Oleic (Helianthus Annus), kukui(Aleurites moluccana), infused olive of calendula(Calendula Officinalis), chamomile(Chamomilla recutita) pure essential oils Orange (citrus sinensis dulcis), Lavender (lavandula Angustifolia), Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis), Sage(Salvia Officinalis), Holy Basil(Ocimum sanctum), Clary Sage(salvia sclarea), Vetiver(vetivera Zizanoides)
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