BirdProject

A Bird in the (Helping) Hand

Tippy Tippens is a design maven with a bent for social entrepreneurship. In fact, when the BP oil spill disaster happened in 2010, Tippens was living in far-away New York City, but felt pulled to do something to help. Her many visits to New Orleans culminated in eventually relocating there and starting her business, MATTER L3C, which is dedicated to "making the world a better place by making meaningful products that matter."

That's how BirdProject Soap was born. These black, bird-shaped soaps are made from natural, local ingredients (including biodiesel glycerin and activated charcoal, which lends them their eye-catching color). The soap itself is gentle and lightly scented, and the bird fits perfectly in your hand, wash after wash. Such a wonderful symbol of the creatures affected in the Gulf should be a lasting one, so as you use your soap, it melts away to reveal a ceramic bird keepsake that’s handmade by Tippy from Louisiana Clay.

The best part is that 50% of the profits go towards the Gulf Restoration Network and International Bird Rescue. It's beautiful design, and help where it's needed, for the beautiful creatures that inspired it.

— Mir

• The soaps are made with natural, locally sourced ingredients:
  
  • Biodiesel glycerin, fair trade olive oil, aloe, activated black charcoal, and a light cypress scent
  • Reminiscent of Louisianan bayous
  • Made by Emily Manger Davis of Sweet Olive Soaps, a third generation soapmaker from New Orleans
• Size of black soap and size of white ceramic bird:
  
  • Base width of black bird is 1 11/16 "  and length from nose to tail is 4 1/4" 
  • Size of white keepsake bird base width is 14/16" and length from nose to tail is 2 1/2".
• 50% of profits go to environmental cleanup and care for affected animals of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster. Gulf Restoration Network & IBRRC -- International Bird Rescue.