May 20, 2020 2 min read 26 Comments

We want to say thank you to the front lines, who are working so hard now and always to keep our communities safe. That’s why we created the Hero Hands Body Butter and distributed 10,125 units across 14 major hospitals in Alberta. Thank you!

Want to say thank you to someone in your life? Shop Hero Hands. 

Watching the hard work of our front line workers, we wanted to help. “Our mission to keep people healthy and safe took on more meaning than ever,” said Karina, our Co-owner and CEO. “So we really wanted to find a way to connect our product and what we do well, to a direct need in the community.

For the past 20 years, we’ve been using simple, natural ingredients to make soap, skin care, and so much more, but giving back has always been so important to us. Community is at the heart of Rocky. That’s why we strive to make things as locally as possible, that are good for you, your family and the planet.

By now, we’ve all experienced how frequent hand washing can leave your skin dry. We wanted to give those health care practitioners something to not only moisturize their skin, but protect and heal. Our scent-free formula contains local Alberta Beeswax, organic Cocoa Butter, and seed oils — like Sesame and Sunflower.

image of hands holding Hero Hands all natural dry skin butter

Since April 3rd we’ve also donated 419 bottles of hand sanitizer, 11,257 units of soap. Curious about why giving feels good? Read more about the science and health benefits of giving.

Want to give back all year long? Learn more about our Community Bar — that’s more than just a limited edition bar of soap.


26 Responses

Aruntej
Aruntej

March 01, 2021

very wonderful blog thanks for posting.

Jen Silverthorn
Jen Silverthorn

May 28, 2020

I purchase your butters for my husband who works in the Nuclear Medicine lab in the Tom Baker Cancer Building of Foothills. His hands always need care, because they wash their hands a lot even before COVID. If you have a chance to distribute at Foothills down in their Nuclear Medicine department I am sure they would love you and see why I buy your products for my hubby!

Rocky Mountain Soap Company
Rocky Mountain Soap Company

May 22, 2020

Wow! We’re so touched by the amount of feedback.

Our small team worked very hard over the past month to design a custom label, pour over 10,000 mini hand butters, and ship them out. We actually worked directly with Alberta Health Services to get these butters distributed. So AHS has decided where they are donated.

I am so sorry if you and your team did not receive any. We realize that we are not able to support every hospital staff member in Alberta, let alone Canada as a whole, but we were pretty excited to be able to send a little something to over 10,000 front line staff members in our local province.

I hope you can understand our situation. Thanks again for all that you do, we are truly so appreciative. Sending a big virtual hug.

The Rocky Team

Lorraine
Lorraine

May 22, 2020

Cracked dry hands are evidence of the frequent hand hygiene in the Calgary medical centre I work at. The team of 18 would so appreciate some relief for their dry hands. Thanks so much for supporting the Frontline workers.

Victoria L
Victoria L

May 22, 2020

Thank you Rocky Mountain soup co. for thinking of us healthcare/frontline workers! I am a nurse in Calgary and many of my coworkers and I have noticed that our skin has changed during this pandemic. Our hands are dry from constantly hand washing and wearing a mask has brought out many blemishes. Your Tea tree blemish stick has really helped me personally!
We would be so grateful to receive any products you have to spare.
Thank you for your generosity!

Stephanie Wilcox
Stephanie Wilcox

May 22, 2020

This is amazing!!! 😊
As are all of your products!! ❤️
I am an ER nurse at SHC in Calgary, and my team would love to receive some of these!!! I have the foot and hand body butter (in addition to cream, hair products, soaps etc). I use the butter every night or morning before bed!!

Caleigh
Caleigh

May 22, 2020

My boyfriend is a nurse in the emergency department in Canmore, Alberta. He has spent countless nights on shift as the Covid screening nurse. I would love to surprise him with a Hero Hand Butter to help heal his cracking hands and to bring a smile to his face!

Steve
Steve

May 22, 2020

The Tom Baker Cancer Centre would very much appreciate your support for our frontline workers. Thank you.

Anise
Anise

May 22, 2020

My team would love this, how do we how about getting them

Gloria Purves
Gloria Purves

May 22, 2020

I would love to use this product on My dry cracking hands from sanitizing so much.
I work in Red Deer, I am a maternity nurse helping moms and babies.
Thank you

Bonnie Kautz
Bonnie Kautz

May 22, 2020

My daughter is an RN at Foothills Hospital in Calgary. She works on the Neurological Rehabilitation unit. She loves Rocky Mountain Soap products and has been buying them and using them for many years. I recently purchased your Nomad Hand Sanitizer and gave my daughter a bottle, which she loves. If you can imagine, at one point a few weeks ago there was a shortage of hand sanitizer on my daughter’s unit during her shift at Foothills Hospital!! Not a good thing during a pandemic!! My daughter also uses many of the Rocky Mountain Soap products on her two little boys. Because of the pandemic and the fact that she washes and sanitizes her hands even more than she did before, her hands are suffering because of it. A little TLC and a caring gesture would definitely help during this stressful time. Just thought I would put in a request for my daughter and her coworkers on the Neurological Rehabilitation unit at Foothills Hospital.

Chyanne Dey
Chyanne Dey

May 22, 2020

Us nurses at Tom Baker Cancer Centre who continue to see patients physically for their cancer treatments would certainly love and appreciate these!!

Chrissy Bursaw
Chrissy Bursaw

May 21, 2020

I’m a medical Assistant at UW Hospital and clinics in Madison, WI. My hands are so dry due to all the hand washing while having to screen everyone that comes in our doors. I’d love some of this hero butter!!! I bought the stick for my feet and for the first time EVER my feet don’t look like a cavernous map!!!!
Thank you!!!!

Colette Pelletier
Colette Pelletier

May 22, 2020

I work at Agape Hospice as a Healthcare Aide and all the handwashing we do, I think that would be a great treat for my coworkers hands. We’d love some!💖👍

Tracy Ambrogiano
Tracy Ambrogiano

May 22, 2020

This is amazing!! Thank you so much for your generous offer and your gracious support for the frontline workers. I work in the Intensive Care Unit at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary and I can’t even describe how dry and irritated my hands are by the end of a shift, let alone a series of them! I know many of my colleagues are experiencing the same! It would be amazing to receive some hero hand body butter to soothe them at the end of the day! <3

Christina Ebel
Christina Ebel

May 22, 2020

I work in Emergency at the Royal Alec hospital in Edmonton. Used to work at the Canmore hospital! After constant dry hands from hand sanitizer and hand washing these little moisturizers would be so very thoughtful to receive. We would all appreciate it so much xx

Doris
Doris

May 22, 2020

I work ICU/CCU with AHS, how do we as frontline Nurses obtain the FREE Hero Hand Butter?
I’m a RM customer for many yrs.. you have awesome products!!

Tabatha
Tabatha

May 22, 2020

I work frontline healthcare, EMS. Our hands have been taking an extra beating during these times, cracking apart (which makes them more vulnerable to pathogens). I’ve been purchasing your hand butter and (non-drying) hand sanitizer to attempt to repair my hands on days off. It’s starting to help with the extreme dryness. Thanks for the great products.

Elaine
Elaine

May 22, 2020

What a wonderful and very practical gesture of appreciation! Sincere Thanks from an Alberta RN.

Darlene Campbell
Darlene Campbell

May 22, 2020

That’s so AWSOME. Our hands have really taken a beating.

Kristy
Kristy

May 22, 2020

This is amazing!! Thank you, RMSC! 💗

Maggie A. Schouest
Maggie A. Schouest

May 22, 2020

Hi, I am a ICU nurse working the front lines of this epidemic. I’ve ordered and use/given away numerous bottles of your hand sanitizer. We all love it very much! However, we would love some of this body butter. Our hands are horrible looking from washing and sanitizing 14 hrs days. I actually put Vaseline on my hands when I go to bed at night. Thank you for making such wonderful products.

Monica Fredborg
Monica Fredborg

May 21, 2020

I work in X-ray at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary Alberta . We X-ray a patient every 5 minutes. Our hands are taking a beating. I personally am a devout RMSF user of many of your products. We would be forever grateful to receive some of your amazing product!
Us Fromtliners thank you!
!

Martine
Martine

May 21, 2020

Amazing idea which just amplifies how committed you are to a healthy community & environment all around. Thank you for all you do!

wanda kikcio
wanda kikcio

May 21, 2020

Great item to give to the frontline workers in Alberta
Wondering if every province is doing the same giveaway

Wendy L Sumner
Wendy L Sumner

May 21, 2020

I am a nurse working on the front lines in Edmonton. How do we get some of the Hero Hand Butter? Our skin on our hands are breaking apart in NICU and all my coworkers and I would love some!

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