Tussle Craft Skin Lab
← Lab Index§ Mend Series / Index M-00
Status: Cleared the Lab · Shipping Now
Series Index · Recovery Cycle

The Mend Series.
Out of Cure.

Five bars and one tin, poured for the hours after training. Every batch has finished its six-week cure, been logged, and cleared the bench — these are shipping today.

Small batches. When a batch is gone, it's gone until the next pour.

Tussle Craft Arnica Balm — 2 oz tin with kraft label
Batch M-004 · 2 oz TinPoured Warm · Set Slow
Mend Salve · Available Now

§ Mend Salve — Tin 01

The tin for
the ride home.

Arnica runs golden through beeswax and shea — a pocket-sized ritual for the body that just left everything on the mat. Twist the lid, fingertip's worth, work it in. That's the whole protocol.

Actives
Arnica · Peppermint · Eucalyptus
Format
Anhydrous · 2 oz Tin
Base
Beeswax · Shea Butter
Use
Post-training aromatic care
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§ 01 — Logged Entries

05 Units / Cataloged

Entry 04

Batch ID · mm-001

Checking Stock
The Mend Bar cold-process soap bar — batch mm-001

The Mend Bar

Mineral Brine & Conditioning Cleanse

§ Coach's Take

This is for the heavy lifting and the live-drilling sessions. The Mend Bar is built as a 'mineral brine' — magnesium chloride and arnica-infused oil carried on a shea-heavy base. Dense, slow lather that cleanses without leaving skin tight.

§ Artist's Touch

Saturated with indigo root for a deep, oceanic hue. The pour is dense and grounding — the visual of settling into stillness after the round. No two bars carry the same striation.

§ Laboratory Specs

Active
Magnesium Chloride · Arnica-infused Oil
Purpose
After-training conditioning cleanse
Artist Note
Deep indigo root hue
Base
Triple-Blend (Olive · Palm · Raw Shea)

4 oz · Cold-Process · 6-Week Cure

$12.00
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Entry 05

Batch ID · mrw-001

Checking Stock
Relief Wash cold-process soap bar — batch mrw-001

Relief Wash

Cooling Rinse & Aromatic Reset

§ Coach's Take

Mat friction leaves a specific kind of heat in the skin. Relief Wash answers it — peppermint and eucalyptus hit on contact, while the shea-rich lather keeps the wash from turning harsh the way most cooling soaps do.

§ Artist's Touch

A crystalline sea-salt texture runs through the bar — coarse, mineral, reflective. The surface catches light the way frost catches morning sun.

§ Laboratory Specs

Active
Peppermint · Eucalyptus · Arnica-infused Oil
Purpose
Cooling post-training cleanse
Artist Note
Crystalline sea-salt texture
Base
Triple-Blend (Olive · Palm · Raw Shea)

4 oz · Cold-Process · 6-Week Cure

$12.00
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Entry 06

Batch ID · mr-001

Checking Stock
The Restore Bar cold-process soap bar — batch mr-001

The Restore Bar

Gentle Cleanse & Skin Comfort

§ Coach's Take

When skin feels raw after a hard week on the mat, a harsh bar makes it worse. The Restore Bar is the most delicate formulation in the lab — the highest shea ratio we pour, arnica and magnesium, almost no aromatic pull.

§ Artist's Touch

Soft, honey-toned, almost unmarked. The bar with nothing to prove — it gets out of the way and lets the skin settle.

§ Laboratory Specs

Active
Arnica-infused Oil · Magnesium Chloride
Purpose
Gentle cleanse · Skin comfort
Artist Note
Soft honey-toned pour
Base
High-Shea Triple Blend

4 oz · Cold-Process · 6-Week Cure

$12.00
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Entry 07

Batch ID · MCS-001

Checking Stock

Specialty Pour

Photo Pending · Batch MCS-001

Specialty Mend

Coarse Charcoal & Polishing Grain

§ Coach's Take

A specialty pour of the Mend Bar with a coarser activated charcoal. Same recovery base, more grit in the hand — for the shower where you want the bar to actually work the skin. Two or three times a week, not daily.

§ Artist's Touch

Charcoal read as texture instead of color. The grain sits high in the bar — you feel it before you see it.

§ Laboratory Specs

Active
Coarse Activated Charcoal · Magnesium · Arnica
Purpose
Textured polishing cleanse
Artist Note
Grain worked high in the pour
Base
Triple-Blend (Olive · Palm · Raw Shea)

4 oz · Cold-Process · 6-Week Cure

$12.00
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Entry 08

Batch ID · mc-001

Checking Stock

Specialty Pour

Photo Pending · Batch mc-001

The Complexion Sweep

Pore-Purifying Charcoal Cleanse

§ Coach's Take

Heavy training sweat, grease, and daily city pollutants don't just sit on your skin—they congest your pores. The Complexion Sweep delivers a thorough deep clean without stripping your moisture barrier: activated charcoal draws out surface lipids and gym grime, tea tree provides a crisp botanical clean, and white grapefruit tightens the appearance of pores.

§ Artist's Touch

Deep black pour from the activated charcoal — the grain runs fine, almost invisible. Tea tree carries the scent; grapefruit lifts it. The lather pulls dark on the first pass before rinsing clear.

§ Laboratory Specs

Active
Activated Charcoal · Tea Tree · White Grapefruit
Purpose
Pore-purifying deep clean
Artist Note
Fine charcoal pour, dark lather
Base
Palm · Castor (Sebum-Dissolving)

4 oz · Cold-Process · 6-Week Cure

$12.00
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Master Manifest · Base Reconciliation

The Triple-Blend Base

The universal standard for all Tussle Craft batches — every Mend bar is built on this foundation before its actives are introduced.

Oils
Olive Oil · Palm Oil · Unrefined Shea Butter
Lye Solution
Distilled Water · Lye
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§ 02 — Lab Cross-References

See Also

Reference A-01Internal Doc

The Armor Line

Need the cleansing routine before recovery? Begin with the three-bar Armor Protocol.

Open Reference
Reference S-01Internal Doc

The Signature Series

Seeking experimental finishes? View the Signature Series studio archive.

Open Reference