Bathe. Handmade Soaps.

09/08/2021

Aloe there!!

Back to soaping!
Aloe Vera soap with fresh aloe vera and neem oil
Both Aloe Vera and neem oil have skin healing properties and can help with acne, eczema and sunburn

Spirulina for colour
Scented with peppermint, basil and cedarwood essential oils

15/04/2021

Rustic Rose

Rose petals make everything better!
Generally my soap philosophy is functional and simple.. but this one gives me great joy.
French red clay and kaolin clay with black activated charcoal lines with a blend of fragrances and essential oils - lily of the valley, lemongrass and cedarwood.

05/01/2021

Soap with papaya and wild turmeric (kasturi turmeric)
Last soap of 2020
Papain enzyme in papaya has cleansing properties and kasturi turmeric is an age old beauty treatment used for the same purpose

11/12/2020

Creamy Avocado
All natural with avocado purée and neem oil
Avocados are extremely nourishing and moisturising to the skin. Neem oil, apart from being full of antioxidants and anti- inflammatory, is also incredibly moisturising.
What’s not to love!

26/11/2020

Applejack
Handcrafted soap with kokum butter. Kokum butter comes from the fruit kernels of the kokum tree and provides moisturising and firmness to the bar. It is similar to cocoa butter but feels lighter and non greasy on skin, and can be used on its own to moisturise.
Spirulina and French red clay for colour
Scented with apple sage fragrance
Tried my hand at getting the apple/Christmassy colours using natural ingredients

21/10/2020

Soaping after ages!
Honey and oatmeal - a winter favourite.
With the goodness of coconut, olive, sasame and castor oils and a sweet fragrance (from Brambleberry) to complement the honey in the soap. Honey is a natural humectant, and oats are good for sensitive skin - anti inflammatory and healing.

11/07/2020

Carrot Patch
Made with carrot purée, using turmeric and spirulina for colour
Fragranced with essential oils of orange, rosemary and lemongrass

11/06/2020

Summer Lavender - using ratanjot infused oil.
Ratanjot, apart from its medicinal and skin loving properties, gives the soap its beautiful colour.
Fragranced with lavender and rosemary.

11/03/2020

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/deadly-viruses-are-no-match-for-plain-old-soap-heres-the-science-behind-it-2020-03-08?fbclid=IwAR2HFyqN-DNZS-0i6z3ryQyMzXPnag8PIgVqTxxzB_E0VlF61xpL-2rCtqs

Deadly viruses are no match for plain, old soap — here’s the science behind it.

Stay safe!

Why does soap work so well on the new coronavirus and, indeed, most viruses? Because it is a self-assembled nanoparticle in which the weakest link is the...

27/02/2020

Clay Play

Activated charcoal, calamine, kaolin and French red clay

Clays and activated charcoal are natural cleansers and remove impurities from the skin.

13/02/2020

Do you use a deodorant? Which one? Is it safe? Take a close look at its ingredients.

Check if any of these 7 ingredients are lurking in your deodorant.

05/02/2020

Green goodness

Avocado and cucumber soap with neem oil.. the fats in the fresh avocado purée make for a really conditioning, gentle bar. And I am digging the green !