This soap is made from a base of Irish Tea. We brew the tea overnight before using it, to infuse as much of the tea scent into the liquid before soap making. We add honey to create this beautiful brown coloring, and it also contributes to the scent, texture, and lather. Like all of our soaps, this soap is scented by our unique proprietary blend of essential oils. It has a beautiful top note of lime and bergamot, which sits perfectly on top of a ginger and clove base. The middle notes are barely detectable but blend with the tea perfectly to deliver a soap that not only has a luxurious lather but also a natural, warming scent that you will want to keep smelling.
Actually Made By Hand
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Patiently Crafted
Cured to Perfection
We actually take the time to cure our soap - during this process any water content evaporates, and the soap becomes longer lasting, less likely to break apart & performs better.
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EST JAN 2021
IT ALL BEGAN IN MY KITCHEN...
Lockdown. Jan 2021. We weren't allowed to leave the house for months...
I decided to explore soapmaking... Everyone thought I was either crazy or having a midlife crisis. (maybe they were right!)
Humble Beginnings
They say to become an expert at something it takes 10,000 hours.
I reckon I passed that within 6 months.
All day, every day all I did was SOAP.
I did everything, from researching, experimentation, design, recipes, testing.
Washing. Making. Sweating.
I sold next to nothing.
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But Somehow it Grew.
I don't know how. Maybe it was because I documented every step on Instagram & Tiktok and people wanted to support my craziness.
Or maybe I got lucky, and somehow came up with products that were incredible.
Maybe a bit of both.
Committed to YOU
We still make every product the exact same way I used to make it in my kitchen.
We are committed to scaling by hiring & training people.
We manufacture using old school artisan techniques.
We only use natural ingredients.
Our focus has always been to make the best possible products.
And that won't change.
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