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The Slow Art of Botanical Soap

Handcrafted soap,
steeped in nature, gently taught

It started with burnout. It became a craft.

​​I left a demanding corporate career at Amazon with empty reserves and restless hands and found a calm I hadn't felt in years in the slow pours and quiet chemistry of soap making.

 

Now I grow lavender, calendula and yarrow on my allotment and teach creative women across the UK to turn botanicals into beautiful, honest bars of soap.

No fear. No jargon. Just good ingredients and unhurried hands.​

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1

Learn online

My beginner's course takes you from first pour to first cured bar, at your own pace. 

2

Join a workshop

Eight seats, one afternoon, and a bar of soap you made yourself. In Milton Keynes. 

3

Shop the craft

Small-batch botanical soap and maker's resources, straight from my workshop table.

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Kind words from my  Students

"This felt like more than just a course, the step by step guidance made it so easy & I feel confident making my own soaps at home.

Aisha

Shop Resources

Begin with my free checklist

Everything you need before your first batch the equipment, the safety set-up, and the three mistakes every beginner makes.

Free, in your inbox today.

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