Candles & Soap

The Clean Ending

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The Last Batch

I have just made my last batch of handmade luxury soap so I have a clean ending to 2017. Good old fashioned water(tap, bottled, stream etc.) and a little resist in the form of a flannel, loofah, or a leaf will  get you clean but we are a nation of people that like to add a little luxury & fragrance to our daily rituals with the use of soap.

Over the years we have not always been so keen on washing and liked to wallow in our natural odour.  Elizabeth 1 had a bath once a year “whether she needed to or no” and I am sure there are still folk today who agree with that sentiment.

Over the festive period many people will have received numerous hygiene related products, soaps, bath bombs, massage bars, bubble baths, shower gels etc., in a variety of fragrances and textures but not always natural.

“Hygiene” derives from the Greek goddess of health – Hygeia. The Greeks  understood hygiene as a form of  “longevity knowledge” which we can all incorporate in to our everyday lives and add to the process with some handmade soap.

Beautifully Fragrant

So tonight I  shall be seeing in the new year with an evening of luxury and I shall have a bath especially for the occasion. The only stressful part will be deciding which bar of beautifully fragrant soap to have as my companion.

All of the essential oils used in our soap range have therapeutic benefits but the winner this evening will be ….Neroli & Orange. The fragrance of this exotic sweet smelling, uplifting citrus delight will produce a rich white lather and leave the skin feeling soft and clean heading to the new year.

 

 

 

Do you need mental clarity – 3 essential oils to help.

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Essential Oils to Support Mental Clarity  

At times, we all need some support and mental clarity and this may be achieved with the use of essential oils.

So, for a lot of people we have reached the end of the summer holidays and this week heralds a return to school for a lot of children or even adults.

The mind is ready to receive and process new information, this can sometimes be overwhelming and we may feel that we need to clear the brain fog – this is very easily achieved with the support of some essential oils.

The Top 3

Peppermint is recommended for stimulating the mind and supporting the memory.

Lavender this is probably the nations favourite essential oil and well known to aid a good night’s sleep.

Lemon oil uplifting which is good for reducing stress and boosting your mood.

There are lots of ways of introducing essential oils into your daily routine. You could use some beautiful artisan soaps infused with botanicals and essential oils. Relax in the evening with a soft shimmering light from a soy wax candle with essential oils or maybe introduce some lavender filled sachets to your rooms, (these also look very sweet hanging in your wardrobe)

Whichever essential oil you choose we hope you enjoy the first term back to school.

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Reducing The Wobbly Footprint

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Supporting Zero Waste

By nature we are often drawn to a product by some fantastic bright sparkly packaging but quite often this is thrown away after opening the product and sometimes we are disappointed with what we find inside. Here at Wobbly Pins headquarters (the conservatory or kitchen depending on the weather) we have tried to be more of a wise owl and use packaging that can be recycled or upcycled instead of the magpie approach with lots of glitz and glamour. Over the last year we have introduced many changes:
* handmade bar soap no plastic bottles  * candles in reusable containers *hessian and paper labels  *patchwork bags   *  reusable gift packaging (wooden trays)     * locally sourced wood ends for pyrography   
Wood straw and box

We will continue to reduce our footprint and are currently reviewing options for the outer packaging including the use of wood straw for all packing. We are also considering how to offer an exchange service with a discount for all our candle glass jars and tins that are returned to us.

If you have any other ideas to help us please get in touch or if you would like to support Zero Waste in your area there are some good resources at https://www.zerowasteweek.co.uk/