Gifting Well: Why Handmade Soap Makes The Perfect Present

Giving gifts is a wonderful privilege in life, for it provides an opportunity for you to show how much you appreciate someone. It may be that you do so on an occasion like Christmas, a birthday, or, this month, Mother’s Day. But you can also do so at any time as a show of appreciation.

They say it’s the thought that counts, but often, that sentiment is expressed after a low-quality gift is given, which sometimes shows that there hasn’t been much thought involved at all. It is when they know you have really thought it through that a present means so much more.

This certainly applies when you are buying for someone who loves a natural skincare product. The big danger here is to make the mistake of buying a product that claims to be some or all of these things, as that could backfire quite badly, even if it is an honest error. Taking care over this can make all the difference.

As publications like Ethical Consumer have found, some makers are better than others when it comes to walking the talk. Greenwashing is only too real for some products, which are often not handmade, not eco-friendly, nor free of excess, non-recyclable packaging.

Its recommendation in a 2023 article was to look to avoid ingredients like palm oil, check that it is not tested on animals and dodge plastic packaging.

People who want to have a go at making soap themselves will look to use organic materials like organic oils, butters and essential oils. However, most people won’t be confident they have the skills to produce something good enough to give as a gift to friends or family.

That is where we can offer the ideal solution: Something that is totally natural, with the artisan craft that goes into producing attractive hand-made soap, while at the same time providing a product that is free of environmentally-harmful materials, not tested on animals and does exactly what it says on the (recyclable) packaging.