Butchering the Pig
Butchering the Pig
Every bar of soap here starts the same way — with a whole animal. This pig was broken down by hand, on a wooden block, with a sharp knife and time. The fat is trimmed, saved, and later rendered into the base of our soaps. No suppliers. No middle steps. Just direct work, from animal to finished bar.
The Garden
Some of the ingredients in our soaps come from here. Lavender, sea buckthorn, and elderberry grown in the backyard, harvested by hand and used fresh or dried in small batches. Gardening is part hobby, part habit, and part supply chain. It keeps the process tied to a place, not a purchase order.
Sea Buckthorn Harvest
Sea buckthorn is picked by hand from the backyard each fall. The berries are rinsed, gently cooked, and infused into rendered fat to bring their deep colour and subtle character into the soap. It’s a slow, sticky job, but it ties each batch to a specific season and place.
Curing on the Rack
Curing on the Rack
After pouring and cutting, the bars rest on racks to cure. Over several weeks they harden, lose excess moisture, and become ready for use. Nothing rushed. Nothing forced. Just time doing the work it needs to do before the soap is wrapped and stamped.