Cultivating Sustainability:          Eco-Friendly Practices for Early Spring Gardening It is early spring -   I have been doing some bits in my garden over winter - Washing plant pots and boxes, checking the compost bins are happy and composting, covering areas of growing with house pets used and leftover litter trays; watching the daffodils grow, and finally sorting out my seeds and buying some to fill the gaps. So, how do I know it is time to do anythi ..read more

                            Choosing the Best Soap for Your Skin    Selecting the right soap for your skin might seem like a trivial task, but it's crucial for maintaining healthy and radiant skin. Your skin might change over time, for example as a teenager, whilst in peri-menopause and menopause, and due to seasonal changes. With the plethora of options available in the market, finding the perfect match for your skin type can be overwhelming. However ..read more

Unlocking the Secrets of Coconut Oil In recent years, the popularity of coconut oil has skyrocketed, with health enthusiasts, beauty gurus, and culinary arts giving due praise. But what exactly is coconut oil, and what makes it so special? From its origins to the myriad of uses, let's delve into the world of this tropical treasure and uncover its secrets.   Origins and Extraction Coconut oil, as the name suggests, is derived from the flesh of coconuts, the fruit of the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera). This palm tree is native to tropical regions, where it thrives in sandy soils and bas ..read more

In preparation for Spring and Easter time, we decided to try some loose leaf teas to match up tastes to our newly reintroduced bath salts. As spring creeps in, or bursts in on the wind and rain! I find that lovely relaxing soak in the bath with a cup of natural tea is the bees knees. As the wind drops speed, the flood plains recede, the air warms up, and the Easter goodies appear on our shelves, I like to switch to the hot tub in the garden, open and fresh, smelling the scents of spring. Lots of the loose tea community like to drink floral teas in Spring, matching the growing of daffodils, da ..read more

There are few skincare ingredients that match the true healing powers that honey seems to capture. Food of the bee, created for their consumption and yet it sits at the very heart of human health, cuisine and beauty.  In fact, you’d struggle to find a single household across the UK that doesn’t have a rogue jar of this golden liquid stored away in their cupboards, just waiting to be spread on toast or spooned into a mug of hot lemon water to soothe a sore throat or aching chest. This is the case for a single reason: this one simple, sumptuous creation is transformative.  Not only tha ..read more

  Whilst we love to create soap that feels indulgent as well as practical, we are aware that it is a necessity. No matter who you are or where you live, you will have soap in your bathroom. The only thing that divides us on this matter is the type of soap that sits on our kitchen and bathroom sinks. Is it a stoneware bottle filled with a liquid concoction, or - as we like to hope - maybe you’re slightly more amenable to a soap bar packed to the brim with natural goodness.  If you’re not a soap bar fanatic but have been considering making the change to a more sustainable method o ..read more

If you’ve paid close attention to the ingredients of your soap and beauty products, you’ve probably noticed that a lot of them contain shea butter. Shea butter is a creamy, soothing substance that’s safe to use almost everywhere on the body.  But what is it that makes this substance so popular in our bathroom goods?  At Bee Clean Soaps, we use plenty of shea butter in our natural soaps, so we thought we’d explain why.  What is Shea Butter? Shea butter is a creamy vegetable oil that is made from the nuts of African shea trees. Shea nuts look a little bit like conkers and, just l ..read more

It’s likely that the majority of us will be surrounded by a mound of wrapping paper waste on Christmas Day. In fact, it has been estimated that a colossal 114,000 tonnes of plastic waste ends up in landfill each year.  As advocates of the plastic-free life at Bee Clean Soaps, we found this statistic fascinating and saddening. Now you might be thinking that gift wrapping doesn’t contribute to plastic waste, that’s it’s just paper that can be dropped in the recycling bin and never thought of again.  But the truth is that most of our favourite gift-wrapping designs are coated in glitter ..read more

The healing properties of essential oils cannot be underestimated. For centuries, people have sought the earth’s natural, raw materials to repair both the body and the mind. In fact, ancient healers and physicians created medicines, teas and poultices that harnessed their powers.  Which is probably why they are still in regular use today.  Essential oils are found in so many of the items we use on a day to day basis. They’re in our food, our candles, and - yes, you guessed it - they’re in our soaps. But what exactly are essential oils and why are they so good for our skin? At Bee Cle ..read more

There are over 250 species of bee in the UK, and each must find a way to survive over winter. From the less than humble honey bee to solitary and cuckoo species, these wonderful insects all behave a little differently during the colder months. Join Bee Clean Soaps as we explore how our favourite fluffy pollinators survive the cold. Bumblebees Bumblebee queens have a yearlong lifespan. In late summer, these buzzers busy themselves by producing new broods of males and queens that will fly off and mate with bees from other nests. Once mated, the new queens begin the hunt for a dry, soft patch of ..read more