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By Chana & John

Slow soap. Honest shampoo. Made by hand at home.

A husband and wife studio. Chana pours cold process bar soap with turmeric, ginger root, and kojic acid. John blends botanical shampoo with cold pressed oils and herbal infusions. No factories. No shortcuts.

Each bar cures six weeks. When the batch is gone, it's gone.

Stacked handmade soap bars with turmeric and ginger

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Plant based Small batch Cold pressed oils Made by hand

Two crafts, one home studio

Bar soap by Chana. Shampoo by John.

Chana's bench

Cold process bar soap

Poured by hand in small loaves. Fresh turmeric, ginger root, oats, kojic acid, and clays. Cured six weeks for a harder, longer lasting bar that respects your skin.

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John's bench

Botanical shampoo

Cold pressed oils, herbal infusions, and gentle plant surfactants. Blended in small bottles for scalp that feels clean and hair that feels soft, never stripped.

Botanical first

Real turmeric, ginger root, kojic acid, oats, and clays. Never synthetic fragrance.

Cold pressed oils

Olive, coconut, and shea base for a creamy, conditioning lather.

Cured six weeks

Patient cure for a harder, longer lasting bar that respects your skin.

The Collection

All Bars

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The Makers

A husband and wife. A kitchen table. A standard we wouldn't break.

Chana pouring cold process soap batter into a wooden loaf mold

Chana

The soap maker

Chana started pouring soap in our home kitchen for family who couldn't find anything gentle enough for their skin. One bar turned into a loaf. A loaf turned into a tray. Word travelled through friends, then strangers, until we needed a proper cure room.

Every bar she makes is poured by hand, cut one at a time, and stamped before it goes onto the rack. She still uses the same kitchen scale she started with.

John blending botanical shampoo with herbs and cold pressed oils

John

The shampoo maker

John watched Chana's bars work for everyone but his own scalp, and went looking for a shampoo with the same honesty. He couldn't find one, so he started blending his own. Cold pressed oils, herbal infusions, and gentle plant surfactants.

His shampoos are bottled in small runs from the same studio. The first batches are curing now and the waitlist opens shipping notifications first.

Made with intention

Every loaf and bottle is made by one of us, by hand, in small batches. No factories. No shortcuts.

Rooted in tradition

We draw from time honored remedies. Turmeric for glow, kojic acid for even tone, oats for soothing.

Gentle on earth

Minimal recyclable packaging. Biodegradable ingredients. What washes down your drain matters too.

"We don't chase trends. We cure soap the slow way. Six weeks, start to finish, because some things can't be rushed."

Chana & John

The cure room list

First to know when a fresh batch is ready.

One quiet email when a new soap or shampoo lands. No campaigns, no noise, just the news that the rack is full again.

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