Journal

Flowering lavender and rosemary plants growing in a sunny garden
How Should Soap Smell? Lovely in the Shower, Gone by Lunch
By Matt, founder of Heli Botanica We think soap should smell lovely while you're using it, perhaps leave a slight trace in the shower, and then step aside. You shouldn't... Read more...
Collage of Welsh landscapes: rocky lakeside, green leaves, coastal dunes with sea and sky, and dry grasses
What Our Welsh Scent Names Mean
By Matt, founder of Heli Botanica Our five soaps are named in Welsh after a journey from the mountains to the sea: Awyr (air/sky), Coed Du (black wood), Afon (river),... Read more...
Collage of yellow flowers, olive oil being poured into a jar, and a small dish of golden oil on a grey surface
The Heli Protocol: Three Rules Behind Every Bar
By Matt, founder of Heli Botanica The Heli Protocol is the set of three rules every Heli Botanica soap is made to: fewer oils at higher concentrations, each with a... Read more...
Yellow, blue-grey, tan, cream and peach vegan soap bars embossed Heli Botanica, lined up on a dark surface
Inside Our Vegan Soap Bar: Why We Chose Avocado
By Matt, founder of Heli Botanica Our vegan soap bar is made from three plant ingredients: avocado oil as the lead, with coconut oil and organic unrefined cocoa butter. We... Read more...
Row of tallow soap bars in cream, blue-grey, tan, peach and pink, embossed Heli Botanica, on a dark surface
Inside Our Tallow Soap Bar: Three Oils and a Reason for Each
By Matt, founder of Heli Botanica Our tallow soap bar is made from three oils: 65% tallow, with coconut and sweet almond. Tallow does the heavy lifting, coconut adds the... Read more...
Blue-grey Heli Botanica box open with a cream tallow soap bar, beside a row of boxed soap bars in peach, tan and pink
Tallow vs Vegan Soap: What's the Difference, and Which Should You Choose?
By Matt, founder of Heli Botanica The difference between tallow and vegan soap is the main fat: tallow soap is built on rendered animal fat, while vegan soap uses only... Read more...
Row of Heli Botanica soap gift boxes in blue-grey and scent colours, lined up on a dark surface
Why I Make Both Tallow and Vegan Soap
By Matt, founder of Heli Botanica I make every Heli Botanica soap twice, once with tallow and once vegan, for much the same reason I've cooked two versions of the... Read more...