A Limited Edition of four seasonal artisan soaps containing place specific wild foraged ingredients

• Broombridge Horsetail
(Equisetum Arvense) is a plant from the Equisetaceae family that has existed for about 400 million years. Horsetail has been deemed a “living fossil,” because its existence dates back even before the dinosaurs. It’s medicinal properties are diverse. High in antioxidant content and significant levels of silicon, the plant promotes bone health, regulates blood flow, functions as a diuretic and maintains skin and hair health. We harvest our Horsetail along the Royal Canal where it grows abundantly creating a mini forest along the path.

•Grangegorman Plantain
This tenacious plant can be found pushing its way through cracks in the pavement throughout the city. It is so commonplace on rough ground that it is considered a weed, but Plantain has been valued in traditional medicine for centuries as a remedy for coughs, wounds, inflamed skin and dermatitis. It is an essential ingredient in our nourishing skin balm for use topically to treat dry, chapped and itchy skin, insect bites, bee stings, small wounds and cuts. The herb has also been effective in the treatment of eczema and psoriasis. The Plantain we infused for this soap was harvested from the unmowed areas of the TU Dublin Grangegorman Campus.

•Valerie Vetter’s Lavender
A favourite with bees, the soothing effects of the essential oil made from this popular herb are well known. Lavender oil is widely used in diffusers to create a calming atmosphere, in aromatherapy massage oil due to its anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties and to provide relief in other skin conditions such as dermatitis and eczema. More recently Lavender is being evaluated scientifically for psoriasis like skin inflammation. Lavender oil is an important ingredient in our Bí nourishing balm for skin. The local Lavender infused for this soap was grown in Valerie Vetter’s garden in Phibsboro.

•Royal Canal Meadowsweet
This native perennial from the Rosaceae family is found growing in damp waysides, meadows, marshes. It flowers throughout Ireland, providing an abundant source of pollen for pollinators from June to September. In the 19^th century, chemists isolated salicylic acid from Meadowsweet. The acid is a disinfectant so it not only made rooms smell better but helped the fight against bacteria before its subsequent development into aspirin. Salicylic acid is a natural exfoliator and acts as an anti-inflammatory on skin reducing redness, itchiness and rashes. Our Meadowsweet was harvested along the Royal Canal where its leaves scent the air with a heavy almond-like aroma and its creamy froth of flowers emit a strong sweet smell.

Available in store or online
Individual soaps €7
Gift pack of four in an organic cotton Bí Bag €30