May 9, 2017 | Bean&Boy News, Featured
We have been included in the roundup of the BEST 100 SOAPMAKING BLOGS ON THE PLANET. Massive thanks to Feedspot for including us in spot #65 in this comprehensive global list. It’s quite exciting to be included alongside some of our favourite soaping blogs like...
May 8, 2017 | Inspiring Women in Business
Are you on Instagram? We are (find us here!) and we’ve met some truly incredible people and inspiring women in business who are just perfect for this blog series. There are a lot of really interesting businesses on there too, and with Instagram you get a totally...
May 7, 2017 | Bean&Boy News, Featured
Father’s Day is on its way (Sunday the 18th of June) and what better way to celebrate dad than with our favourite bloke soap: BEER soap! Etsy thinks so too, they’ve used our product photo in the “Gifts for Him Under £25” for Father’s Day...
May 4, 2017 | Bean&Boy News, Markets & Events
It’s almost time to put on your sunnies and join us at the magnificent Southend Festival! It’s running from 27 – 29 May at Chalkwell Park. Here’s what all the fuss is about: In celebration of Southend being the UK’s ‘Alternative City of...
May 3, 2017 | Bean&Boy News, Featured
Probably the most exciting thing since sliced bread. And grapefruit marmalade. And bouncy castles. Yes – that’s us, included in the roundup of gorgeous coastal features in Country Living’s June 2017 issue. What’s coastal about handmade soap you...
May 1, 2017 | Inspiring Women in Business, Products We Like
You may have heard us mention Blaze’s Tasty Treats on this blog more than once (here and here) and that’s because they’re just so flipping fabulous. Selena Byrne, mastermind behind this poochy business, is a wizard in the doggie kitchen and her shop...
Apr 28, 2017 | Bean&Boy News, Gifts, Products We Like
We’re so ridiculously excited: this bundle of beautiful Seedball Tins have arrived in the post today, all ready to be wrapped up for our brand new Green Fingers Gardener’s Soap hampers. We have them in four varieties: Bee Mix, Butterfly Mix, Urban Meadow...
Apr 27, 2017 | Bean&Boy News, Featured, Handmade Soaps, Soap Ingredients
Have we mentioned lately how much appreciation we have for Etsy and their love of our all-natural handmade charcoal soap? They’ve only gone and included us in their top round-up of natural soaps! There are some lovely soaps on the list too – Bourbon Soap!...
Apr 24, 2017 | Bean&Boy News, Inspiring Women in Business, Products We Like
Meet Jan, founder and Amazing Mama behind her business: Motherlylove. Motherlylove make 100% natural skincare products that are ‘Perfect for Pregnancy’. We love this range of perfectly blended oils and goodies formulated by Jan and used by mums everywhere....
Apr 19, 2017 | Bean&Boy News, Featured
Another day, another Etsy feature! This time: Charcoal Soap. We love it when we start noticing a spike in traffic from Etsy. We put on our Sherlock Holmes hats and get out the spyglass to try and figure out where it’s coming from… and this week, it’s...
