Jan 4, 2023 | Bean&Boy News, Margaret Raymond Florist, Soapmaking Workshops
Happy new year folks! It has been a bit of a whirlwind, although I think that 2022 was a whirlwind in itself so it didn’t surprise me at all. We had a lovely break from our shop over the festive period (although we popped in every day to dispatch orders), and...
Sep 2, 2022 | Bean&Boy News, Featured
Sending you a sunshiney hello as we wave goodbye to the summer holidays! Only three days left until school starts again, which I can hardly believe. I’ve taken a much-needed social media break over the summer because, as much as I am a soapmaker and a business...
Mar 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
We are pretty excited to be working with Green Love Southend which is a project happening over the course of the next month here in the City of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. As part of the REMeDY project – aiming to deliver low-cost low-carbon energy solutions through...
Jan 28, 2022 | Bean&Boy News, Soap News
My goodness me, where has the time gone? January has been a complete whirlwind of activity here as we swirl, mix, and prepare soaps for lots of new shops (we’ll be updating our wholesale page with more information on where you can find our soaps soon) and giving...
Apr 6, 2021 | Bean&Boy News, Margaret Raymond Florist
We’re so excited that it has been confirmed that we’re able to reopen our shop on April 12th. Here’s a map to our shop Margaret Raymond Florist in case you haven’t been by to visit yet: It’s on Hamlet Court Road, which is currently in the...
Mar 22, 2021 | Markets & Events
Margaret Raymond Florist – an Aladdin’s Cave of beautiful treasures In case you haven’t heard, we’ve got a little shop. And we are so excited that we will be able to reopen our doors with the rest of the “non essential shops” in the UK on April...
Nov 5, 2020 | Bean&Boy News, Christmas, Soap News
Hey soap lovers! It’s so good to see you. This weekend’s announcement is a little scary for family-run businesses like ours, especially as it means we have to close our retail shop to the public. But, as a manufacturer and online retailer, we’re able to carry on...
Apr 19, 2020 | Soap Ingredients, Soap News
We’re pretty excited about our new range of PURE castile soaps here at Bean + Boy. I thought you’d might like to know a little bit more about what’s got us all worked up. Here are 10 reasons why you need castile soap in your home. But first, a little...
Mar 16, 2020 | Bean&Boy News
I few years ago, I had the unfortunate need to visit a family member in the ICU. We were all given strict instructions on how you should be washing hands – and let me tell you, I’d be doing it wrong for all thirty-odd years of my life at that stage! With...
Mar 16, 2020 | Bean&Boy News, Handmade Soaps, Soap News
We are so excited to announce that our range of PURE castile bar soaps is finally ready! It’s taken us a while to get to this point. We started developing them six months ago and had so many obstacles to overcome – but now we’re as pleased with punch...