Journal
Notes from the workshop: how we make things, why we chose an ingredient, and what we still do not know.

Behind the bench12 Jun 2025
Why cold process?
A production decision that takes four weeks
Honesty25 Apr 2025Does “natural” mean safe? No.
Why some of our ingredients are synthetic, and why we say so
Guide7 Apr 2025How to read a product label
From INCI to the expiry date
- Ingredients20 Feb 2025
Madder root, the Iranian pink
The root that coloured the carpets of Kashan
Behind the bench4 Jan 2025Why only 40 bars at a time
The arithmetic of a small batch
GuideA patch test in 48 hours
Before you put anything new on your face
New batches, by text
One short text when a new batch is ready. Nothing more.
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