Award winning natural skincare. Markets this weekend - Balerno Sat 14th Dec (9-12:30pm) and Stockbridge Sun 15th Dec (10-4pm). Plenty of gifts and free samples.
Award winning Face Oils - Face oils no1, no2 and no3
Plant a tree with every order - with Ecologi
We have signed up with the leading environmental organisation Ecologi.
Award winning Natural Skincare
100% Natural
Designed and handmade in the Scottish Borders by Christine (and her team), a practicing Clinical Aromatherapist. Attractive, sustainable and minimal packaging. Vegan.
Using only natural ingredients, these products will care for your skin and also smell terrific. Especially good for people with dry/sensitive skin.
Face Oils, Hand Oil, soap dishes, natural soap, blended oil and gift boxes.
Up against 21 other finalists from across the UK and Europe, we won a Bronze medal. Thank you to all the team for all their efforts to make this happen.
Customer Review - "Cleared skin within days"!
"Over the past few months my face had become dry and incredibly prone to breakouts making my skin extremely blemished. Within just a couple of days of using this there was a dramatic improvement, more or less completely clearing my skin, as well as tackling the dryness, making my skin look the healthiest it has done in a long time. Without a doubt this is easily the best skin care product I've ever used".
Sophie, aged 18.
Featured product
Designer soap dishes inspired by the wild environments
Unique and delightful handmade ceramic stoneware soap dishes only available online or at local markets and Art Festivals in Scotland and Northumbria. Made in Scotland by local Ceramist Alison, who has a studio in West Linton, Scottish Borders. She is strongly influenced by wild environments: rock pools, water, rock strata, and plant structures. Her work explores contrasts of light and dark, rough and smooth, using the translucent qualities of porcelain against rougher, sometimes coloured, grogged clays.
Artisan soap dish approximately 9/10cm by 12/13cm. Handmade in small batches, each batch will vary in glaze and thickness so each dish is unique and will not be made exactly again. Each dish has a slight curved shape making it ideal to hold a bar of soap. All dishes have a central hole to let out moisture and sits on three small feet.
Check out the dimensions in the description to make sure it fits in the location required.
This delightful award winning Face Oil is full of skin enhancing goodness. A combination of Plant Seed Oils and Essential Oils, chosen to balance the face's natural sebum, calm inflammation - helpful to sensitive skin.
We chose the following Plant Seed Oils because of their great skin healing properties - Jojoba, Red Raspberry, Grapeseed, Sunflower, Watermelon and Passionfruit. Jojoba is similar to our skin's structure. It can replicate or dissolve oil, depending if your skin overproduces or underproduces. Comprised of beneficial minerals and nutrients, jojoba also works as an emollient to soothe skin and provide all day moisture. Noncomedogenic (does not block pores) and high levels of antioxidants helps slow the skins ageing process. A great light, hydrator.
We provide a 10ml taster bottle and a 30ml larger bottle. All come with pipettes for easy application.
How to use: ensure your skin is clean. Apply 1 or 2 drops onto your fingertips and press into your face. Massage with slow, upward strokes. Can be applied at night before you go to bed and/or in the morning as part of your daily moisturising routine.
Feedback from independent tester at the Free from Skincare Awards 2023 - "I have really enjoyed using this oil. I love how effective it is and I love the fragrance. The oil feels amazing too, a wonderful product".
Ingredients; Grapeseed (Vitis vinifera), Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis), Red raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus), Tocopherol (natural vitamin E),Frankincense (Boswellia carterii), Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), Bergamot (Citrus aurantium bergamia), Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), Citral*, Geraniol*, Linalool*, Citronellol* and Limonene* (*occurs naturally in essential oils). Not to be taken internally.
We were delighted that our Hand Oil and Foot Oil was selected among the finalists for the 2021 Free from Skincare Awards. We didn't win but received some great feedback from the independent testers;
Awards Tester "It's a great little bottle of foot hydration. I was super impressed with this product"
This foot oil makes my feet feel brand new. I apply after a bath then pop on a pair of socks. By morning I feel like I've just been to a spa. Love it!
Julie
I love these dishes. I bought a selection, together with soaps, as presents for different friends. I really like the artisan feel of the dishes - they look natural but still professional.
Annabel
We have been buying soaps from Soap Matters for about 2 years now. My favourite has to be the Rosemary, Black Pepper and Lavender soap, which has to be one of the best energising soaps around.
Dawn
Great for the soul and the face
When I met Christine in Peebles she was so passionate aboutaromatherapy that I had to try some of her products. The Face Oil No3 has been brilliant. My skin feels soft and fresh and the blend of oils lifts my spirits every time I unscrew the bottle. I'll definately be ordering more!
Gayle
Natural products that are great for your skin - we also care for the planet
Today we are barraged by mass produced products, many of which, if you look closely at the ingredients, are not good for us or our skin (largest organ in the body). As an alternative, I have designed six natural soaps and three Oil Blends and three Face Oils which are great for the skin. All have therapeutic properties from the essential oils as well as a gorgeous smell. It's a delight knowing that what you are putting on your skin is doing it good and smelling wonderful.
We also recycle and re-use our products. There is no single use plastic and we re-use the Aromasticks and glass bottles. Our Face Oil labels are biodegradable.
All handmade in small batches. Long lasting, moisturising and great for hand, face and body washing.
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Blended Oil - either for your feet, body or hands. Naturally moisturising.
A fantastic smell plus the therapeutic properties of essential oils
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Artisan Soap dishes - made by a Scottish ceramist, Artworks Sonasmile.
Each dish is unique - no one is the same. Great for the kitchen or bathroom or as a gift.
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Gift Boxes
Gift boxes - choose between four different options, including a Deluxe one
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Simple joy from natural products
Essential oils and aromatherapy for all. A range of natural aromatherapy soap and skin products with a fantastic smell. I am a qualified (1996) practicing clinical aromatherapist and have used my experience to design a range of products to help people's skin and wellbeing.
Our chosen charity
We knew nothing about ME until our daughter suffered from it whilst at secondary school. It can have a debilitating effect on people, both physically and mentally. More research is needed and also awareness and we want to do our bit by promoting the charity and making a donation of a percentage of our profits.
I bought a small bottle of the No1 face oil to try at a market and I've gone on to buy the big bottle as I love what it does for my skin! It's helping with my spot prone skin and just giving my face a general healthy glow! Delivery was so fast aswell! Would recommend!
This is just great to hear Chloe, so glad it is helping your skin. Thank you for your review.
I picked up this product on a whim at the Stockbridge market. It is so nice to use and has really improved the condition of my feet - they are so smooth now even my husband commented on them!! I am a pharmacist and am on my feet all day. Using this has helped my achy feet at the end of a long day too.
Catriona, that is great to hear. i love hearing when a product delivers on its promise. Thank you for telling us.
I have tried so many things over the years to help calm my spot prone skin, everything else either made it worse or dried it out. While I was skeptical another oil would be any different, this little bottle has worked wonders for my skin - moisturising while keeping spots from getting out of control. I love it and now exclusively use this!
Thank you for your review. Glad the Face Oil is doing its job!
Many of us know that „tomato face“ feeling after a glass of fizz…. but the general skin reddening associated with the condition called „rosacea „ is more of a nuisance. Since using the Simplicity Face Oil No. 2 I am very impressed with the anti-inflammatory and moisturising results of this lovely oil. I use it instead of night cream when it can slowly work overnight to produce its skin calming and moisturising effect. Since using the product my rosacea has definitely much improved giving my skin a healthy glow. I also love how with a gentle facial massage it gets absorbed easily and without leaving an oily residue on the skin. The gorgeous scent is also very calming. Thanks Christine for saving my skin!
Delighted to hear this little bottle is doing its magic and your skin is much improved.