Herbs, Petals & Seeds
Beautiful hand-selected dried petals, herbs and botanicals. Essential additions for colour, texture and beneficial properties in hand made soaps, cosmetics and spa products.
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Alkanet Root 100g
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Infuse as follows to make a medium purple colourant:
  • Crush 3 teaspoons of alkanet root with a mortar and pestle.
  • Place the alkanet and 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a heat-proof jug.
  • Sit the jug in a pan of water and bring to a simmer.
  • Infuse the alkanet for around 40 minutes
  • Leave to cool completely then strain through a sieve into a clean jug.
  • Transfer the oil to a clean, sealable glass bottle and add a label.

Use less alkanet/more oil for a paler shade.

INCI: Alkanna tinctoria

Anise Seed Powder 100g
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A spice with a lovely licorice scent. Use in soaps as an exfoliant and for a great zingy aroma.

INCI: Illicium verum

Anise Stars 200g
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INCI: Illicium verum

Annatto Seeds 100g
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Infuse 1 to 2 teaspoons of seeds in 100ml of vegetable oil to produce a natural orange colourant that works well in cold process soap. Paler shades down to a light yellow can be achieved by using fewer seeds/more oil.

Arrowroot Powder 500g
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Use instead of talc as a base ingredient in natural body powders.

INCI: Maranta arundinacea

Beetroot Powder 100g
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Infuse in vegetable oil for a redish-brown natural colourant.

INCI: Beta vulgaris

Bladderwrack - Fine Cut 100g
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INCI name: Fucus vesiculosus

Blue Poppy Seed 100g
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INCI: Papaver somniferum

Calendula (Marigold) Petals 100g
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INCI: Calendula officinalis

Chamomile Flowers - Fine Cut 100g
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INCI: Matricaria recutita

Chamomile Flowers Powder 100g
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INCI: Matricaria recutita

Cinnamon Sticks 100g
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These measure 8cm long and are real Cinnamon sticks as opposed to the more widely seen Cassia sticks.

Green Tea - Organic 100g
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INCI: Camellia sinensis

Heather Flowers 100g
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Hibiscus Flowers - Fine Cut 100g
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INCI: Hibiscus sabdariffa

Kelp - Fine Cut 100g
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INCI: Ascophyllum nodosum

Kelp Powder 100g
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INCI: Ascophyllum nodosum

Lavender Flowers - Angustifolia 100g
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INCI: Lavandula angustifolia

Lavender Powder 100g
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INCI: Lavandula angustifolia

Lemon Peel - Fine Cut 100g
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INCI: Citrus limonum

Lemon Peel Powder 100g
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INCI: Citrus limonum

Marshmallow Root Powder 100g
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Lovely in soaps, bath fizzies, bath teas and bath milks.

INCI: Althaea officinalis

Orange Peel - Fine Cut 100g
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INCI: Citrus sinensis

Orange Peel Powder 100g
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This powder smells wonderful! Use in bath teas, body scrubs and facial masks.

INCI: Citrus sinensis

Peppermint Leaf - Fine Cut 100g
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INCI: Mentha piperita

Rose Buds - Pink 100g
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Popular, mauve-pink buds, lovely for decorating soaps, bath bombs and melts.

INCI: Rosa centifolia

Rose Buds - Deep Pink 100g
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Lovely warm deep pink tones

INCI: Rosa centifolia

Rose Buds - Red 100g
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These buds range from rich medium red to a gorgeous deep red.

INCI: Rosa centifolia

Rose Hips - Fine Cut 100g
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INCI: Rosa canina

Rose Hips Powder 100g
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Rose Petals 100g
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INCI: Rosa centifolia

Rose Petal Powder 100g
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INCI: Rosa centifolia

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Seaweed - Fine Cut 100g
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These tiny seaweed pieces come in colours paler than kelp or bladderwrack. Use in soaps, or grind to a powder to add to clay for face masks.

INCI: Carrageenan

Spirulina Powder 100g
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Spirulina is a microscopic blue-green vegetable algae found in tropical oceans.

Infuse 2 teaspoons of Spirulina in 4-5 tablespoons of vegetable oil for a natural green colour.

Can be added as powder to cold process soap, at trace. Suggested dosage - 1/2 teaspoon to a 2kg batch.

INCI name: Spirulina maxima