freshness from the sea

Stacey Siddons and her partner, Graeme, produce their soap in the kitchen of their home in Southend-on-Sea. Each bar is cold-pressed using traditional methods and takes six weeks to cure. Inspired to develop their recipes to soothe their daughter’s eczema, each bar contains only natural ingredients and essential oils. The idea for their seaweed and spearmint soap came from walks on the beach, where long ropes of bladderwrack wash up on the shore. The gently exfoliating seaweed is said to help relieve dryness and smooth wrinkles. Spearmint gives it a sweet scent that helps prevent stress and relax muscles. Seaweed and spearmint soap £4.95, www.beanandboy.com