A gentle and therapeutic artisan soap featuring the benefits of honeybee products and infused native herbs, some cultivated and others wild foraged by us seasonally.

Ingredients: Irish Wild Flax (Camelina) oil, infused native herbs, Coconut oil, Tallow, Shea Butter, Honey, Propolis, Bee Pollen and Bí Essential oil blend (Bergamont, Fennel, Rose Geranium, Lemongrass, Rosemary. 100g bath bar*

(*Please note: Our soap is made up in small batches and sells out quickly. If we are sold out please check back in a couple of weeks. This size of this hand cut bar will vary.)

The infused herbs used in our soaps are harvested at the Bí URBAN Outpost in Kilquiggin Co Wicklow and include the following herbs as well as others:

Horsetail
(Equisetum Arvense) is a plant from the Equisetaceae family that has existed for about 400 million years. Horsetail has been deemed a “living fossil,” because its existence dates back even before the dinosaurs. It’s medicinal properties are diverse. High in antioxidant content and significant levels of silicon, the plant promotes bone health, regulates blood flow, functions as a diuretic and maintains skin and hair health. We harvest our Horsetail along the Royal Canal where it grows abundantly creating a mini forest along the path.

Plantain
This tenacious plant can be found pushing its way through cracks in the pavement throughout the city. It is so commonplace on rough ground that it is considered a weed, but Plantain has been valued in traditional medicine for centuries as a remedy for coughs, wounds, inflamed skin and dermatitis. It is an essential ingredient in our nourishing skin balm for use topically to treat dry, chapped and itchy skin, insect bites, bee stings, small wounds and cuts. The herb has also been effective in the treatment of eczema and psoriasis.

Lavender
A favourite with bees, the soothing effects of the essential oil made from this popular herb are well known. Lavender oil is widely used in diffusers to create a calming atmosphere, in aromatherapy massage oil due to its anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties and to provide relief in other skin conditions such as dermatitis and eczema. More recently Lavender is being evaluated scientifically for psoriasis like skin inflammation. Lavender oil is an important ingredient in our Bí nourishing balm for skin.

Meadowsweet
This native perennial from the Rosaceae family is found growing in damp waysides, meadows, marshes. It flowers throughout Ireland, providing an abundant source of pollen for pollinators from June to September. In the 19^th century, chemists isolated salicylic acid from Meadowsweet. The acid is a disinfectant so it not only made rooms smell better but helped the fight against bacteria before its subsequent development into aspirin. Salicylic acid is a natural exfoliator and acts as an anti-inflammatory on skin reducing redness, itchiness and rashes.

Available in store or online
Individual soaps €10
Gift pack of four in an organic cotton Bí Bag €40