Hugging Bubbles

Somewhere between sunrise and sunset, there is a moment worth holding onto.

Both Sides, Now is an artisan body bar inspired by that moment—the meeting of shadow and light, mountain and sky, beginning and ending.

Handcrafted in small batches, this coconut-free bar begins with slow-simmered rice milk, then layers in golden camellia oil and velvety apricot kernel oil.

Its sculpted landscape moves from mineral darkness into marigold, persimmon, copper, and gold—a bar designed to be as beautiful resting beside your sink as it is in your hands.

But beauty is only the beginning.

Add water, and the carefully cured bar awakens into an extraordinarily fine, creamy lather: soft, abundant, and quietly luxurious.

Every detail was considered.
Every layer has a purpose.
And every bar carries a story.

We invite you to read the story behind Both Sides, Now.

Discover the inspiration, the ingredients, the craftsmanship, and the meaning behind this one-of-a-kind artisan body bar.

Read the journal → https://www.huggingbubblesmt.com/post/both-sides-now-artisan-rice-milk-body-bar

And tell us…

When you see Both Sides, Now, what do you see?
🌅 Sunrise
🌄 Sunset

A summer seen through smoke leaves a different kind of color behind.

Not bright. Not loud.
More like rose-gold light softened by water, distance, and dusk.

Our newest Crown & Root hair ritual, What Water Keeps, was born from that atmosphere — a coconut-free mountain-river shampoo bar made slowly by hand with fresh Tamanishiki rice milk, Bitterroot Valley b**r, and a considered blend of premium oils and butters.

Its landscape holds misted blue, deep green, soft cream, and the quiet warmth of a Montana summer sky after the sun has lowered.

The fuller story now lives in our Seasonal Wisdom journal — a story of grain, water, time, and the small things summer knows how to keep.

Read the full story here:
https://www.huggingbubblesmt.com/post/what-water-keeps

What Water Keeps
Deeply Conditioning Shampoo with Tamanishiki Rice Milk & B**r
Hugging Bubbles · Bitterroot Valley, Montana

Tomorrow night (5/9), we’ll be at the very first Moonlight Night Market in Missoula.

A small collection of our botanical soaps, water-free skincare, and slow-crafted ritual goods will be with us, shaped by mountain air, wild herbs, raw honey, and the quiet rhythms of the Bitterroot Valley.

Come wander the evening market with us.

Some stories are shared.
Some are held quietly, close to the heart.

Amber Thaw was born from one of those quieter places — a walk into the Montana woods, a wounded pine, and the amber resin that rose slowly to protect what had been broken.

There was something deeply moving in that image: the tree did not hide its wound. It guarded it. Patiently. Gently. With time.

That became the spirit behind Amber Thaw — a wild pine resin balm created for tender, weathered, delicate skin.

The full story is now on the blog for anyone who would like to step a little deeper into the woods with me.

Read the blog: Amber Thaw | The Exchange of Tears
Explore the balm: Amber Thaw – Wild Pine Resin Protective Balm

With love from the valley,
Celina

GOLDEN SOLACE
A love letter to restless skin.

For all the people who whispered to us at the booth…
for the red, restless eczema patches…
for the lotions that sting…
for the shelves of “sensitive” creams that are still 70% water…

We made this for you.
Slowly. Thoughtfully. With more soul than speed.

Golden Solace is a 100% water‑free, coconut‑free healing concentrate crafted for fragile, reactive, easily overwhelmed skin. Every drop is an active ingredient—chosen to an edible standard.

✨ Cupuaçu for that cloud-silk cushion
✨ Raw Manuka Honey (MGO 300+) for deep calming
✨ Local grass-fed tallow your skin recognizes instantly
✨ Six‑week Calendula–Camellia infusions rooted in TCM wisdom
✨ Raw Frankincense resin tears infused the old‑world way
✨ Our own hive beeswax to seal in peace

And then—
we spend hours hand‑tempering each batch.
Scraping the first-set crystals from the vessel walls.
Folding them back into the golden heart.
Repeating again and again until the texture becomes silk that melts at your touch.

No machines.
No shortcuts.
Just patience and botanical intelligence.

If your skin is tired of the battle…
we invite you to a moment of stillness.

🤍 Read “A Love Letter to Restless Skin”: https://www.huggingbubblesmt.com/post/golden-solace-healing-balm
🤍 Experience GOLDEN SOLACE
now available in the shop: https://www.huggingbubblesmt.com/soothing-balm

God has a beautiful way of aligning our work with the needs of others exactly when the time is right. ✨

After a season of stillness and tending to my own family roots here in Montana, I had a chance encounter with a couple seeking a solution for their frustrated curls. They were tired of the "strip and coat" cycle of commercial shampoos.

It was the perfect moment. My latest batch of Rainforest Curl Elixir was just finishing its cure.

This bar is a sanctuary for curly, coily, and wavy hair. We use fresh banana puree—not a fragrance, but the living fruit—to smooth the hair’s cuticle and restore a shine that looks like sunlight on water. 🍌🌊

Why it’s different:
✦ Amazonian Cupuaçu & Murumuru: For deep, weightless hydration.
✦ Tsubaki Oil: An ancient Japanese secret for silky gloss.
✦ Hand-Stirred: Preserving the living enzymes of every botanical.

We invite you to step behind the scenes and read the story of how this Elixir came to be.

Read the Blog & Shop the Ritual: https://www.huggingbubblesmt.com/post/architecture-of-a-curl-ayurvedic-shampoo-ritual

A quiet new ritual has arrived.
After months of listening to your hair stories at the booth—especially the same sentence repeated softly, again and again: “My scalp feels amazing… but my ends are still struggling.”—a new piece of care was born for the most fragile part of the hair.

Moonlit Ends Hair Balm is a waterless, oil-based therapy for damaged ends. No “fake smooth,” no shortcuts—just concentrated oils, butters, and botanicals designed to cushion, soften, and protect the last few inches that have already lived through sun, heat, wind, and time.

If you’ve ever wondered why ends can feel dry even when the scalp is thriving (and why commercial conditioners can feel silky without truly helping), the full behind-the-scenes story is now up on the blog.

Read the story here: https://www.huggingbubblesmt.com/post/moonlit-ends
Explore Moonlit Ends here: https://www.huggingbubblesmt.com/hair-balm

If you try it, tell us (or simply reply/message) what your ends have been through—color, heat, mountain wind, winter dryness. Those details shape what gets made next.