Dear Botanicals

✨POP-UP✨This Friday ! Come for an incredible workout with the lovely .and.burpies and stay to pick up some winter skin essentials! I’ll be there for the 8:30am and 9:30am classes with all my soaps and oils. 💕

✨Happy New Year!! ✨It’s the day before Lunar New Year, so there is still time to get your ducks in a row. According to my mother, you should clean your house, stock up on treats, get some new clothing ready to wear tomorrow (preferably red and yellow this year, I’ve been told), and prepare some red envelopes with lucky money for your kids and parents. Some years I can’t get through the entire list of things to do, but as many of you know, I always recommend showering and washing your hair tonight! You’ll wash away the old year, and will be ready to accept all the good luck. And gosh, do we need it this year! Wishing you good health, fortune, and all the love in the world ❤️

Today is Small Business Saturday, and I’m feeling a bit nostalgic. If you had asked me 20 years ago if I ever thought I’d be running my own business, I probably would have been horrified.

Some days it feels like climbing an insurmountable mountain, but most of the time I’m just so excited to be making beautiful things for you. It’s been a strange journey, but it’s definitely the best-smelling job I’ve ever had!

Here are some snapshots:

1. Literally climbing a mountain (thanks )
2. Baby TV producer out in the field
3. Making my first batches of soap in my old apartment kitchen
4. Processing early soap orders with my baby
5. What our soaps look like now!
6. At my first soap-related conference, so grateful to be doing this full-time.

Many of us are fortunate to live in a time and place where we have more than we need and so many options, so it means SO MUCH to me when you choose Dear Botanicals.

Thank you for shopping small today and every day! 💛💛💛

✨DECEMBER SCHEDULE✨Join me and my fellow makers and artists at one of our holiday markets this season! See you soon! ✨

Dec 3 - BOSTON, MA | Massachusetts Conference for Women, Boston Convention Center 8am-5pm (Conference attendees only, I believe—are you one?)

Dec 7 - LEXINGTON, MA | Temple Isaiah Sisterhood’s Holiday Marketplace, 10am-3pm

Dec 13 - CHESTNUT HILL, MA | Studio Carta Holiday Event, 11am-4pm

Dec 14 - BOSTON, MA | Gifted Holiday Market, Fairmont Copley Plaza, 11am-4pm

Dec 15 - LAST DAY FOR SHIPPING

Dec 21 - SALEM, MA | Salem Holiday Market, Old Town Hall, 11am-4pm

Dec 22 - CLOSED until 2026! 💛✨

Come see me this Saturday 11/22 from 10am (9am VIP) to 4pm! I’ll be on the first floor at booth 152! I’ll have lots of hostess gifts - swipe through to see some customer favorites! 😊✨

✨Introducing our new essential oil candles!✨TAROKO, a vetiver and cedar scent that is grounding and cozy; and TEMPLE GARDEN, a lavender and geranium scent that is calming and floral. (It’s like a sister scent to Iron Goddess, if you will). If you love candles but are sensitive to fragrance oils and perfume, these are for you…💛💛💛 Which one will you try first?