Our Story | Soapfullness
Self-care really does matter to us. Which is we are so incredibly passionate about producing self-care candles, the best wax melts and luxury handbar soaps. As we grow, so will our collection.
In 2020 after experiencing a ruptured cyst I was left unable to walk for months. It was the height of covid and I was told by the consultants that I would be better within a few weeks.
As time went on, it became apparent that whatever was wrong with me wasn’t going away anytime soon. When I was able to ‘walk’ again, it was very slow and painful and with the added addition of a glamorous grey walking stick (which has now been changed out to an amazing Cool Crutch). Not what you expect when you reach your early 30’s!
During this time, everything was a battle physically and mentally. I had gone from being very active to suddenly being very inactive, totally against my choice and I simply hated it. Every step that I took was exhausting, draining and incredibly painful.
My usual self-care strategies of going for a walk, embracing nature, doing a hit workout, going for a swim, embracing some photography, just weren’t possible anymore, which was very hard to accept. I had to make a lot of life changes and eventually accept that I needed to embrace a much different path.
Having a sudden and life changing illness rock-up at your doorstep provides big mental and emotional baggage; from the anxiety, to the depression to the guilt, to the shame, every emotion felt very deep and intense.
After a very long wait, I was eventually diagnosed with a Neurological condition.
As I was spending 99% of my time indoors, I knew that I somehow needed to embrace self-care in a different way. That’s when home aroma became a big part of my life.
Every day I was dedicated to working hard and putting the time into my rehabilitation. When I did a physio session at home, a stretch out, or a gentle yoga I would incorporate wax melts or candles in my practices.
Every time that I had candles or wax melts on, they helped me to relax, to switch off from my worries and help me embrace being present and allow me to focus on my rehabilitation instead of getting frustrated and infuriated with myself at the slow progress.
I realised the profound impact that self-care candles and wax melts were having on me mentally and how much of a profound affect they were supporting my physical recovery. This realisation made me incredibly passionate about making them and how Soapfullness was slowly formed.
Initially I was going to embrace producing soaps, hence ‘Soapfullness’ but as time has gone on, I realised that I wanted to make products which would help people embrace some feel-good guilt free self-care.
Small things can make a big difference. So, whether you want to switch your soaps out to a beautiful handcrafted amazing smelling soap, or whether you want your home smell amazing we have some rather beautiful handmade self-care candles and the best wax melts ready waiting for you.
We understand the profound impact that self-care candles and wax melts can have and that is why we make them with such care and dedication. We want you to fall in love with our products and embrace some self-care time which is affordable and most importantly help to make you feel good.
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