Willow Valley Wellness

My mom was my best friend. Losing her to breast cancer is something I carry with me every day, and this month always brings that a little closer to the surface.

I’ve always been curious. I was always encouraged to ask questions and to not take things at face value — especially when it comes to what we put in and on our bodies.

That mindset is a big part of why I started Willow Valley Wellness. I wanted to make products I wanted my own kids to use, and I couldn’t find everything I was looking for.

I know we can’t control everything. But I believe we can be more informed, make thoughtful choices, and expect better.

Awareness matters. But I want it to mean something beyond a pink ribbon.

I want to live those values in what I make, how I make it, and the choices I make along the way.

I want better.

I could spend WAY too much time playing around with scent combinations. 😂

Sometimes I have a plan, sometimes I’m just curious what happens when I put two scents together. You never know what might become a new favourite!

Always up for scent combo requests! ✨

A better bar starts with what goes in. 👀🧼

Shea, mango and cocoa butter, plus coconut oil — 9 lbs ready to be melted down and combined with our other oils.

And that’s just one part of making a bar that feels as good as it works!

A little look at what I’ve been up to lately…

750 bars of soap. 🤍

Made, cut, stamped and now curing.

It’s been a lot of soap. 😂

This what I’ve been up to lately 🫣

A whole lot of soap.

I’m making 750 bars for something I’m really excited about, and I’m slowly working my way through them.

150 made so far… 600 to go.

I can’t say what they’re for just yet, but I can’t wait until I can 🤩

For now, here’s a little peek at what’s been happening around here.

One of my favourite things about making products is knowing they don’t just stay on my shelves.

A bar of soap might become someone’s everyday favourite, get tucked into a gift, end up at the cottage, often finding its way into a completely new home.

I make it here, and then it gets to become part of someone else’s everyday life.

That’s the best part.

It all started with soap. 🌿

I made it for us, then friends wanted some, and somehow it just kept growing from there.

Soap was the very first thing I made for Willow Valley, and after all these years, it’s still one of my favourite things to create.

A lot has changed over the years—new scents, new designs, a whole lot more soap—but the reason I make it hasn’t really changed.

I love making something by hand that people actually want to use and reach for every day.

Still my first love. 🤍