April 2026

Greetings from the Kernow Soap Workshop!

Welcome to our very first blog post!

Whilst we are old hands at soap making we are brand new to blogging! If you have just discovered us we are all about handmade soap, sustainable skincare, zero waste and minimal packaging. 

Join us as we navigate the chaos of working full time whilst trying to establish a small business!

Five years on from those first tentative batches in the tiniest kitchen in St Columb Major, Kernow Soap has grown into something far more meaningful than I ever imagined. What began as a creative outlet during a time of upheaval has become a small but steady Cornish business with its own rhythm, heart, and community.

Today, while I work full time in teaching — a career I still love — Kernow Soap has continued to flourish thanks to all the little moments carved out around family life, weekends, and the calm, creative pockets of time where making soap still feels like a true hobby. With Huw handling the business side and Ellie steering social media with her steady hand, I get to stay connected to the part I love most: the making itself.

And thanks to the incredible support from customers, stockists, and our growing online community, Kernow Soap is now stocked in over 16 beautiful stores across Cornwall, with an expanding website and a future that feels wide open.

Which brings me to the very best kind of news…

Kernow Soap officially has a new home.

A dedicated workspace.
Room to grow.
Room to create.

We are thrilled to announce our new premises in Blisland, right on the edge of Bodmin Moor.

It already feels like a place full of possibility — peaceful, spacious, and so much more fitting for the next phase of this adventure. There is something truly grounding about crafting soap in a landscape shaped by moorland air, big skies, and the quiet beauty of North Cornwall.

I’ll share a proper tour of the new space later this week, but for now you can enjoy the natural goodness of the first batches poured there, our top selling mild and gentle Honey and Oat bar and our gentle, cleanser Calendula. For now, thank you — sincerely — for being part of this journey from that tiny kitchen to Bodmin Moor. Your support has shaped every step.

Here’s to the next chapter,
and to many more hand‑poured, palm‑free bars from Kernow Soap.