About 'The Soap Psychologist'

I started making soap back in April 2020. Like many people during the pandemic, I was looking for something simple and grounding to do in the evenings, something hands-on that could help me unwind. What began as a creative distraction quickly grew into a passion.

I found the process os soap making surprisingly calming. Mixing and experimenting with different fragrances and oils gave me something to focus on and helped uplift my mood. Even the act of washing my hands, something so repetitive  and loaded during the pandemic, became a small ritual of self-care rather than just a task.

That’s where The Soap Psychologist began.

Alongside this, I’ve worked for several years in mental health and am now a qualified Clinical Psychologist. While I don’t offer therapy through my products, my background deeply shapes the way I design them. I’m interested in how sensory experience such as touch, smell, sight and sound can help us self-regulate, soothe, and reconnect to the present moment.

My work is especially inspired by the different ways we all process the world, including neurodivergent experiences like sensory sensitivity, seeking, or overload. The brand grew from the idea that self-care or mindfulness doesn’t have to be about grand gestures or perfect routines, it can be about tuning in to what feels regulating for you, through scent, texture, and small, repeatable rituals.

Each product, from soaps to wax melts to photo-based reflective keepsakes, is made to invite a pause. I think of them as sensory and regulation tools for everyday wellbeing, not to fix or change anything, but to help you find little moments of balance and calm in between everything else.

Gift sets include a free wellbeing card with simple reflection or grounding prompts, drawn from gentle psychological ideas (no jargon!) that can help you reconnect with yourself, even if just for 30 seconds.

Becoming more mindful and connecting to our sensory experience isn’t about perfection. It’s about micro-moments of slowing down enough to notice, reconnect and remember that small everyday rituals can make a big difference.