A few weeks ago, during my little Brooklyn Flea excursion, we stumbled upon a little shop called Apotheke. My sister practically had to drag me away… everything just smelled so good. Soaps, candles, salves, and serums… I wanted to take it all home. I ended up buying this incredible salve, but luckily they have an Etsy Shop… pure trouble… I plan on placing an order pronto. Being a curious cat, I got to chatting with the owner and was able to learn little bit more about the brand. They are three years old and based in Brooklyn. Everything is made in their loft, in small batches. (Don’t you just love that!? So much better than a big factory.)
To create the soaps, they mix fixed oils… like coconut, olive oil, shea butters and cocoa butters together and saponify them with a super fatted lye solution. The soaps are then cured for 6 weeks. They only use essential oils – never perfumes or fragrance oils. Each soap is individually hand wrapped in 60% recycled velum paper. They have up to 32 customizable soap fragrances that can be made to order and also offer soap making classes. (I need to do this!!)
As for the candles, they are made with 100% soy wax, hand poured, and (also) made with pure essential oils. The wicks are cotton and dipped in beeswax (never petroleum.) They burn about 65 hours with no black soot or smoke. The packaging is out of this world, and produced locally.
This looks amazing! I would love the salve too! I love using lavender before bed to aid in relaxation and what better way than getting rid of dryness!
The lemongrass candle sounds lovely too!
oh that is so easy. the basil sage mint candle. i am such a candle junkie.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I’m excited to try their products. It’s hard to choose, but I think the grapefruit + oatmeal soap might be right up my alley.
Such an amazing find! I would love the vanilla spearmint soy candle (i’m obsessed with vanilla scents!!)
All of these products look amazing! I think I would opt for Basil Spearmint Soap or the Face Serum!
the face serum and lavender candle, I can’t pick one!
Lavender Lime Soy Candle sounds interesting!
So many great options!! but for some reason organic lime is speaking to me!
the grapefruit with oatmeal soap!
I’m all about anything with ginger (it was a total life saver during my last two pregnancies), so I’d love the Peppermint Ginger Tobacco candle (what a combination)!
All the candles sound amazing – what a great company!
The balm sounds amazing to both help me sleep and moisturize! So many great choices though, tough to choose!
I’m all about balms, so I would love the balm as well!
I would love to try the balm b/c my skin is always so dry!
the Vanilla Spearmint Soy Candle seems like it would smell delicious!
The Lavender Lime candle would definitely be perfect in my bathroom – yum!
Oh my gosh these looks amazing, vanilla, mmmm…
Oh my gosh, all of the scents sound amazing! Vanilla spearmint, lemongrass, and lavender lime, yum! I would love to try their face serum as well!
absolutely love discovering new shops like this. the best! loving the sound of the lavender lime candle. Mmm!
What a cute shop! Those are such fantastic items you’re giving away! =) I love the vanilla spearmint soy candle. It sounds like it would be an energizing smell.
great giveaway!!! such great product! it all looks like it smells so fresh! if only we had smell-a-vision! i love the face serum & lotion! can’t decide which one!
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I actually was just there the other weekend. The Spearmint/Vanilla candle is such a unique and soothing scent. Lavender has also been one of my favorites!
Love!! Peppermint, Ginger, Tobacco Candle 🙂 Thanks!!
Amazing giveaway! The Lavender/Lime candle sounds TDF!
I would love to try Basil Spearmint Soap, love the giveaway.
Amazing! I would love one of their candles, they are so unique. Perhaps I would try the vanilla/ spearmint soy candle!
love your description, I want to go there! I think I would love their candles… I miss nice candles and after knowing about soy there is no turning back!
The products all look beautiful. I’d love to try their face serum.
I would love to try the orange and cinnamon soap. This time of year in AZ the orange blossoms are blooming and it smells heavenly! It would be nice to extend that smell as long as possible.
i love anything lavender or rose… the balsam peru looks interesting and I’d like to try that!
a curious cat… you’re so funny!
i am intrigued by the lemongrass/soy and the grapefruit/oatmeal combos. i bet they’d smell delicious!
The balm looks great!
I would DIE if I could win the vanilla spearmint soy candle!
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The jasmine tuberose candle looks amazing! I love the combinations of scents.. Good stuff.
Dying for the Lavender Lime candle for a new spring home scent!
I will definitely be placing an order from them.
The grapefruit and oatmeal soap sounds like it would smell amazing. Thanks for telling us about this company!
The lavender soap looks like it would be amazing!!
Such a beautiful giveaway! I love the lavender soap! x
The lavendar lime soy candle looks great!!
obsessed with candles and the lavender lime sounds amazing!
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The face serum is most intriguing to me. I’ve been thinking of trying the olive oil cleansing thing, and even though this isn’t a cleanser, I like the idea of any face product made in small batches with simple ingredients.
You had me sold with the salve!! Sounds amazing, especially with my super dry skin.
Shea butter! Oh my gosh! I live in Arizona and my skin just slurps it up! Though I’ve found pure coconut oil works wonders!
the salve, you have me sold 🙂 also I’m a sucker for a good candle, I love lavender 🙂
great picks!
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I’m regretting not buying the salve while we were there! I’ll have to check out their etsy shop!
The lavender lime candle sounds divine!! danielle070806@yahoo.com
I’m obsessed with anything grapefruit smelling!! Always love to try new products! Courtney.e.perkins07@gmail.com
the grapefruit- or anything with citrus! can’t go wrong with citrus, wish i lived near brooklyn so i could visit this place and see everything at the flea market!! snoozing@embarqmail.com
The face serum looks so wonderful. The soaps also look yummy!
I would love to try the lemongrass soy candle and the charcoal soap!
I would love to try their lavender candle, I love the smell of lavender!
Ooooh lavender, you’ve got my attention!
I’d like to try the grapefruit with oatmeal soap =)
Yum, I would love to try the Sweet orange with cinnamon and coffee scrub. Thanks for this giveaway and have a blessed day
I’d love to try the Tangerine and Black Pepper Oil Soap!
Would love to try the Cocoa soap!
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Wow, I’m loving their products! The Vanilla Spearmint Candle was one of the first things that caught my eye! Sounds amazing!
lavender candle!
I think the lavender candle is my favorite.. will need to go smell everything at the shop to confirm 🙂
I would love to try the balm….my skin gets so cracked and dry in the winter
I would love to try the deep cleansing moso charcoal soap, among other products they offer 🙂
The lavender candle sounds lovely!
Peppermint Ginger Tobacco Soy Candle sounds so unique!
i think i love the Grapefruit with Oatmeal Soap!
The cocoa butter organic soap looks fantastic. As does the face serum. Thanks!
The vanilla spearmint soy candle looks the most interesting to me. Though your own picks sound lovely, too.
The spearmint soy candle looks great!! Thank you thank you thank you!!
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Hi Hannah! You won the giveaway!! Congratulations!
The Vanilla Spearmint candle or Face Serum both look amazing!
The lavender candle sounds beyond amazing! I love the smell of lavender in any form so this sounds like a treat!