Handcrafted soaps and body products by BrightEssence

Natural handmade soaps, salves and moisturisers, lovingly crafted with skin-loving botanicals to nourish and pamper your skin

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Handcrafted Soaps
Handcrafted Soaps

Handcrafted Soaps

Salves
Salves

Salves

Body scrubs
Body scrubs

Body scrubs

Moisturisers
Moisturisers

Moisturisers

Gift Boxes
Gift Boxes

Gift Boxes

About Us

BrightEssence is a cottage business based in Tasman Nelson dedicated to crafting natural handmade artisan soaps, salves, and moisturisers. Made with love, each product features a gentle blend of skin-loving botanicals and care — perfect for daily self-care or thoughtful gifting.

At BrightEssence, we believe that great artisan soaps and skin nourishment start with exceptional ingredients. We offer two product lines of natural handmade soaps – our premium range utilizes high-quality, skin-loving botanicals, natural colors, and essential oils. Our artistic and fun soaps may include micas and fragrance oils.

Check out the About page on the menu for more detail, and also the Ingredients pages for more information on what goes into our soaps and body products.

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Handcrafted Soaps

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Cedar Stream Soap

Cedar Stream Soap

$10.00
$10.00
Evergreen Tide Soap

Evergreen Tide Soap

$14.00
$14.00
Orange Blossom Soap

Orange Blossom Soap

$10.00
$10.00
The Gardener

The Gardener

$10.00
$10.00
Stormy Night

Stormy Night

$10.00
$10.00
Shea Kiss

Shea Kiss

$7.00
$7.00
Rocky Rose

Rocky Rose

$10.00
$10.00
Meet me in Paris

Meet me in Paris

$10.00
$10.00