OUR STORY

Our mission is to make beautifully designed, truly natural products that promote self-care rituals while supporting our wellbeing. Our therapeutic essential oil blends are inspired by nature, moments in time, people and places - and to support different aspects of our wellbeing. Poet products are made by hand, in small batches and we pride ourselves on our craftsmanship and ethical production.

About our founder

Poet Botanicals was founded by Melanie Morris in 2020. After a career working in branding and design, Melanie decided to follow her long-standing interest in natural health and studied Naturopathy. It was during that time that Poet came to life.

"I’m quite obsessed about what we put in, and on our bodies - even more so after having children. Through my study, this obsession became fully formed and I turned my attention to ridding our home of every single chemical I could. 

During this time a friend gave me a very beautiful candle. Lighting this candle became a daily ritual that served as a small moment of self-care that I really cherished. Once it had finished I found it really hard to find another that was truly natural - none smelt natural and some were just overbearing.

During my search I discovered that the term ‘fragrance’ is a trojan horse for all sorts of nasties and there are no rules around disclosing what ingredients are in 'fragrance'. I had always used essential oils, so I set about learning how to make aromatherapy candles which I knew would be pure and would also provide some therapeutic benefits. This is how Poet came to life.  

Now providing natural alternatives to fragranced products is at the heart of what I do. This, combined with my love of design and branding - makes Poet the perfect vessel for me to expression these passions. 

Melanie