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.
Our origin story
Poet Botanicals was founded by Melanie Morris in 2020. During a career-break from the world of branding and design, and the birth of her second child, Melanie decided to finally pursue her interest in health and wellbeing, and studied Naturopathy. It was during that time that Poet came to life.
"Since having children I’ve become more conscious about what we put in, and on our bodies - and how it can have a massive impact on our wellbeing - either negatively, or positively. And, like so many on the same journey - I rather obsessively rid our home of all chemicals and through my studies, took a deep dive into wellbeing. My studies to become a Naturopath certainly fuelled this passion.
During this time a friend gave me a very beautiful candle. Lighting this candle was a ritual that provided a small moment of self-care in what was a very busy life. Only, I began to realise that whilst it smelt divine - my now nuanced olfactory sense was telling me it wasn't so good for our health. This started a long search for a truly naturally scented candle - and I struggled to find one.
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 set about learning how to make aromatherapy candles which I knew would be non-toxic and would also provide some therapeutic benefits. This is how Poet came to life.
Poet for me is an expression of both my creativity and passion for health and wellbeing - something which continues to evolve. Providing natural alternatives to fragranced products is at the heart of what I do. I've loved getting to know so many of our beautiful customers who've found inspiration or experienced therapeutic benefits from our products.
It really has been a gift and such a positive growth experience. We've only just begun.
Melanie