The Art of Baressential

We are an artisan skincare company Est. 2011 in rural Ireland, producing fine skincare products and handmade soaps, (made in the traditional cold process soap making way) using the finest, ethically and environmentally resourced natural raw ingredients. Naturally influenced recipes, using sumptuous skin loving ingredients and luxurious evocative scent blends. Vitamins and minerals, high in antioxidants offering a multitude of complex active botanicals that promote healthy skin

We = Kate and Andrew + growing team

We moved back with our first born daughter to Ireland from the rich wild tropical landscape of Northern Queensland Australia in 2004. Deeply moved by the rich sensual tapestry of rain forest ecosystems there I came back with a deeper reverence for the plant world. I saw Ireland’s gentle wild landscape in a new light and set to learn and understand as much as I could about plants, their relationships to each other and our relationships to them. I wasn’t sure where it was going to take me but I knew I wanted to work with them. And here we are 12 years on our whole business inspired by the amazing “intelligent” power of plants to heal and enhance our lives.

I am a painter and believe that an artistic approach applied to any activity enriches life, bringing meaning and ritual, creating beauty, opportunities to learn and improve through careful observation, experimentation, and attention to detail.

Andrew is the innovator as we work in traditional ways using high quality materials we needed to find ways to improve our production process so that our products are affordable so he designs the systems in our workshop that allow us to improve efficiency and get our products to you in pristine condition