The high desert features spectacular sunsets and gorgeous rugged scenery, but it also can be pretty tough on the skin. With extreme heat and cold, low humidity, wind, and high UVs, it becomes a serious challenge to nourish and protect yourself!

Fortunately, we’ve got some fantastic small batch soaps and skincare products in the shop that help tame the challenges of the desert. Allow us to introduce you to some of our favorite sustainably crafted local goods! No parabens, phthalates or harsh ingredients here - these are all handcrafted by cool humans who put time, experience, and personal testing into the creations.

FAT & THE MOON

Founded in 2012, Fat & the Moon brings you herbalist-formulated skincare with sustainable ingredients and packaging. Everything is crafted in small batches just over the hill in Nevada City, and as their team has grown to twenty people, they’ve kept the same commitment to handcrafting and using local and fair-trade ingredients that give back to the earth.

Personally, we’re big fans of the Moon Milk (an oil-based cleanser that won’t dry you out in the harsh desert climate), the Deodorant Cream (yes, it really works!), and their hydrating aloe-powered All Cream. 

B LEE'S HAPPY SCENTS

You may have run across Brenda and her amazing soaps, wax melts and more at the local farmers market. We’re so delighted to also carry a selection of her goats milk soaps on our shelves!

Each scent and soap is the result of hours of testing from Brenda, to make sure the scent, feel, and lather all meet her standards. She takes inspiration from the natural world for her essential oil blends, and uses organic ingredients so you can feel good about what’s going on your skin. 

PIPIT & FINCH

Pipit & Finch has been a part of Reno since 2018. Shannon, the founder, kept struggling with commercial bar soaps and body washes leaving her skin red, splotchy and irritated. Her solution? Learn to craft her own hydrating olive oil soaps that soften and soothe the skin.

With luxury botanical oils to create subtle scents, and a base of four clean ingredients, these bars contain just the good stuff. Each small-batch handcut bar come to you from human hands, in plastic free packaging that you can feel good about.