available soaps

I’ll update this list as I craft new products. the smaller, specialty soap bars are small batch only, grab them while you can. please, email me if you have any questions. I will be posting ingredients and diy instructions as I build the blog. thanks.

pine tar and goat’s milk soap 4 oz $10
lavender oatmeal + goat’s milk soap 3 oz $10
wonderful worm and dino soap 4 oz $7
enchanted unicorn soap 4 oz $7
berries and sage cold process soap 5 oz $10
dragons blood cold process soap 5 oz $10
tootie footie cold process soap 5 oz $10
rose salve 2 oz $15
The Dandy Bar (beeswax lotion) 2 oz $7
lickable paw balm 4 oz $5
desert rose bath salt 1lb $15
rosemary, mint and sage bath salt 3.5 oz $5
acne roller bottle $5 (limited quantity)
underarm refresh spray 1 oz $6.50 (limited quantity)
shea butter 2 oz $5

The Dandy Bar

disclaimer: affiliate link at the end

even though I have not yet publicly talked about this, I am 100% comfortable talking about this here. this website is just barely published. I’m not expecting my tiny start up to be viral overnight. I am in this for the long haul.

my 88 year old grandmother was diagnosed with skin cancer. imagine a sweet southern belle as an old cajun lady and that’s my Dandy.

I had a rough upbringing. I did not get to meet my biological dad or fraternal grandmother until I was 12 years old.

she was the first woman to fully advocated me, without question. when I say that it was like I had known her my entire 13 years when I moved to live with them… the first genuine love I had ever felt from anyone other than my two little sisters.

she has never stopped loving me. she has always held room for me. no matter how big the trouble I made or how badly I smelled like my dad’s cigarette smoke when I showed up… or how far we moved our family away to support ourselves.

I know that I am going to lose her one day. after my dads untimely death, I have been preparing my soul for its next upcoming loss. already cherishing every visit and weekly phone call. I am still that 12 year old girl with her heart on her sleeve.

the skin cancer diagnosis came at the beginning of 2024.

no mental preparation can ever prepare the heart for such news.

thus came The Dandy Bar. in hopes to soothe the undeniable itch of cancer. her package will be delivered in a few days. I will have her honest review for you soon.

The Dandy Bar
ingredients: organic white beeswax, organic jojoba oil, organic and refined African shea butter, fractionated coconut oil, organic sweet almond oil, organic olive oil, rose absolute oil, myrrh eo, frankencense eo, atlas cedar wood eo (eo: essential oil)
instructions: in a double boiler, melt 1/3 cup beeswax, 1/3 cup oil, 1/3 cup shea butter. do not get a single drop of water in your wax mixture. remove from heat when completely melted. in a separate container, mix your essential oils with a a tablespoon of carrier oil. pour your essential oil mixture into the wax mixture. blend with immersion blender. pour into silicone molds, allow to cool completely. cover if needed. store in a small tin or jar, away from direct sunlight. 1-2 year shelf life when properly stored.

you can buy organic beeswax here.

-shannon h @ rooted domus

soap update

disclaimer: there’s so much to say and this is not going to be the best edited blog ever. this blog contains affiliate links.

waiting on one more batch of essential oils to be delivered before I finalize the product list.

I have a deal with the local vape shop to set up there. I dropped off a bunch of product in a cute little wicker basket. I made a shifty card stock sign and am going to order something better. pics to come soon.

I sent out a second batch of orders on Friday.

literally all the reviews have been so positive, it is insane!

product list so far:
oat and goat soap bars
milk and honey soap bars
the gymbar
unicorn and dinosaur soaps
lavender goat milk soap
rosemary mint and sage soap
cat and dog paw balm
rose salve
rose bath salts
rosemary mint and sage bath salts
underarm refresh spray
sugar cookie body scrub
organic shea butter

my first official blog

I started making moves with love in mind, instead of spite, this time last year.

we had just moved from rural town to the suburbs. I had been slowly veering away from social media for a while; the move made it so much easier. the only part of social media I participated in was an occasional selfie with the hubs and doom scrolling TikTok. this is when major changes started to happen.

sure, I had always favored exercise, food with real ingredients, essential oils and plant medicine, taking naps. I knew of religion and spirituality.

yet, I had not really loved or cared for myself in a very long time. there were always circumstances or environment related issues with me really caring for myself. I knew what mindfulness was, I knew how to meditate and to belly breathe.

I hid from the world for an entire year.

I took weekend trips back home to visit my sister and my besties. didn’t tell any one else that I was just a few miles away. I vigorously trained my entire body for months. gaining 20 pounds and 4 pant sizes. I force-fed myself baked white fish with rice and vegetables. I started shoving my face in a bowl of ice water every morning. I made adrenal cocktails. I got off all antidepressants and anti anxiety medication without assistance. my close relationships blossoming as I really cared myself, I was also caring for them.

I researched. it was difficult to not tell anyone what I was up to. not even my husband knew. it was my secret and the universe or god or the creator helped me keep it mine. I studied ingredients and processes. I researched authors and teachers and certifications. I rented a cabin in the middle of the woods to reset.

my outward appearance started to change again, just like the inner me changed with every step forward.

I knew I was outgrowing my environment again, decided to make the leap.

I had watched Hey June with Pheydrus on TikTok for years before I signed up. charging that much to a credit card was a big deal for me. a commitment to myself and to capital one. I knew that if I could further love and know myself, my inhibitions would melt away and I could be stronger for it. I plunged and I plunged deep. further hiding in my cave (human design).

I had been healing for so long. I just wasn’t aware that I was healing, even though my ego would say otherwise to anyone that asked. I had been working through triggers, insecurities, trauma, memories of neglect for years. yet, I had not learned to love myself along the way.

I put spite down. it had helped me get here, I could not continue to live and be successful in this mindset.

I started actively loving myself. intentionally chewing food. mirror exercises. sponateous sex with hubs. nurturing rest schedules. I sought out other mentors and may have been a little frivolous in spending to get much needed advice.

more moves in silence.

I filed llc. I filed licensing. I ordered supplies. I made beautiful soaps. I started posting on social media again.

this is the first public project of mine. it is with happy tears that I type this. even though it won’t be published for a few months, its a huge accomplishment to even come this far.

it can be lonely sometimes, yet I know that im not ever alone.