Niagara Homespun Botanicals

29/07/2026

⛰️Mountain Man Shampoo & Body Bar is in the molds😮‍💨🙌

Does anyone else have a recipe, even when baking, that they get super nervous to make because sometimes the ingredients have a mind of their own and it never turns out exactly the same way twice??

That’s Mountain Man soap for me! I question my life choices every time I make it, and while it happens less often now, this is the batch that fails most often on me.

When I originally formulated it I drew inspiration from soapmaker/book writer The Nerdy Farm Wife . I wanted a bar for men (although it is much loved by women as well!) that was an easy all in one shampoo and body bar. I tweaked the recipe to suit the oils I prefer and added clove essential oil, for a spicy, woody scent along with Cedarwood and Patchouli. But clove, along with the honey I add, can be disruptive in soap, it can make the batch turn solid in the blink of an eye, before you can even get it in the mold! Yikes!

And yes, I’ve tried it without the Clove oil, but alas, it just doesn’t smell the same. So, everytime I add the lye to this batch I hold my breath, mix slowly and pray to the soap gods.

I would have quit on this bar long ago, but it’s literally one of my most popular bars! Many of you that adore this soap place orders for 6+ bars at a time! It’s my husbands favourite bar as well so I’d have to deal with his disappointment, and since he is my highest unpaid employee…well you get the picture. 😂

5 weeks until these are cured and ready for sale👍 If you can’t wait that long best pick up one of the last few in stock now!

Also shoutout to for molds that make my job easier🫶

08/07/2026

Thrilled to announce you can now find my small batch skincare in a new location in Thorold! The Post Office by Shannon Passero, located at 18 Front St, is a thoughtfully curated women's boutique in Thorold's historic Post Office.

✨Shannon Passero is a fashion brand committed to beautiful, sustainable clothing. Their focus on ethical business practices & leaving a minimal environmental footprint is similar to my values as a small business owner as well, making it a wonderful fit for my brand.

✨This is a business which nurtures the local community where it resides, the women who live there, shop there, and lifts up other female small business owners by providing an ideal space to showcase their products as well.

✨When you walk into the store you’ll immediately be surrounded by some of the most stunning displays, I’m so grateful
that my products will be alongside them.

If you haven’t been there yet, you need to go check it out!
18 Front St., Thorold
Open Monday-Saturday 10-5:00pm, closed Sundays


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21/05/2026

🌿FENWICK MARKET🌿 is happening this weekend! Everybody’s favourite market and for good reason💖

✨Nothing feels more magical than walking down the forest path and stumbling into a clearing filled with music, laughter, and tents filled to the brim with everything your heart desires✨

Join us! Sat May 23rd & Sunday May 24th .fenwick.market
1135 Centre Street-
10-4:00pm ☔️ or ☀️ bring your puddle jumpers and umbrellas Saturday!

Come visit me at my booth, I’ll be there with my exclusive Fenwick Market Soap bars, 100% of the sales from those bars are being donated to Wellspring ! We sold out last year, let’s do it again!

I’ll also have free soap samples, super fun, brand new BLACK lip tubes, a smile on my face and love in my heart 🫶

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16/05/2026

Excited to announce a fun collaboration with **ery 🥂I recently created a custom soap bar with their fabulous Gewürztraminer w**e for their upcoming W**e Club Membership Boxes.

W**e contains natural sugars that significantly boost the bubbles in soap, creating a rich, luxurious, and conditioning lather. Substituting water with w**e in the soap-making process infuses the bar with trace minerals and vitamins inherent to grapes, offering a spa-like vinotherapy experience at home.

This Gewürztraminer has fresh citrus notes with lychee & aromatic spices which comes through nicely in the cold-processed soap bars. It is enhanced by a lightly citrus essential oil blend.

**esoap **eriesofniagara **ery

04/05/2026

🌸 MOTHER’S DAY GIVEAWAY 🌸

As a mom of three, I know how much love, energy, and care goes into showing up for your family every day and while it’s the most fulfilling job imaginable, it doesn’t always leave much time to pour back into yourself.

That’s why this Mother’s Day, I want to give one special mom or mother figure a moment of that care 💛

I’m giving away a Skincare Gift Box to a deserving Mom, who will get to select their choice of:
✨ Face Serum
✨ Face Cleansing Oil
✨ Lip Balm
✨ Face Mask

All products are created with love and made intentionally with ingredients grown in my own backyard.

To enter:

Tag your mom or mother figure
In your comment, tell her why she deserves a little extra care this Mother’s Day 💕
📅 Contest runs: Monday, May 4th to Friday, May 8th
🎉 Winner announced: Saturday, May 9th

I can’t wait to read your stories 🤍

- Lianne

Rules & Regulations:

Open to Canadian residents, 18+
Each comment = one entry
Unlimited entries
Winner will be randomly selected and contacted via DM
No cash value
This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Instagram or Facebook

22/04/2026

10/04/2026

Hi again… it’s been a little while 👋🌿☺️

I’m Lianne — the face behind Niagara Homespun Botanicals.

It felt like a nice time to reintroduce myself as we head into spring - a season of new growth 🌱

I truly love what I do. Owning a small business means so much to me - it’s given me the chance to slow down, be present, and spend more time doing what I love.

A big part of that is working with medicinal plants - growing them, learning from them, and finding ways they can be used to genuinely support and help people.

I’m so grateful to be able to do this, and to share it with you - thank you for being here and supporting something I care so deeply about 🤍

Thanks for amazing work behind the scenes .ginkgo.group and behind the camera 🎥✨

04/04/2026

Hi, I’m Lianne 🌿

Niagara Homespun Botanicals started from a simple place — a love for working with plants, a love of sharing good things, and a curiosity about what we put on our bodies.

Over time, that curiosity (and a formal education in botany) turned into learning, experimenting, and eventually creating products using ingredients I could grow, forage, or thoughtfully source. What began as something small for family & friends has slowly grown into something I care deeply about - gaining more friends along the way.

This series of videos was filmed last year, and it feels really special to start sharing them now - at the beginning of spring and a new market season. This is the first of a few I’ll be sharing over the coming weeks. I hope you like them!

For me, it’s not just about skincare - it’s about understanding the plants, the process, and choosing things that feel better for ourselves and our homes.

Thank you for being here and for supporting something so close to my heart 🤍

Loved bringing this vision to life with .ginkgo.group Thanks for the amazing work! 🎥✨