Handmade Ayurvedic vegan soap and botanical body care for boutique hotels and holistic spas. Plastic-free, cruelty-free, and made by a fair trade women's enterprise.
Boutique hotels and holistic spas are moving away from single-use plastic miniatures and towards natural, handmade bar soap that tells a story. Holy Lama makes handmade Ayurvedic soap and botanical body care that is vegan, cruelty-free and produced by a fair trade women's enterprise in Kerala. For a property that wants its bathroom to feel considered rather than generic, a beautifully scented natural bar does more for the guest experience than a row of tiny plastic bottles ever could.
Here is why the shift is happening, and which of our products suit each kind of property.
The direction of the hospitality industry is clear. Guests now expect refillable dispensers, biodegradable packaging and products that are cruelty-free and vegan. Europe leads the world in demand for natural hotel toiletries, and the UK market is growing quickly as boutique and wellness-led properties look for amenities that match their values.
A natural bar soap answers all of this at once. There is no plastic bottle to throw away. The packaging can be simple, recycled paper. And the product itself reads as premium the moment a guest picks it up.
Travellers increasingly reward provenance and ethics. They notice botanical ingredients, aromatherapy benefits and a genuine back story, and they are willing to spend more with a brand they feel connected to. That is where a handmade Ayurvedic soap has a real edge over a mass-produced miniature. Every bar carries a story of fair wages, traditional recipes and natural ingredients grown in the land of coconuts and spices.
Our soaps are the natural heart of any amenity offer. The handmade herbal soap gift pack gives you a set of four full-size bars, while the best-selling Yogi soap with neem and tulsi brings a calming, grounding scent that suits a spa or a yoga retreat beautifully. Browse the full handmade soap collection to build a look that fits your rooms.
For holistic spas, yoga studios and wellness retreats, our chakra soaps are a natural talking point. Each bar is themed around one of the seven energy centres and scented with a matched blend of essential oils, from ylang ylang and lemon to cedarwood and patchouli. They make a thoughtful in-room gift, a retail line for your spa shop, or a treatment room signature. Explore the chakra soap rangeand pair the scents to your treatments.
Our Ayurvedic massage oil gift set offers travel-size bottles of natural, vegan blends, ideal for a spa to trial across different treatments or to sell as a take-home ritual after a session. The aromatherapy blends give therapists a natural, plant-based alternative to synthetic oils.
Small touches matter. A natural deodorant with aloe vera and ylang ylang or a botanical face cream makes a lovely turndown gift or a well-margined retail line for your shop or reception. See the full body care range for the complete list.
Swap plastic wrapped miniatures for a single handmade soap on a small dish. It is the lowest cost change with the highest guest visible impact.
Choose one chakra soap and one massage oil, and weave the scent through a named treatment. Guests can then buy the same products to take home.
A single wrapped soap or a travel size oil on the pillow signals care and reinforces your brand at very little cost per room.
We supply hotels, spas, retreats and independent shops through our trade page, which sets out wholesale pricing and how to open an account. Whether you want a single signature bar across every room or a full amenity and retail programme, we can build an order that fits your property and your values.
Our soaps are made with natural oils and botanical ingredients rather than harsh synthetics. As with any soap, we suggest offering guests a lotion alongside, since our bars are deep cleansing.
Yes. Our body care is vegan and cruelty-free, and it is made by a fair trade women's enterprise, which is a story your guests will value.
Yes. Visit our trade page to open a wholesale account and discuss volumes, lead times and any bespoke requirements.
Yes. Our chakra soaps and Ayurvedic massage oils are especially popular with holistic spas, yoga studios and wellness retreats, both for treatments and for retail.
Give your guests something natural, ethical and memorable to remember you by. Explore the full body care range and speak to us about a wholesale account for your property.
Net Weight: 4 x 100g All of Holy Lama's soaps are deep cleansing soaps and we recommend using our Body cream or Body lotion to moisture, after us...
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Net weight: 100 gm All of Holy Lama's soaps are deep cleansing soaps and we recommend using our Body cream or Body lotion to moisture, after use....
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The chakras are the seven energy centres within the body that are believed to govern our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Balancing an...
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Net weight: 100 gm All of Holy Lama's soaps are deep cleansing soaps and we recommend using our Body cream or Body lotion to moisture, after use....
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Net weight: 100 gm All of Holy Lama's soaps are deep cleansing soaps and we recommend using our Body cream or Body lotion to moisture, after use....
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Ingredients: Virgin Coconut oil, Water, Caustic Soda, Vetivert oil, Ylang Ylang oil, Lavender oil, Neem oil, Spiked Ginger Lily extract, Patchouli ...
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Ingredients: Virgin Coconut oil, Water, Caustic Soda, Perfume, Turmeric extract, Turmeric oil, Orange oil, Geranium oil, Patchouli oil, Clove bud o...
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Ingredients: Coconut oil, Water, Caustic Soda, Perfume, Chaulmogra oil, Ajowan extract, Vetivert oil, Patchouli oil, Turmeric oil, Cedarwood oil, N...
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The chakras are the seven energy centres within the body that are believed to govern our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Balancing an...
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The chakras are the seven energy centres within the body that are believed to govern our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Balancing an...
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The chakras are the seven energy centres within the body that are believed to govern our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Balancing an...
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The chakras are the seven energy centres within the body that are believed to govern our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Balancing an...
View full detailsThe chakras are the seven energy centres within the body that are believed to govern our physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Balancing an...
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