Self Care

Q: What are good self care gifts for gardeners?

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Q: Who makes the Kew Gardens soaps and hand creams?

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Q: What is in the Kew hand care gift box?

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Q: Are the hand creams and candles vegan?

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Q: What do the soaps smell like?

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Q: What can I pair with a self care gift?

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Hand care and home fragrance gifts for people whose hands spend a lot of time in compost. The official Kew Gardens range from The English Soap Company includes the Bergamot and Ginger Hand Cream, the Orchid and Vanilla Soap and a hand care gift box, and the Green Bamboo Hand Cream is a fresh, green choice for anyone who finds most hand creams too sweet. For the home, the Bonsai Tree candle smells of citrus and jasmine. See Black November for a whole month of plant deals.

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Self care gifts for plant lovers

Kew Gardens hand creams and soaps

The Kew Gardens range is made in the UK by The English Soap Company, with packaging illustrated from Kew's historical archives. The hand creams come in 75ml tubes in three scents: Bergamot and Ginger, Gardenia and Neroli and Fig and Grape.

The 240g soap bars are enriched with shea butter and vegetable glycerine. Choose from Sandalwood and Pink Pepper, Bluebell and Jasmine or Orchid and Vanilla. More from the range is in our Kew Gardens collection.

Gift boxes and hand sanitisers

The Bergamot and Ginger Essential Hand Care Gift Box holds a 240g soap bar, a 75ml hand cream and a 500ml hand wash in a recyclable box, ready to give as it is. For a bag or coat pocket, the 100ml hand sanitiser sprays come in Bergamot and Ginger and Sandalwood and Pink Pepper, with aloe vera and vitamin E.

The Green Bamboo Hand Cream from Osmology has pink pepper and cardamom over cedarwood and cypress. It is made in England and is vegan.

Plant-scented candles

The Tomato Leaf candle smells of tomato plants in a warm greenhouse and the Bonsai Tree candle is citrus and jasmine over a woody base. Both use plant-based wax in a reusable amber glass jar, with around 30 hours of burn time. You will find them in our Home Accessories gifts too.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are good self care gifts for gardeners?

Hand cream is the obvious one, because potting and weeding are hard on hands. The Kew Gardens Bergamot and Ginger Hand Cream comes in a tube illustrated from Kew's archives, and the Green Bamboo Hand Cream has a green, less sweet scent.

For a bigger gift, the hand care gift box puts a soap, a hand cream and a hand wash together in one box, so there is nothing else to wrap.

Who makes the Kew Gardens soaps and hand creams?

The official Kew Gardens collection is made in the UK by The English Soap Company. The packaging uses botanical illustrations from the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

The range includes 240g soap bars such as Bluebell and Jasmine, 75ml hand creams such as Fig and Grape, and gift boxes. See everything from the range in our Kew Gardens collection.

What is in the Kew hand care gift box?

The Kew Gardens Bergamot and Ginger Essential Hand Care Gift Box contains a 240g soap bar, a 75ml hand cream and a 500ml hand wash, all in the bergamot and ginger fragrance.

It comes in a fully recyclable cardboard box decorated with illustrations from Kew's archives, so it is ready to give without wrapping. The products are made in the UK and are cruelty-free.

Are the hand creams and candles vegan?

The Osmology products are vegan and cruelty-free. That covers the Green Bamboo Hand Cream, the Tomato Leaf candle and the Bonsai Tree candle.

The Kew Gardens gift box is listed as cruelty-free. For the other Kew Gardens products, read the ingredients on each product page before buying for someone with specific needs.

What do the soaps smell like?

The Sandalwood and Pink Pepper Soap is woody and quietly spicy, with pine, orange flower and clove. The Orchid and Vanilla Soap is fresh and unisex, with pomegranate, fir balsam and plum over patchouli, cedarwood and vanilla.

The Bluebell and Jasmine Soap is a fresher, floral scent. Each bar is 240g and enriched with shea butter and vegetable glycerine.

What can I pair with a self care gift?

A plant is the natural partner. Pair a hand cream with a plant from our houseplants under £10, or add a Tomato Leaf candle for someone who misses the greenhouse in winter.

For a gardener, an apron from our Plant Care Gifts goes well with a hand cream. Our thank you gifts have more ideas for a small present.

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Kew Gardens Bergamot and Ginger Hand Sanitiser

Kew Gardens Bergamot and Ginger Hand Cream

Kew Gardens Gardenia & Neroli Hand Cream

Kew Gardens Fig and Grape Hand Cream

Kew Gardens Sandalwood and Pink Pepper Soap

Kew Gardens Bluebell and Jasmine Soap

Kew Gardens Orchid and Vanilla Soap

Tomato Leaf Scented Jar Candle

Green Bamboo Hand Cream

Bonsai Tree Scented Jar Candle

Self care gifts for plant lovers

Kew Gardens hand creams and soaps

Gift boxes and hand sanitisers

Plant-scented candles

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