Bona’s House

Bona is Cheryl’s mom, and it’s what all of Cheryl’s kids call her. The name came from her son James, who couldn’t quite say grandma when he was little, so he called her Bona, and it stuck. Cheryl made this bar meaning to call it Mountain Cabin, but the first time her granddaughter Astrid smelled it, she said, “This smells like Bona’s house!” Everyone who has used it since has said the same thing. So Bona’s House it is.

Pine needle leads, green and resinous, with dry, warm cedarwood behind it, like the high desert country of New Mexico where Bona lives. Patchouli gives it an earthy floor, and in the lather it turns bright and fresh.

We make it in our Heritage process, the homestead way, with olive oil, coconut, shea butter and castor. Colloidal oats and bentonite clay make the lather creamy, and each bar is topped with whole juniper berries.