Sangre de Fruta

Based in tiny Bowen Island, BC, apothecary brand Sangre de Fruta Botanicals is inspired by the West coast’s stunning natural surroundings. Sangre de Fruta’s small-batch, quality botanical products are created in order to enhance mindfulness and a sense of ritual in our busy lives.

Bowen Island is one of our favourite weekend escapes, accessible via a short ferry ride from West Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay (at the entrance to Howe Sound). Here you can reconnect with nature, enjoy a day hike, rent a kayak or spend some time exploring Snug Cove’s shops, restaurants, and cafés.

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[Founder Allison Audrey Weldon in her own garden of delights]

Every one of Sangre de Fruta’s products are created in small batches and are organic, vegan, gluten-, GMO- and cruelty-free and avoid synthetics, fillers, fragrance and preservatives. They even include crystal-infused glacier water in their shampoo!

What better way to spoil your Valentine than with a quality hand-, skin- or hair care product while supporting local businesses! We selected a few essentials from their current collection for this year’s Valentine’s gift guide.

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Garden of Earthly Delights Botanical Shampoo

We’ve been forever fans of Sangre de Fruta’s cedar, sandalwood, and bergamot-infused Garden of Earthly Delights body lotion, so we requested a bottle of their botanical shampoo to test out. Garden of Earthly Delights is inspired by Hieronymus Bosch’s famous late 1400’s lush painting of the same name.

The shampoo has a slightly fruitier scent than the body lotion, and lathers well once you work it into your hair a bit. Sangre de Fruta uses nourishing Camellia seed oil, soothing Calendula, and stimulating Ginseng root plus a combination of essential oils.

This shampoo is also available in both Head of Roses and Neroli Noir, in two sizes: 500 ml (16.9 fl oz) bottle and 1000 ml (33.8 fl oz) refill pouch. 500 ml, CAD $74/USD $56; 1000 ml, CAD $126/USD $96

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Sangre de Fruta’s bar soaps are each a gift in their own right, packaged in colourful, limited-edition botanically-dyed paper, designed by Bowen Island artist Laura Admussen. Some of the plants used in the paper are grown in Laura’s garden, others collected from parks and alleys, with a few imports as well. The 100% biodegradable, ocean-friendly soaps are offered in the brand’s flagship scents: Garden of Earthly Delights, Head of Roses, and Neroli Noir.

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Each soap contains an abundance of carefully selected ingredients, and is organic, vegan, cruelty-, soy- and GMO-free, as well as void of artificial fragrances, preservatives, and fillers.

GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS: Spirulina Powder, Indigo Powder, French Lavender, French Green Clay, Bergamot, Rosemary, Cedar, Sandalwood, Vetiver
HEAD OF ROSES: French Red Clay, Brazilian Purple Clay, Rose Geranium, Palmarosa, Cedarwood, Ylang Ylang, Rose Absolute, Sandalwood
NEROLI NOIR: French Yellow Clay, Granulated Orange Peel, Neroli, Spikenard, Ylang Ylang, Geranium, Lavender, Palmarosa, Blue Chamomile

120g (4.23 oz.); CAD $28/USD $22 each

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And for the travel lovers on your list, we’ve selected a couple of Signature Scents Mini Tonics and a travel-friendly 50 ml (1.7 fl. Oz) Botanical Hand and Body Lotion as gift ideas this season. The 5 ml (0.17 fl oz) glass bottles of mini tonics each deliver a fine mist of Sangre de Fruta essential oils based on the three scents mentioned above.

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Ideal for all skin types, each glass bottle has a cap top as well as a screw base for refiling. Same goes for the (plastic) hand and body lotion bottle, so that you can reuse these handy carry-on items to your heart’s content. Both products are priced at CAD $16/USD $12 each.

Visit Sangre de Fruta online for the complete line-up and to place an order. Complimentary shipping is available across North America for orders over $200.

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