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Why Katharine Botanicals products?
Katharine Botanicals products are formulated from a deep and broad experience of skincare products formulation. They are based on a range from one of the first truly animal-friendly and eco-friendly companies that entered the market some 30 years ago, developed with the up-to-date knowledge available today.
They are manufactured to the highest standards and according to the ethical principles of the CICAW (Cosmetics Industry Coalition for Animal Welfare), and are fully approved by the Vegan Society and the BUAV.



So you can have full confidence in these superb hypo-allergenic products made with you and your baby in mind, and Katharine Graves is well known in the field of Hypnobirthing and personal care at the highest levels for the mother and baby.
What do we offer?

Katharine Botanicals' aim is to provide you and your baby, both before and after birth, with the very finest, most tender and emollient of products possible. Carefully formulated to deliver an effective mix of natural, plant-derived ingredients that have been used traditionally for many years.
Unlike artificially laboratory-synthesised products, since our active ingredients are original essential oils, plant oils, waxes and juices, they contain the full spectrum of goodness of the original plant.
You can rest assured that we will provide only the best products for you and your baby.
Effectiveness
Every Katharine Botanicals product contains a number of these ingredients which experience tells us is the most effective mixture. There are single ingredient products on the market which are extremely good, but the human skin and related areas are so complex that frequently the best treatment solution is in fact a mixture of beneficial substances.

Just as drinking a cup of hot water and then munching some tea leaves does not have the same effect as drinking a cup of brewed tea and boiling water in the right proportions, so with a cream or lotion for a particular purpose. We carefully look at what you need, and then create a mixture of the best ingredients in the best mixture to best satisfy those needs.
And (once again!) all active ingredients are only from natural origins.
Natural Ingredients
Many of Katharine Botanicals products contain Organic Calendula, an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory which soothes irritated tissue. Katharine Botanicals products are hypo-allergenic and naturally effective.
NO Parabens or Sodium Lauryl Sulphate
Katharine Botanicals does not allow the use of parabens or sodium lauryl sulphate in any of our products so you may rest assured on that question.
Eco-Friendly
All Katharine Botanicals products come in recyclable containers, as we care as much about the environment as you do. All Katharine Botanicals products are fully biodegradable.
Animal-Friendly
Katharine Botanicals adheres to the highest standards of animal friendliness and are fully accredited by both the Vegan Society and the BUAV (British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection). Look for their logos on our products. Both these organisations also of course demand the highest standards of eco-friendliness from their members.

Look for our products on the Vegan Society and BUAV websites and in their relevant publications – you will find us in the latest BUAV "Little Book of Cruelty Free".
Testimonials
- Dr H Young



