About Us

Welcome to Hazelmere Cottage - grab yourself a cuppa & come take a look around at our natural handmade soaps, candles, and other products.

Where are we?
Hazelmere Cottage is located in Bundalong, North East Victoria (Australia), right near the juntion of the Murray River & Ovens River. Where possible, ingredients are sourced locally- Olive Oil from Rich Glens Olive Grove, Yarrawonga, Honey & Bees Wax from Chiltern Apiarists, and the majority of herbs & flowers that are grown in our gardens here at the cottage.
Our current products include soaps and candle melts, with lip balms, candles, and furniture polish, coming on sale in early 2012. All of these are handmade in individual batches on our little homestead. No artificial colours are added to our products, and essential oils are used instead of fragrances, making them more beneficial to your health and well being.

Our Products...
Soaps:
Vanilla and Coffee Bean Soap
Olive Oil forms the main ingredient to our soaps, although other oils, including essential oils are used in various proportions depending on the variety of soap. Colours sometimes alter slightly due to natural colouring from herbs & other ingredients being harvested at various times of the year Please visit our soaps page for more details on varieties available & list of ingredients.

Liquid Soap: Hoping to be available early 2012

Candles and Candle Melts:
Made from local beeswax (Chiltern Honey) with essential oils added to deliver a lovely natural smell to your home.
Candle Melts are currently available in Rose, Lavender, Orange. Also available due to popular request is Musk (our only fragrance).
Candles are currently out of stock.

Furniture Polish: A blend of beeswax, linseed & olive oils with essential oil added. Varieties available : Rose, Lavender, Orange and Lemon Myrtle.
Will be available in early 2012

Lip Balms coming in 2012 - stay tuned for more details
Ordering:
Orders can be made by either visiting one of our stockists listed on our stockists page, or by sending an email with your order & details sharmshere@yahoo.com whilst we are waiting for our internet shop to be set up.

A little about me:
I'm Sharmayne, I'm a registered nurse and mother of 3 grown children. I began making our own soaps a number of years ago when alergeric reactions to many chemically based items began in our family. I love the idea of tradional, handmade items that come about with time & patience - as well as being free from harmful chemicals.