About

Am expecting a little one this December, so my shop will very likely be closed sometime in November. Get your holiday shopping done early so you don't miss out!

A former librarian with a fine arts background, a heightened appreciation of nature, and a lip balm obsession…

Little Batch Botanicals, LLC was founded in 2009 by me, Jennifer Sulligan.

Handcrafted soaps, lip balms, perfume oils, soy candles, hand & body creams, gifts, hand and body balms, sugar & salt scrubs, custom lip balm party favors, beneficial potions… all small-batch made from sustainably-harvested, natural ingredients in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

I live with my husband and our spoiled cats in a cute vintage Craftsman bungalow on a perfect little one-acre slice of rural heaven. He's a welder; I'm a bath and body artisan / chandler (candle maker) / mad scientist.

When I was diagnosed with stage IV Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2010, I got through treatments by looking forward to the days when I felt strong enough to make soap. Now Little Batch is my full-time job, and I get to make soap almost every day.

Soapmaking is an activity has been in my family for quite some time; my great-great grandmother used to make good old fashioned unscented lye and tallow soap in her backyard. I use lye to make my soaps (it's a necessity, actually - all true soaps are made with lye!), but I do not use tallow...my soaps are made from scratch with cruelty-free vegetable-based oils.

Both of my grandfathers were phenomenal gardeners; from them I get my interest in all things plant-related: gardening, planting, harvesting, drying herbs, picking flowers.

Both of my grandmothers were damn good bakers. Both Hungarian with some other stuff mixed in, these women were not afraid to use butter. From them I get my interest in mixing up concoctions and penchant for all things sweet... that explains all the great bakery scents in my line!

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PROBLEM GETTING YOUR ORDER TO GO THROUGH? IN YOUR CART, BE SURE TO SELECT YOUR STATE USING THE DROP-DOWN MENU, AND FILL IN YOUR ADDRESS COMPLETELY! PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE CITY / ZIP CODE FIELDS.

PAYMENT

PAYPAL:
PAYPAL IS ACCEPTED! IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE A PAYPAL ACCOUNT, SET-UP IS EASY, AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LINK A BANK ACCOUNT TO IT; YOU MAY USE A CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD INSTEAD. PAYPAL IS A SAFE, SECURE WAY TO SHOP ONLINE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR SHOPPING CART OR CHECKOUT, PLEASE EMAIL JENNIFER [ AT ] LITTLEBATCHBOTANICALS.COM AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP!
IMPORTANT PAYPAL USERS:
SHIPPING ADDRESS MUST MATCH PAYPAL ADDRESS IN CHECKOUT! I CAN ONLY SHIP TO THE PAYPAL ADDRESS. IF YOU WISH TO SHIP TO AN ADDRESS THAT DIFFERS FROM YOUR SPECIFIED ADDRESS IN PAYPAL, YOU MAY ADD IT TO YOUR PAYPAL PROFILE BY GOING TO: MY ACCOUNT --> PROFILE --> ADD OR EDIT STREET ADDRESS.


SHIPPING
UNFORTUNATELY, INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.
GENERALLY, ORDERS ARE PROCESSED WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS. DURING BUSIER MONTHS (SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER), I PROCESS ORDERS TWICE WEEKLY. TOWARDS THE END OF OCTOBER, AND UP THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, I SHIP DAILY OR EVERY OTHER DAY. SMALL PACKAGES SHIP VIA USPS FIRST CLASS (APPROXIMATELY 2-5 BUSINESS DAYS ONCE PROCESSED); WEIGHTIER PACKAGES SHIP VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL (APPROXIMATELY 2-3 DAYS ONCE PROCESSED).
IMPORTANT PAYPAL USERS: SHIPPING ADDRESS MUST MATCH PAYPAL ADDRESS IN CHECKOUT! PAYPAL PROTECTION ONLY APPLIES IF THE ORDER IS SHIPPED TO THE CONFIRMED PAYPAL ADDRESS, SO PLEASE BE SURE THIS ADDRESS IS CORRECT. WE WILL SHIP ONLY TO CONFIRMED PAYPAL ADDRESSES WHEN PAYPAL IS THE METHOD OF PAYMENT. IF YOU ARE SHIPPING A GIFT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN YOUR OWN, YOU MAY ADD THE GIFT ADDRESS TO YOUR PROFILE IN PAYPAL AND SELECT THAT ADDRESS FOR SHIPPING. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH IF YOU NEED HELP DOING THIS, AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP.

RETURNS
UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE THESE ARE PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, RETURNS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED EXCEPT IN IN THE VERY RARE CASE THAT AN INCORRECT ITEM WAS SHIPPED. IF THIS IS THE CASE, CONTACT US AT JENNIFER(AT!)LITTLEBATCHAPOTHECARY.COM WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF PRODUCTS SO THAT APPROPRIATE PRODUCT CAN BE SHIPPED OUT. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN PRODUCTS WITHOUT CONTACTING US FIRST, AS UNAPPROVED RETURNS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

WHOLESALE
INQUIRIES ABOUT WHOLESALE ARE WARMLY WELCOMED. NO CONSIGNMENT, PLEASE. EMAIL JENNIFER(AT!)LITTLEBATCHAPOTHECARY.COM.

TRADEMARK
LITTLE BATCH APOTHECARY ® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF LITTLE BATCH APOTHECARY, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Find Little Batch on Facebook, where I announce sales, new products, and general cool stuff:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Batch-Apothecary

Visit my blog and sign up for email updates...
http://littlebatchbotanicals.wordpress.com/

See my lab where I make all of these lovely goodies:
http://littlebatchbotanicals.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/a-peek-into-the-lab/

And, you can even see how I make my soap from scratch!
http://littlebatchbotanicals.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/soap-day-2/
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If you'd like to know more, please feel free to email me: jennifer [at] littlebatchbotanicals.com.

Wholesale inquiries are certainly welcome! Email me: jennifer [at] littlebatchbotanicals.com. Or, you may visit the Wholesale & Party Packs section of this site and start shopping right away!

-Jennifer Sulligan, handcrafted bath and body artisan / chandler / mad scientist
Little Batch Botanicals, LLC