Base Soaps is a social enterprise that harnesses our need to buy everyday products and reinvests all profits into health education programs for Australian communities.
Socio-economic issues are currently affecting children in some Australian communities at levels 10 times greater than the World Health Organisation consider "a massive public health problem requiring urgent attention".
Project Base
Base Soaps is a hand maker of bar, liquid and shaving soap products, made from scratch in our garage. As you might imagine, its the cleanest garage in the world... promise... no really!
Current Products and Progress
We focus on making super products. They need to be high performing with minimalist presentation. Why? We want you to use them everyday! Yeah, they make fantastic gifts, but the best gift of all is knowing that regularly buying and using our products has a lasting impact on the future of Australian communities.
The true Base trademark exists in our castile liquid soap. The natural chemist at Team Base is able to create some of the finest vegan, hypoallergenic and biodegradable skin care products purely from nature's supermarket.
Testimonials
"With a history of skin irritation from regular soaps I was so happy to find Base Soaps. Not only are their bars kind to my skin, they smell great, and I feel great about helping Base Soaps with their contribution to society. I'll never buy another brand again." - Chris
"I love the great choice of fragrances, my favourite being lemon myrtle. Particularly love that their liquid soap doesn't dry out my hands." - Deb
"Base Soaps is a conscientious brand that offers something for everyone. I've got really sensitive skin and the Coconut Castile bar is wonderfully gentle. My partner uses all their bars and he just can't pick a favourite because they all smell great." - Linda
The Mugs Behind the Base
Base is us! Lianne and Mick. Hi
After a hectic PhD and the birth of little Iris, we felt an urge to combine our working lives in building a project for which we could both be proud. Any business needed to have the social enterprise spark, and we were emotionally committed to uplifting Australian communities. We established Base Soaps in our home town of Bungendore, NSW as a small-scale producer of high-quality everyday products. Making and selling are currently done after-hours, on weekends and when normal people sleep.
We love interacting directly with our customers, all that advice, abuse and honest feedback has enabled us to perfect our recipes. However, this double edged sword means production only just keeps up with demand. That's why we're here. We need your help to make more, sell more and ultimately give more.
Introducing... Our Social Impact Partner
We reinvest our profits with our impact partner, Malpa and their Young Doctors program.
It’s a health leadership program that trains Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people to be health ambassadors in their communities. We want to help Malpa solve socio-economic problems in our own backyard.
But why do it with soap? Everyone needs soap! We aim to make a memorable connection between the purchase of hygiene products, to the provision of health education programs for Australian communities. We want to empower Australian consumers to solve local problems through their purchasing behaviour
Why do we need your help? We need your help to grow our small business and launch a nationally recognisable brand. The more we can sell, the more we can support the Young Doctors program. Every donation however large or small will bring us closer to this goal. If, together, we can raise $15,000 by Friday the 7th of September, then Base will be ready to go national!
