Gail Daniels, a dairy farmer and founder of Bó Bar soap, a line of handmade soap made from cows’ milk produced on the family farm in the southeast of the country, won two prizes at Ireland’s 2024 National Dairy Awards. Gail took home prizes for Best Artisan Dairy Product 2024 (non-cheese) and IFAC Best Dairy Product Innovation 2024.
Gail developed Bó Bar soap when was looking for a natural treatment for her daughter’s eczema and started trading in December 2021. The soaps are free from chemicals, parabens and palm oil and are scented using essential oils. They are handmade using traditional cold press methods. All packaging -cow print, of course- is fully compostable and biodegradable.
“All of our soaps are hand-made on our farm, using the traditional cold process method. This requires all of our soap bars to be cured for at least 4 weeks but generally 5-6 weeks. As our products are genuinely handmade in small batches, each soap is unique in its size, colour, pattern & appearance, so they will vary slightly from the images shown. Our bars weigh a minimum of 95g but can range between 95 and 115g”, comments Gail from her business homepage.
Congratulations Gail from everyone at GRASS CEILING.
Pictures: The photos of the awards ceremony that illustrate this article are courtesy of the National Dairy Awards. See: www.nationaldairyawards.com
