
BRAND STORY
Sakina Buoy's love of fragrance is a vividly personal one, being rooted in her childhood. She grew up in Canada, where she would pick tomatoes with her father, an organic gardener. She would later on travel to India, where she spent most of her days in ashrams and on yoga and meditation retreats. This merged into an interest in aromatherapy and essential oils as a way to incorporate wellbeing into everyday life.
Her work with clients and in books brought her to the UK and to the attention of her Bristol-based husband Roger, a serial entrepreneur whom she met in 1992.
He asked her to work with him, and their story in life – and in business – kicked off from there, culminating in the launch of The Somerset Toiletry Co. in 1999. Sakina strives for absolute authenticity in everything she and the business creates. She says: “If you’re anybody with a conscience and you’re selling products, you want to be selling things you would use and you’d have your kids use”. This astuteness translates into how she wants her customers to feel.
Following the initial success of producing body care for other companies, the business developed their own distribution range.

BEST SELLERS
AAA Floral Hand Cream Set
AAA Floral Soap Set
Mr. Smooth Set Soap + Wash
Naturally European Shower Gel 500ml Verbena
Naturally European Body & Home Mist Freesia & Pear

AWARDS
2003 BEST NEW EXPORTER
2003 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS
2003 QUEEN'S AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE
2004 NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS
2018 GIFT OF THE YEAR
BRAND STORY

Sakina Buoy
Sakina Buoy's love of fragrance is a vividly personal one, being rooted in her childhood. She grew up in Canada, where she would pick tomatoes with her father, an organic gardener. She would later on travel to India, where she spent most of her days in ashrams and on yoga and meditation retreats. This merged into an interest in aromatherapy and essential oils as a way to incorporate wellbeing into everyday life.
Her work with clients and in books brought her to the UK and to the attention of her Bristol-based husband Roger, a serial entrepreneur whom she met in 1992.
He asked her to work with him, and their story in life – and in business – kicked off from there, culminating in the launch of The Somerset Toiletry Co. in 1999. Sakina strives for absolute authenticity in everything she and the business creates. She says: “If you’re anybody with a conscience and you’re selling products, you want to be selling things you would use and you’d have your kids use”. This astuteness translates into how she wants her customers to feel.
Following the initial success of producing body care for other companies, the business developed their own distribution range.
BEST SELLERS

AAA Floral Hand Cream Set of 3
Please note: this is an assorted selection of 3 hand creams from the following fragrance...
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AAA Floral Soap Set of 3
An assortment of three floral soaps selected from the Aromas Artesnales de Antigua collec...
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Mr. Smooth Soap + Wash Set
A Mr Smooth Gift Set will clean up any man's act with the perfect combination of Luxury S...
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Naturally European Body & Home Mist
Freshen up you and your home, with a quick spritz of Body Mist and Home Spray. Splendid g...
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Naturally European Shower Gel
Naturally European Shower Gel is ideal for both men and women. Experience the best body w...
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2003 BEST NEW EXPORTER

2003 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS

2003 QUEEN'S AWARDS FOR ENTERPRISE

2004 NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS

2018 GIFT OF THE YEAR

2019 1000COMPANIES TO INSPIRE BRITAIN
