From Blossom to Balm:

Our skin care formulas feature organically grown ingredients from our gardens in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.

All products are handcrafted in small batches and packaged in recyclable or home-compostable containers.

We test new items only on willing friends and family, never on animals.

Thirsty Face and Thirstier Facial Serums

handmade natural soap

The OHL Story

We grew from tinkering in a tiny home kitchen and backyard garden on the Connecticut shore

to formulating precious wild and cultivated ingredients in beautiful Naples, New York.

Here’s our story in a nutshell. We’re glad you stopped by!

onhandlotions

natural skin care + body care ::: 100% handmade from blossom to balm in Upstate New York

🌈 Double rainbows over Naples, after the storm

🌈 Double rainbows over Naples, after the storm ✨ Thank you for your patience as we work to get orders out, customs finished and quotes sent. You are all amazing and we're grateful for your trust and support.

Our hearts have split into a thousand pieces this week as we mourn three friends lost in traumatic ways, dashed hopes and dreams for many, upsetting health news, and now, Buffalo. 🖤

I hesitated to share all of this but acknowledge that OHL is far from some giant faceless corporation. This is a small business run by real people with full, wonderful, sometimes challenging lives, and great big hearts for those we love. This means outside life occasionally takes precedence. I promise we will back in the swing of things soon.

These rainbows are for Ryan, Phil, Shireen and their families; Jordaen and Blake; our friends at @hollerhorndistilling; the entire City of Buffalo, NY; and several others who wish to remain unnamed.

Sending love and hope to you, too, as you read this. I'm thankful for you.
-Hayna

Photo by @barb_rathbun_photography 💜

Our friends and collaborators at @hollerhorndistil

Our friends and collaborators at @hollerhorndistilling suffered a devastating fire early this morning. If you know me and my family, you know this is one of our favorite places to gather with friends for music, food and spirits, and one of the most generous and inspiring businesses around. This is a terrible loss.

The owners, Karl and Melissa, are some of the most talented and hardworking people I've ever met. They built this place with their own hands and chose Naples as their home out of love for the community. Please send them your support and good thoughts as they navigate this loss, and please consider sharing and contributing to their fund for recovery. Insurance never covers everything and there are always loads of ancillary expenses that aren't covered.

I was just there yesterday afternoon. It was as beautiful as ever and this is hard to fathom. I'm thankful for the many memories we made there as a family and the indomitable spirit, love, hands and hope that built it. ❣️✨🥃

For those who wish to help, the link is in the comments.

Graphic by @abrahamscreenprintstudio
Photo by @jessicawitherow7

To @neubuilder, @melissa_neub, @peoplefears and @frazeys_art, we love you and are here to help in any way possible. 💚

2022 Flower City Lilac soap, the only naturally fr

Friends of @maydayunderground (and @themata145)! W

Friends of @maydayunderground (and @themata145)! We hoped to join in the first ROC events of the season, and even sent these swag bag treats to Mayday!, but life and the postal service 😅 had other plans. Instead, we're going to include some of the erroneously returned-to-sender swag in every order for the next few days. Lotion bars, serum, toning mists, lip balms… place an order, get Mayday! swag, even if you're out of town. Super easy.

OHL first participated in Mayday! seven years ago and we were so impressed by Rochester's thriving indie art and urban craft scene. Mayday! events draw thousands of shoppers and hundreds of curated artisans from several states. It's been an honor to be part of it as both an artist and, for a few years, a jury member and organizer. 🖤 While we're sad to miss this one, we hope you'll stop in this weekend to shop for local handmade art and craft.

Also! Shout out to THEMATA, another favorite Rochester event happening this weekend, and a very happy tenth anniversary to Tanvi and @shoppeppermint! We love what you're doing!

Take care y'all. Happy Spring!
Hayna

P.S. Flower City Lilac soap, the only completely natural—no synthetic fragrance oil—lilac soap around, is ready. Buy it bare for zero waste. 🌱

Happy Earth Day from us to you! 🌱 These are the

Happy Earth Day from us to you! 🌱 These are the best spring days: soaking up the sun, working the soil, grumbling about rocks while digging new beds and drain lines... Wait, never mind that last part. 😆 We really do love it, though, and it's an immense privilege to steward this little plot of green.

A significant part of spring for us is planning and planting hundreds of ingredient seedlings and cleaning up the perennials. The kids are really into it this year so we're doubling our natural dye, fragrance and medicinal plants: coreopsis, indigo, arnica, calendula, alkanet, wormwood, chamomile, lavender, thyme, yarrow, cosmos, dahlias, marshmallow, mints, millet, lemongrass, basils, several sunflowers and much more, plus lots of veggies, herbs and cut flowers.

A pair of bald eagles soared overhead this afternoon and it all felt wonderfully surreal; a reminder of how small we are and what a gift it is to be here.

We wish you all a delicious, colorful weekend and hope you'll have a chance to enjoy the outdoors. Thank you for looking after our Mother Earth. 🌄
💚, Hayna and Ben

Soapy inventory with something new: Introducing Pi

Soapy inventory with something new: Introducing Pink Moon, top row center. She's softly scented with our Bristol-grown lavender, sage, white pine and sugar maple water. This bar is solid lavender gray with pink tones from a blend of alkanet and pink clay.

The name might reference the recent first full moon of spring, or maybe Nick Drake's melancholy song and album; you decide. Either way, she's a sweet springtime lullaby of a bar and I'm so happy to finally share her with you. 🌕✨

All the soaps on one board!
Each column, top to bottom, from the left:

Monarch
Dragon Wing
Imagination
Ginship
Malt in Motion
Seaglass
Chinotto

Dacnis
Winter Orange
Four Spices
Bristol Woods

Lavender White Pine
Green Tea
Camper's Favorite
Flower City Lilac

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip
Lemongrass
Phoenix/New Paltz
Lemon Tart

Unscented
Lavender
Sweet Mint
Basil and Citrus

Cheers to eight years! OHL's eighth birthday is in

Cheers to eight years! OHL's eighth birthday is in four days (!) and we're excited to give YOU a gift. We're adding a free small Thirsty Face serum to every order $25+ from now through the weekend. 🌿

Featuring our calendula, chamomile and rose geranium infusions and extracts, Thirsty Face serum acts as a gentle everyday facial moisturizer and deep-cleansing weekly oil treatment. Try a few drops on your cuticles, or smooth over the ends of your hair. It works beautifully on a bald scalp, too. These little green bottles are a perennial favorite and one of the main reasons why we grow massive baskets of calendula flowers each year. 🏵️

Thank you always for your trust and friendship. Thank you for eight years, and the promise of more to come.
💟, Hayna

P.S. If you placed an order $25+ in the last five days, you already have a bottle en route. 💚

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No code needed; we will add it automatically when shipping. Orders $50+ get free US shipping and local pick up in Naples, NY is always available.

Value $12. Qualifying order total calculated before discounts, taxes and/or shipping. One unit per order. Offer valid on website orders placed April 5-10, 2022.

🎉 Happy Birthday, Meg! Today we celebrate one o

🎉 Happy Birthday, Meg! Today we celebrate one of the best!!! Many of you know this wonderful soul from shows and have experienced her kindness, thoughtfulness and witticisms firsthand. Meg has been part of OHL since the very beginning, working events all over from DC to the Adirondacks before transitioning to primary production. After 27 (?!) years of friendship, we've learned we can tackle anything together—even running a business. Please send the happiest of birthday wishes to her! ❤️

Last call on these little green bottles! Whew. Aft

Last call on these little green bottles! Whew. After two years of navigating and accommodating, the project is over. 🙌🏽 Many thanks to everyone who contributed to our initial efforts to serve the community alongside @hollerhorndistilling! First responders, frontline workers, and everyday folx all benefited from your care and generosity.

On March 31 they'll be pulled from the site. If you know anyone in need who can't afford it, please DM any time. We'll take care of them. 💚

We are absolutely blown away by your kind words an

We are absolutely blown away by your kind words and generosity. Sending deep gratitude to everyone who shared, commented and/or contributed. All the love. 🙏🏽

As of right now (5:30am) there are :::two::: FLX Sunset bars available, and only 25-30 each of the other varieties. I'm shipping all current orders today and will be back next week after a needed Sunday at home.

Thank you again. For maybe the second time in my life, I'm speechless. 😅☺️❤️ Hayna

A special release! This round is dedicated fully t

A special release! This round is dedicated fully to my children with a variety made to reflect each of their individual personalities. The fourth soap represents the many places and flavors we hope to experience together one day.

🌈 FLX Sunset / A Pride rainbow and sunset over the Finger Lakes and Bristol hills, all in one bar. Canoe and campfire optional. Scent is clean fresh lavender and lemon grounded by clary sage.

🐉 Dragon Wing / Ethereal, moody, equal parts brooding and bright. Scent is velvety, earthy and citric-herbal with bergamot, vetiver and lime zest, warmed by the tiniest amount of rose.

🧠 Imagination / So many superheroes, villains and random objects appear in this batch's imagery. Scent is earthy, subtle and fresh with rosemary, pine, juniper berry, bergamot and frankincense.

🍊 Chinotto / With its sparkling veins and sunset ombre, this soap looks like striated sandstone. The scent reminds me of its namesake bitter citrus of Italy, Spain, Morocco: spicy and bright with grapefruit peel, kumquat, baby ginger, black pepper.

Note: I've enabled "Pay what you want" pricing on this listing only. Any proceeds will go toward building memories as a family in the next months. There is absolutely no pressure to give extra; I'm making this an option only after receiving many humbling, gentle requests for ways to help our family.

Thank you always for your support, friendship and enthusiasm. I'm excited to share these special bars with you. 💜

Once upon a time there were two friends united by

Once upon a time there were two friends united by music, color work, woodland running trails, and a fervent wish for more time. Last November, one flew on. Made with botanicals from a flowerboard built in her honor, A Wild Reverie was created in memory of the magical @kenzie_lives. At least 50% of proceeds will go to @metavivor and @angel_flight_east in Mackenzie's name. ✨

Scent: Wildflowers, herbs, citrus. Yarrow, lavender, Tulsi, chamomile, bergamot, a little rose.

Our last winter "baking" project before we roll ou

Our last winter "baking" project before we roll out the spring scents! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip soap: hints of cinnamon, ginger, allspice, clove. Made with fresh pumpkin puree from last year's garden and an organic dark cocoa swirl.

This long-curing soap is extremely gentle on the skin with a rich lather and mild, subtly spiced scent. Loving this one with Chai Spice body scrub and Four Spices solid lotion.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip is available on the site now.

Good morning! Winners are drawn and I can't wait t

Good morning! Winners are drawn and I can't wait to send these out. 🎉 Thank you for entering, all 164 of you, and Happy (almost) Spring!

If your name is on the list, be on the lookout for a DM (Instagram) or response to your comment (FB) so I can send some Grapefruit & Geranium goodness your way. Congratulations! 🍊✨

How winners were chosen: Entries were collected (one entry per initial comment, and one entry per person tagged) cataloging username and platform. Entries were scrambled and assigned a number 1-164, then 15 numbers were generated from within that range using random dot org. I sorted the list by platform after that.

Happy Day Giveaway v2... because the downloaded re

Happy Day Giveaway v2... because the downloaded reel file is wonky and won't post on FB. 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 Good news! Entries on all posts will count. 🍊

Grapefruit and Geranium lotion sticks: Spring is sooo close 🌿 and this bright scent channels all that warm sun energy even on a gray day.

Like and comment to enter. Winners chosen at random at 9pm 3/3/2022 and notified by DM. US mailing addresses only. Bonus entries: Tag a friend, and enter on both Instagram posts and FB. ✨

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