The Kindred Apothecary is a bespoke herbal skincare and holistic therapy brand that offers simple botanical products handcrafted in small batches in Scotland using traditional techniques with high quality organic ingredients and homegrown and locally sourced herbs.
I’m Frankie, the owner and founder of The Kindred Apothecary. I launched this business with one goal in mind: to create a genuinely simple skincare routine that would help heal my skin without leaving me feeling reliant on the products I was using. I wanted to create something affordable and easy to use that would be good for people and for the planet. The recipes I designed have honoured this.
Using traditional techniques, high quality, organic ingredients and locally sourced and homegrown herbs I have created a holistic herbal skincare line that proves you can make ethical choices that are good for the planet and good for your body without having to sacrifice results, break the bank or compromise your values.
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I am a Celtic Witch, trauma-informed Holistic Therapist, Energy Worker, Reiki Master, Tarot Reader, Spirit Medium and Student of Medical Herbalism and of AFAB Queer and Neurodivergent Wellness.
I offer compassion led therapies designed to ground and reconnect you with your emotional, physical and spiritual bodies. My spiritual and holistic approach is deeply rooted in my personal journey and understanding of the queer and neurodivergent communities, as a queer and neurodivergent practitioner passionate about holding an inclusive and meaningful space for your individual spiritual journey and emotional wellbeing.
Helping you find the tools that actually work for you that you can use anywhere, anytime to help you find what healthy looks like for you, making your wellbeing your priority so that you can learn to nurture that feeling of being safe, grounded and comfortable in your skin.
Whether you’re looking to reduce breakouts and scarring, fade stretch marks or varicose veins, deal with hair loss, even your skin tone or simply just switch to ethically made products that have been created closer to home it is important to note that skincare isn’t what you see when you look in the mirror and beauty isn’t skin deep.
The Kindred Apothecary seeks to normalise your visible pores and those pesky pimples. Skincare isn’t about upholding systemically oppressive trends, it’s about creating space for compassion and nurturing your body’s wellbeing. Your skin is the largest organ you’re carrying around and while yes, that concept may be a little harrowing to some, it is important should you wish to live a genuinely healthy and deliciously happy life that you understand how to properly care for your body.
Our bodies come in all shapes, sizes and shades and they deserve to be radically cared for in this world that chooses to profit off of misinformation and unattainability. You deserve to feel beautiful in your skin.
The Kindred Apothecary is more than just a skincare brand. It is a radical acceptance of self, an encouragement of your divergence and more importantly it is an alternative and complimentary choice.
So if you’re looking for ways to live a more human and holistic lifestyle or heal those physical, emotional or spiritual wounds this is the place for you. Reconnect with your body. Support your nervous system. Find clarity within community. Break that never-ending cycle.
With your support, we can build a community that is rooted to the earth, relying on community over hyperindependence and forge a path outside of the dystopian norms we’ve been chained to. In time, what may at the moment only look like a small offering of skincare products and energetic services can transform into a movement connected to traditional herbal medicines, somatic healing practices, divine spiritual connections and radical self acceptance.
My hope is that by offering these herbal products and holistic services to you that the knowledge cultivated by years of study and practice combined with the passing down of ancestral and cultural wisdom will provide a little respite from big business.
These products and services have been designed for the witches, weirdos and neurodivergents with seriously sensitive skin and specific sensory requirements. Whether you’re looking for practical tools or physical products, you’ll be met with open communication and curiosity from a place of care, compassion and understanding.
