- The Intention
- The Ingredients
- The Ritual
- The SCBC Story
Bursting with beneficial botanicals that are antibacterial and soothing, this hand sanitizer gently cleanses hands and surfaces when on-the-go. With herbal allies of mugwort, elecampane, lavender, calendula, thyme, and yarrow in a base of alcohol and aloe vera, this calming cleanser purifies and protects as it nourishes and nurtures. With the added next-level antibacterial, antimicrobial, and anti-viral properites of propolis extract - the resin that honeybees collect from trees and flowers to coat their hive - Sonoma County Bee Company's Botanical Hand Sanitizer is an exquisite offering from the bees and botanicals that offer up so much support.
4oz
All organic: alcohol, mugwort hydrosol, calendula flowers, elecampane root, lavender flowers, thyme leaf, yarrow leaf, propolis, aloe vera, carrageenan (thickener), citric acid (pH stabilizer), potassium sorbate (mold inhibitor)
Spray on hands or surfaces when on-the-go to cleanse and purify.
Founded in May 2019 by Candice Koseba, who began her career long before 2019 as a chef, first in Chicago and then in Carmel, where she worked at the Michelin-starred restaurant L’Auberge. There, during stroller walks with her then-newborn son, she became curious about edible plants and decided to pivot her career. Eventually, Koseba and her husband moved to Sonoma County, and she began to study at The California School of Herbal Studies in Forestville.
In 2014, after her husband took a gig as the chef de cuisine at Single Thread in Healdsburg, Koseba signed on to become the restaurant’s lead forager. It was here that Candice had her first experience with honeybees. Of her time there, she says, “There was a desire to have hives on the (Single Thread) farm, and I saw the opportunity to learn,” Koseba remembered. “As a forager I had become fascinated with observing and anticipating cycles and seasons of life.” Working with a colony of honeybees was a natural extension. She read everything about bees that she could get her hands on. She took classes at Santa Rosa Junior College with Serge Lebesque, a local bee expert. She even joined the Sonoma County Beekeepers Association.
As Koseba’s knowledge and comfort level grew, so too did the number of colonies under her charge. Eventually, she founded Sonoma County Bee Company to manage them all. Today, the company works as a collective; Koseba and fellow beekeepers tend hives all over Sonoma County. They offer basic apiary management, swarm removal and beekeeping consultations. Their priority is, and always will be, the health of the bees and only ever taking that which is a surplus within the hive. They are committed to a thriving bee population, and Candice's beekeeping enthusiasm is second-to-none.
The Intention
Bursting with beneficial botanicals that are antibacterial and soothing, this hand sanitizer gently cleanses hands and surfaces when on-the-go. With herbal allies of mugwort, elecampane, lavender, calendula, thyme, and yarrow in a base of alcohol and aloe vera, this calming cleanser purifies and protects as it nourishes and nurtures. With the added next-level antibacterial, antimicrobial, and anti-viral properites of propolis extract - the resin that honeybees collect from trees and flowers to coat their hive - Sonoma County Bee Company's Botanical Hand Sanitizer is an exquisite offering from the bees and botanicals that offer up so much support.
4oz
The Ingredients
All organic: alcohol, mugwort hydrosol, calendula flowers, elecampane root, lavender flowers, thyme leaf, yarrow leaf, propolis, aloe vera, carrageenan (thickener), citric acid (pH stabilizer), potassium sorbate (mold inhibitor)
The Ritual
Spray on hands or surfaces when on-the-go to cleanse and purify.
The SCBC Story
Founded in May 2019 by Candice Koseba, who began her career long before 2019 as a chef, first in Chicago and then in Carmel, where she worked at the Michelin-starred restaurant L’Auberge. There, during stroller walks with her then-newborn son, she became curious about edible plants and decided to pivot her career. Eventually, Koseba and her husband moved to Sonoma County, and she began to study at The California School of Herbal Studies in Forestville.
In 2014, after her husband took a gig as the chef de cuisine at Single Thread in Healdsburg, Koseba signed on to become the restaurant’s lead forager. It was here that Candice had her first experience with honeybees. Of her time there, she says, “There was a desire to have hives on the (Single Thread) farm, and I saw the opportunity to learn,” Koseba remembered. “As a forager I had become fascinated with observing and anticipating cycles and seasons of life.” Working with a colony of honeybees was a natural extension. She read everything about bees that she could get her hands on. She took classes at Santa Rosa Junior College with Serge Lebesque, a local bee expert. She even joined the Sonoma County Beekeepers Association.
As Koseba’s knowledge and comfort level grew, so too did the number of colonies under her charge. Eventually, she founded Sonoma County Bee Company to manage them all. Today, the company works as a collective; Koseba and fellow beekeepers tend hives all over Sonoma County. They offer basic apiary management, swarm removal and beekeeping consultations. Their priority is, and always will be, the health of the bees and only ever taking that which is a surplus within the hive. They are committed to a thriving bee population, and Candice's beekeeping enthusiasm is second-to-none.