About

Like many small businesses, Paetai Cottage grew from a soap making hobby during 2020 when I was stuck at home during lockdowns. I had a vision to combine my love of horses with my newly discovered passion for soap and so I began creating products for humans and horses. All products are handmade by me, Annalise, in small batches. I work on and in the business part-time, in addition to working full-time, raising a teenager, looking after my lifestyle block and its assorted horses, goats, dog, cats, chickens and all the while trying to pursue an amateur dressage career with my Standardbred gelding, Banner of Art (pictured)!

Paetai Cottage products are as simple and natural as possible, do not contain palm oil, and are made, packaged and shipped with as little plastic as possible. If you receive an order wrapped in bubble wrap, rest assured that this has been re-used from another package!