Forest Doe Botanicals is a women-owned company with a deep commitment to helping others care kindly for themselves, each other, and our planet.

We are botanical artisans, mindfulness teachers, van-life travelers, and life partners Kate Forest and Missy Doe, and we are grounded in the principles of love, inclusivity, empowerment, and compassion for all beings.

Our journey with healing botanicals began over a decade ago when we began making face serum, body salves, and massage oils for our own personal use. Then in 2015 I (Kate) was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Missy and I knew that our skin is the largest organ in our body and that whatever we put on our skin is absorbed directly into our bodies. My diagnosis, and subsequent research on the effects of conventional body care products - on both our bodies and our planet - led to us using only organic plant-based body-care products as a way to contribute to my healing process and longevity.

Then in the summer of 2021 during a cross-country road trip in our self-converted van Towanda Ruth (see picture below) we befriended Em, a Master Soap Maker at a farmers market in Bellingham Washington. I (Missy) have always wanted to make soap and when Kate gifted me a Zoom Soap Making class with Em for my 54th birthday, we fell in love with the soap making creation process. Over the next few months we found joy in creating a variety of unique and simple soaps. We posted much of our creation journey on social media and our community members began reaching out and asking how they can purchase our creations. Suddenly (and gratefully) Forest Doe Botanicals was born.

Forest Doe Botanicals is a new, ever evolving adventure where we get to create what we love, connect with beautiful humans, share the importance of planet-care through natural body-care, continuously learn, and have a genuinely good time growing through the joys and challenges of sharing our work in the world to support others.

We feel it’s essential to support kind-hearted organizations doing good work. To this end, we have created The Forest Doe Botanicals Giving Program and donate a portion of each purchase to organizations we believe deeply in, including:

The Nature Conservancy who leads a major forest restoration program to slow the connected crises of climate change and biodiversity loss; The Trevor Project whose mission is to create a welcome and loving world for our LGBTQIA+ youth and community members; and The Malala Fund whose mission is to work for a world where
every girl can learn and lead.

We are honored to share our premium quality natural creations with you. Thank you for joining our journey of creation, care, and connection and for helping us to support the ripple effects of mindful consumption, love, and kindness in our world. We appreciate you.

And now, if you’d like, please give yourself permission to pause and join us in a long slow breath or two….

Care kindly for you today.

In gratitude and plant-love,

Kate Forest & Missy Doe of Forest Doe Botanicals