Dindi Naturals

Tucked away in Yarck in the high country of north-east Victoria, Dindi Naturals has been crafting palm-oil-free soaps, bath soaks, and botanical body care by hand since 2006. Operating out of a custom solar-powered studio in the Murrindindi Shire, the team cold-processes every soap bar using Australian extra-virgin olive oil, cold-pressed macadamia, sunflower, and hemp seed oils, shea butter, and steam-distilled native essential oils such as lemon myrtle, eucalyptus, Rosalina, and Kunzea. Its soaps are made without palm oil or synthetic detergents, and the maker links to its Orangutan Alliance accreditation.

For households looking to use fewer bathroom bottles, Dindi produces concentrated liquid castile hand and body washes in five-litre closed-loop bulk drums alongside paper-wrapped solid shampoo, conditioner, and shave bars. The maker also publishes information about cruelty-free ingredients and greywater and septic suitability. Check the product you plan to use against your own household needs.

Visitors driving through the Yea and Mansfield high country can also visit their Murrindindi outlet to refill containers directly from the source.