Pataholm Newsletter Blog

Summer Sauna

If you ask me, NOW is when the real sauna season starts. Now when the weather is beautiful, but still a bit too chilly to really be in the ocean. The days are longer, and you can enjoy the sauna, t...

Newsletter April - Time for outdoor care

Dear friends of Pataholm Såpa, Spring has finally reached Småland. It took its time this year. I started cleaning the outdoor furniture last week. That’s usually how I know spring has arrived. In ...

Invitation to carpet cleaning in Pataholm

Klapphuset, Kalmar – washing carpets the old way Kalmar, the city closest to Pataholm, is incredibly beautiful. There is one particular building, built on wooden pillars directly in the water, that...

Pataholm - a SPA resort with history

Our soaps are partly inspired by the historic spa tradition of Pataholm, a coastal village along the Kalmar Strait in Sweden, where a renowned spa resort opened in 1885. Surrounded by forests and t...

Why our Såpa Works on Natural Fibers (like wool)

Imagine that something can be as effective and strong as såpa, and at the same time extremely gentle. It took me a while to fully understand that linseed oil soap works for much more than cleaning....

Key Benefits of Lard Soap

I think it’s about time to dig deep into the many benefits of using soap made with lard - because there are plenty! For me, choosing lard isn’t about “going back to basics.” It’s about reclaiming k...

A Soap Inspired by Pest Doctors (and the Worst Flu Season Ever)

If you thought this flu season was bad, just remember: people once feared a disease that could wipe out a third of Europe. My new soap won’t protect you from the flu - but it is inspired by the spi...

Care, Not Cleaning: A Practical Way to Look at the Home

Most conversations about cleaning focus on results. Clean surfaces, tidy spaces, visible effort. This text is about something else. It is about care as an ongoing practice, and about how homes can ...

January Routines: what I do

January Home Care Tips | Gentle Cleaning with Såpa

From The Bread Exchange to Pataholm Såpa: Gentle Cleaning and Care for Natural Materials

On maintenance, materials, and why the Pataholm brand exists   This post is about care - for homes, for materials, and for the things that truly matter. It’s also about why Pataholm exists. The val...