The least convenient of all the shops on this list, you will need to get the 26 bus down to Portobello, Edinburgh’s seaside neighborhood, in order to browse this award-winning artisanal wee shop. All of Dook’s sustainable, cold-pressed soaps are made by hand from traditional ingredients in the workshop here. Their inspired addition of Himalayan salt creates beautiful colors and textures in the sturdy bars; they are like little works of art. With distinctive, attractive packaging made from recycled materials, Dook offers a wonderful ma marriage of good, honest values and beautiful products–and they make lovely gifts.
INSIDER TIPIf you don’t manage to make it down to their home base, look out for their products in nearly every stylish boutique in the city – and beyond.