Houston · Handcrafted · Black-owned

Beauty made by a caregiver, for the people who care.

Twenty years of caring, poured into body care, aromatherapy, and rituals that feel like a love letter to your skin.

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Smarter dignified care, the Care Cottage way.

Shanta Jones, founder of The Care Cottage
Shanta Jones Founder · Care Professional of 20 years

Tend · Soothe · Restore

Cultivating harmony in every moment.

Hands holding a small jar of whipped body butter on a soft lavender background

The Collection

Four ways to feel held.

Body butter and body oil. The Care Cottage body care collection

Body Care

Butters, oils, and soaps that feel like the softest part of your day.

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Custom aromatherapy blends in amber glass with gold caps

Aromatherapy

Custom blends, roller bottles, and mists that shift the mood of the whole room.

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The Relief Collection. Rollers, balm, and spray for caregiver rituals

Caregiver Rituals

Curated bundles for the moments you need to feel held. Bath, breath, balm.

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A Little Peace. Gentle beauty for little ones

A Little Peace

Soft, gentle, joyful. Beauty for the smallest people in your life.

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From Class

Made by Shanta's hands.

Small-batch products from her apothecary classes and her workbench at home. Each one crafted personally by Shanta.

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The Caregiver's Ritual Kit. Roller, balm, mist, and a handwritten card

Signature Collection

The Caregiver's Ritual Kit

A lavender and bergamot pulse-point roller. A chamomile and calendula body balm. A linen and room mist that resets the space. And a small ritual card, written by Shanta.

Made for long days. Soft enough for the smallest hands. Powerful enough to restore the ones doing the caring.

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Made Just for You

Tell us how you want to feel. We'll blend it.

Custom aromatherapy, hand-blended by Shanta. Tell us what you're carrying. Long shifts, restless nights, sore shoulders, a child who needs softer sleep. She'll create a one-of-one blend, bottled in amber glass, mailed to your door.

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Shanta Jones, founder of The Care Cottage

Our Story

A note from Shanta.

I began caring for people at seventeen, holding my mother through her terminal battle with cancer. Twenty years later, I've cared for people living with quadriplegia and paraplegia, dementia and visual impairment, the elderly, and those carrying mental and behavioral health challenges.

Every body I've cared for taught me the same thing: care should feel like dignity. Like autonomy. Like being respected, empowered, and valued. Not handled.

The Care Cottage is what I make with my hands when the shift is done. Body care, aromatherapy, and rituals that nurture body and mind for the people I care for, the caregivers walking beside me, and now, for you.

With care,
Shanta

Beyond the Collection

We also care, in person.

Jesse's House Holistic Assisted Living is The Care Cottage® care home in Houston. Compassionate, dignified in-home and residential care for individuals and families. Shanta serves as Holistic Care Manager (Caregiver). We're also hiring caregivers who lead with heart.

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The Caregiver's Corner

Rituals, recipes, and a little quiet wisdom.

Aromatherapy

Bergamot for the long shift.

Why this bright citrus is the caregiver's quiet companion, and three ways to use it before, during, and after a long day.

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Body Care

A gentler bath for sensitive skin.

For the elders we care for, the children we raise, and the tender parts of ourselves. A softer way to bathe.

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Caregiver Rituals

The five-minute end-of-day reset.

You don't need an hour. You need a roller bottle, a slow breath, and permission to put it down for a moment.

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