About Anihana

As a family owned & operated business, we aim to provide amazing handcrafted products out of our New Zealand based production facility that:

Most people would think that it's bonkers to be expecting their first baby and to buy a business, but Sophie Cooper is not most people! In 2016, the unstoppable creative brain behind Anihana was pregnant with her daughter Beau, so naturally she decided to breathe new life into another baby.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Sophie purchased the soap manufacturing company she’d been working in for 2 years and poured her passion and love into soap and bath bomb making. Two years later, Sophie named the business Ahhh — a nod to the feeling you get when stepping into a warm bath after a busy day.

When Sophie was busy juggling the demands of motherhood and running a business, her escape at the end of the day was to relax in a hot bath for that much needed “me time.”

In 2020, Sophie’s husband Aden joined the family business full-time, and whilst discussing a re-imagination of the brand and packaging, they decided to make a big change and rename! This was a big deal for Sophie as it felt like renaming her toddler. So, the new name had to be something meaningful and special to both Aden and Sophie to celebrate the next step in their business journey. In the end, they decided on Anihana.

Along with her expert team, Sophie has grown Anihana to include a suite of safe and sustainable goodies for people of every age to luxuriate in.