Founder Chrissy Fichtl’s passion for soap making, scent formulation and essential oils are the roots of what created Apotheke in 2011.

Chrissy learned about the beauty of essential oils, starting with sourcing ingredients directly from farms and teaching herself the art of soap making in her own kitchen. Over time, she has self taught herself about fragrance blending.

After a while, we moved from the farm to Brooklyn- more specifically, Brooklyn Flea. Our bar soaps were imperfect, they weren't packaged, and they were oddly shaped. But they made us fall in love with ingredients, manufacturing, and scent. Naturally we added more products to our line, including hand poured candles. They were an instant hit.

Years later we were still hustling, working multiple jobs, and selling our soaps and candles at flea markets in Brooklyn when a miracle happened. An unassuming man dropped his card at our booth and told us he wanted to place a wholesale order.

Little did we know we would be introduced to the world overnight in West Elm's across the country. Since then we have grown our expertise, our scents, and our love for making beautiful products for everyone we possibly can.

Apotheke opened their first factory, a 3,000 square foot site in Brooklyn, New York. Chrissy’s husband Sebastian Picasso took on the lead as production. He aided in maintaining the philosophy that high-quality and luxury goods can still be made steps from home by real people.

A few years and two kids later, we continued to grow and expand our family from production to sales. These years meant the world to us. We continued to expand our products in retailers like Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Crate & Barrel and more! 

In 2021, we moved into our new 16,000 sq ft factory in Red Hook. This is where we pour all of our candles and reed diffusers, (still made in Brooklyn to this day.)

In November 2021, we opened our Flagship store right in front of our factory in Red Hook. It's truly a dream come true.