How did this all happen?
It all started when my youngest son asked if he could make soap for the homeless patrons during our pandemic.
When your 8-year-old has this kind of idea, you don’t turn your back on it. My family and friends know my creative side, and with 2020 being such a stressful year, I thought it would be a perfect activity to keep us learning, challenged, and the opportunity to back less fortunate people around us. After creating one batch… I was hooked!
I quickly learned that creating cold processed soaps can be tricky! It combines science, math and art. Having successful careers in the science field of Forensics and Microbiology for over the past 20 years, I accepted the challenge!
With the grand support of my family, I ventured into not only creating natural, artistic soaps, but many other types of beauty and skin products.
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Love Your Skin
Skin is the body’s largest organ, providing a flexible barrier and a portal for absorption. It helps maintain our health, yet it is so easily neglected. Have you ever looked on the back of a soap package or skin care item only to find words you couldn’t pronounce? Why do suppliers add so many toxins and harmful ingredients? What could the effect on our bodies over a lifetime?
I have now worked hard to replace all beauty and skin care products in my home, to those I have formulated. It is amazing what happens to your skin once all the chemicals and toxins are cleared out of your collection!
My Soaps
My soaps are imperfect- they aren’t going to look like they came out of a manufacturing plant. I create unique, skin- loving soaps in my kitchen, which are hand-poured and mini-batched. Each batch is unique, using a combination of premium oils, and raw luxurious butters. I select organic and sustainable products when possible, and my soaps are vegan and natural.
I enjoy using different clays, micas, essential oils, and premium fragrance oils. My soap retains the naturally formed Glycerin molecules which combine with the natural benefits of the vitamins, minerals and plant- based fats in each bar. My soaps are gluten, paraben, and phthalate FREE. They will change your skin!
Typical store bought soaps have Glycerin removed, which modifies the properties of the soap, stripping your skin of natural emollients. Glycerin is crucial as it attracts water from the surrounding air to help skin stay hydrated. Store bought soap is made in a much larger scale, using fillers, detergents and many synthetic additives, irritants or even carcinogens. Liquid soap has much more water content, so twice the amount of chemicals are needed to properly clean your hands.
My intention is to ensure that each bar of soap will be 100 times more amazing on your skin than any bar you would pick up at the grocery store.
Giving Back
Now, the most important aspect of making handmade soap- giving back to those in need! When your child wants to donate to charity, you sure make it happen. Scheduled charitable donations will be organized through the purchase of soap, and each time, I will allow my kids to decide where they will go. My hope is to inspire them to always give back to the world. One day, they may be the one on the receiving end.
Waste Not
Another interesting aspect of soap making, is how much waste is generated with liquid soap or the packaging used for typical soap purchased at stores. Swapping to natural soap helps reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in our oceans. Just last year, 10 million tons were discarded. Sad! With it taking 450 years for one plastic bottle to decompose. My products are packaged in eco-friendly packaging to assist in reducing our environmental footprint, as the product allows. Many of my containers can be reused or upcycled in your home.