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Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the Memphis Jewish Community Center's Holiday Gift and Art Market! We were just inside the front door, as usual, and had a chance to visit with a bunch of wond … read more

Fear is a potent marketing tool. Consider how a Listerine advertising campaign in the 1920s literally turned bad breath into a disease (and sold a ton of mouthwash along the way) or the run on pot … read more

Microbeads are tiny plastic beads used in many commercial personal care products like toothpaste and body washes made in the UK. They add a gentle exfoliant to skin care products and a bit of a harshe … read more

You know it cleans, but how does it do that? Soap is made of chain-like molecules with one end (the polar “head”) attracted to water, and the other end (the hydrocarbon “tail”) attracted to oil.When … read more

We soapmakers are kind of like alchemists. We combine base oils and react them to form something more valuable. It’s not quite gold from lead, but it’s similar.We use a wide variety of oils, dependi … read more