Daniel and Erin are two people that left the rat race to pursue the world of artisanal soapmaking in their Brooklyn home. Erin is in charge of production and recently earned a skin therapists license in order to help produce better soaps, lotions and scrubs. Dan handles all matters concerning sales, marketing and identity creation. [...]
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BLOG SPOTLIGHT – Funky Chunks Soap Company
Lather*Rinse*Inspire My name is Michele and I’m the owner and Soapstress at the Funky Chunks Soap Company. My love of soap started at a very young age. I was introduced to soapmaking as a small child by my Great Grandmother. Her experiments with soapmaking were never dull and sometimes quite dangerous. She used leftover soap [...]
HSMG New Social Media Volunteers Spotlight
Natalia Cruz – EnJabonArte Natalia graciously volunteered to be the HSMG Forum Moderator recently and is doing a great job! She lives in Guatemala and began soaping only about a year ago. She had recently quit her job, needed income and wanted to do something special with her life. In October of 2009, she decided [...]
Personal Care Truth or Scare, Information Based on Scientific Facts
Lisa M. Rodgers, founder of Cactus & Ivy and Kristin Fraser Cotte, founder of The Grapeseed Company are soapmakers extraordinaire that are making a difference through their joint website www.personalcaretruth.com. They founded personalcaretruth.com to deliver scientific based information on what’s in personal care products to YOU. Their definition of YOU? Lisa and Kristin have been [...]
HSMG Conference – Gold Sponsors Spotlight
by Nature, Inc. is a new gold sponsor for our Conference this year. is a new gold sponsor for our Conference this year. Oils by Nature, Inc. produces and distributes Vegetable Oils, Vegetable Butters, Specialty Waxes and Essential Oils. Their goal is to meet the cosmetic and toiletry industry’s increasing demand for natural raw materials. [...]
HSMG Conference Platinum Sponsor, Wholesale Supplies Plus!
In 1996 Debbie May was working as a registered nurse and unexpectedly gave birth to a disabled daughter. As her family struggled, Debbie learned the art of soap making and eventually started a small home based business named “May Showers”. Her products eventually sold coast-to-coast through retail stores, craft shows, home parties, and fundraisers. The [...]
HSMG Conference Platinum Sponsor – Lebermuth Company!
HSMG is proud to again have Corporate Member, Lebermuth Company, member since 1998, wholesale supplier of fragrances and essential oils, as a Platinum Sponsor at the upcoming in Denver, CO Conference. In 1908, Lebermuth Company was founded by a farmer named Morris Brown and his family. They traded in farm produce until they discovered the [...]
Celtic Naturals – Helping the environment one shower at a time
Angela Buckley, an engineer by trade and environmentally conscious consumer by passion, founded Celtic Naturals in 2009. As a mother, triathlete and professional, it was difficult to find affordable, natural skin care products. She founded Celtic Naturals after years of being exposed to chemicals and realizing that despite precautions, her skin still reacted to them. [...]
Spotlight – Lambfeather Natural Soap – Gwen Van Scoy
Gwendolyn Van Scoy, Lambfeather Natural Soap, started making soap in 1994 as a hobby due to skin problems as a result of radiation treatments she had to go through 30 yrs. ago. She read about the benefits of handmade soap, that it was better for your skin, and after making her first batch was convinced. [...]
Conference Diamond Sponsor-Essential Wholesale
Dennis and Kayla Fioravanti of Essential Wholesale have been members of the HSMG since 2001. Essential Wholesale’s sponsorship of the 2010 Conference Keynote Speaker is making Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun’s appearance possible and once again they are our Diamond Sponsor Level. Already the excitement is building with those who have registered for the 2010 Conference. HSMG’s Membership [...]