Cast Iron Apothecary

Our story :: 🛀

Handmade in Aggieland, TX. Our handcrafted artisan soaps are unique creations in every pour, made in small batches adhering to an exceptional standard with only pure ingredients + essential oils.

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What's the story behind Cast Iron Soaps? We want to raise the bar! Seeking out a tried + true, old fashioned soaping recipe, led my discovery that resourceful settlers utilized the available oils + fats on hand. Upon my quest, my mother + aunt providing insight in their soap acquisition. As my Czech grandmother would cook the animal fats + lye ash solution in a cast iron conundrum, black kettle, contained in the chicken coop. The directly heated ingredients had the potential to volcano over. Once the batter cooled + harden, my mother would cube out the individual bars. Hence, the rustic handcut shape our of present day soap. 

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History + experimental science led our rustic soap showcasing local roots ingredients.

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Our modern soaping recipe is extensively scientific researched for a balanced fatty acid salt bar. Thank all those college chemistry laboratory hours have finally paid off. Aggie designed + developed, Gig'em. 👍

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Locally derived Aggieland raised pork fat is small batch rendered into lard and the farm raised, rich liquid golden creaminess of Guernsey dairy milk with our family apiary sourced raw, pure wildflower honey comprises the soap's fresh ingredient list found on our labels.

🐖 - CAST IRON SOAPS + APOTHECARY