As long as I can remember, my mom and I have shared a love of soaps, collecting and critiquing as many as we could get our hands on. I toyed with the idea of making my own soap for many years, but it wasn't until late 2011 that I realized the time was right.

We love the soft feel of goat’s milk soaps and already had a small herd of Nubian goats roaming our wild Kentucky hills. I searched for the highest quality oils and the finest fragrances. After much research and hard work, we believe we have developed the ideal soap. Our combination of olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil, rice bran oil, shea butter, and castor oil creates a cleansing soap with the perfect amount of moisturizing creaminess and lather.

God worked things out for us so that I could start this business and help my family in the process. My dad was diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease and can no longer work, but is able to assist me in making the soap. My mom markets our soaps and cares for the goats with my brothers. A significant portion of our profits go to them. We are so fortunate to be able to follow our passion and help each other at the same time.

I have always believed that the very highest quality products are those that are lovingly homegrown and handmade. My daughter helps me pick the sunny yellow calendula flowers and tall lavender spikes. My husband shares the beeswax and honey that goes into our soaps from his bee hives in our clover field. This is truly a down-home, all-green, old-fashioned family business. With every use, you will step into the sweet country sunshine and breathe the blossom scented air from which our soaps are born.

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