Who We Are

We are a Natural Handmade Soap Factory and Outlet Shop located on the beautiful Monterey Bay in California.
It all began in 2001, in the kitchen of a little Pacific Grove Victorian house, when my mother and I created a small line of natural handmade soaps based on our favorite foods and scents. One evening we took our soaps, lotions, and decorative gift packs to a local women's group and within 45 minutes sold over $500 worth of product. It was then - that we realized we had something special. We began selling our wares at the local Farmer's Market and in the first year were approached by a woman who wanted to know if we could produce 10,000 bars of soap. After a slight hesitation, I said - "why, yes - we could do that". The woman owned a natural spa product and education company that serviced high-end resorts and spas around the country and wanted to augment her services with handmade soap.   From that point on I developed the Private Label division of our company in a converted garage in my home where I started producing 2-3,000 bars a month for luxury resorts. Our clientele later expanded to include wineries, lavender farms, and skincare companies. In 2014 we moved the operation to a 2000 square foot commercial space in Sand City where we create all of our products and feature our Outlet/Gift shop.
 
We are a company committed to creating quality natural products that are biodegradable and gentle on the earth. Our products are registered with the Safe Cosmetics Campaign database for consumer safety and we’ve been a member of the Handcrafted Soapmakers and Cosmetics Guild for over ten years. The Guild is a non-profit trade organization that promotes a strict code of ethics that include Good Manufacturing Practices and accurate labeling. We never test on animals, only on willing human beings.
 
Thank you for stopping by our site - enjoy! 
Andrea Smith
​Owner/Operator 
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ABOUT THE SOAPMAKER: 
After studying Art, Design, and Engineering at various Universities, Andrea completed a Bachelor's degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology with a minor in Women's Studies from San Jose State University. She put her degree to use in the non-profit human services field for well over 15 years. It was while working in local public policy to promote women's issues that she became aware of the alarming link between  care/cosmetic products and cancer. This served as a catalyst to take her lifelong interest in gardening, herbs, and botanical
healing to create skincare products that are safe, enjoyable, and effective.

Andrea lives with her husband Jim, and their rescue dog August Rain (Auggie), on a 40 foot Catamaran on the beautiful Monterey Bay.

A peek into our Outlet Shop located in the artsy/industrial West End Sand City.
Pressed Flower Glass and Soap
Pressed Flower Artist - Kathleen Smith
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