About

Welcome to the soapy adventure!

My name is Abby and I am the creator of Succulent Soap.

How I got started:

In my early years of college, one of my friends came over with all of the supplies to make soap and bath bombs. It was a super simple process that I fell in love with and was stuck on for the next few months making soap as gifts for every occasion. At the time, I only had one scent (vanilla), maybe four or five colors, and a few plastic molds. After a while, the soap phase fizzled and I moved on to other things, mainly focusing on school and life. Several years later, there was this sudden spark that was lit when I found a soap mold in the shape of bees on honeycombs. My little soap hobby grew from one scent to over fifteen and from a few molds to more than I could even think to use.  Next thing I know, I have friends and family buying my soaps and telling me how much they loved them. I started to experiment with loofahs, combining scents, and visiting different stores across the country to see how I could improve. I'm still super small but I'm going to keep working to make Succulent Soap the best it can be!

Why Succulent Soap?

That's actually a pretty cute and simple story. When I decided that I wanted to sell my soaps and start a little business, I had no clue what I wanted to name the business or what theme it was going to have. While I am someone who actually let a cactus die when I had one, I have always had an odd affinity for cacti and succulents. One day, when I was busy making soaps, my mom came in and presented me with two small booklets of cacti/plant stickers. She said she thought the soap business could maybe have a cactus theme and these stickers could go with each order. As someone who loves puns and alliterations, Succulent Soap almost came naturally once I had the theme figured out. So, thanks mom <3

How is the soap made and what is it made with?

I am not a fancy soap maker. I do not make my own soap base. My soap is made by doing the melt and pour technique meaning I buy large soap blocks from craft stores and melt them down to put in my molds. It's a very easy process but takes A LOT of patience. I mix in colors and scents (sometimes a little glitter for pizzazz) then very carefully pour the mixture into either a silicone or a plastic base. Sometimes it works out perfectly. Other times... well let's not discuss those times. The soap bases I use are goats milk and basic glycerin. They're the easiest to work with and neither have any sort of underlying scent that overpowers the added scents.

Are all of the scents currently listed?

Almost. I have a couple of scents that are more seasonal. They'll appear when their seasons come around.