Chris URth Soaps
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Hello From Okeechobee, Fl. The big lake in the middle of the state.
I don't remember the exact order of events that led me to handmade soap making, because it has been a researching frenzy since then! I do know I had found a decent commercial soap, from a hotel of all places. I searched to see where I could get full size bars, but it seems that particular bar is mostly made for hotels, with retail versions being hard to come by.
The next part was either wondering about making our own soap, or buying a "Shea Moisture" brand bar to see how good a "nicer" bar actually was. Wow, such a night and day difference to a regular store detergent bar. Whichever order it happened, those 2 events led to an awesome journey of learning a whole new craft.
My girlfriend and I have been wracking our brains for years, trying to find something we could do in retirement as a hobby, that could also be a supplement to our income. She has tried many MLM companies in the past to no avail. About 3 years ago I found my thing, to be a maker/creator of things, by taking raw materials and creating something. In my case it is handmade knives, hopefully pens and more. I had no idea such a thing could be done at home.. It opened my eyes to a whole new world. I told Ruth, my girlfriend, she needed to make something that she enjoyed making, and could make money in the process, instead of working for other people, helping them make their fortune.
So almost 2 months ago now, I found the awesome world of handmade soaps, and thought I had the answer, she could make soaps. She was on vacation in California at the time, visiting family. I decided to not mention it to her, just in case she got bit too. I wanted her to spend as much time with her family as possible, without a new distraction. So I jumped in headlong, fascinated by the seemingly endless possibilities. I figured I would get a head start and tell her when she got back.
When she got back from vacation I was excited to tell her about this new adventure, When I did, she said NO before I could even finish telling her about it. I was a bit devastated. She could see this, and later asked me to tell her more about it and that maybe she was hasty with her NO. Thankfully after I told her she was more receptive to the idea, and has since gotten the bug as well!!
We are now 3 batches in, hoping to squeeze in 2 more tomorrow. First batch was a pure Castile, and came out awesome. The other 2 were my own formulas with mixed oils and butters, and the 3rd with coconut milk. All have worked out great so far!
We are testing and sharing our soaps to get feedback at this point. We have picked a name for our new endeavor, It came naturally; "URth Soaps & More" URth being a play on Ruth's name , hence the reason for the 2 capital letters.
I hope my intro wasn't too long.. lol But I wanted to share the whole story!
Chris
I don't remember the exact order of events that led me to handmade soap making, because it has been a researching frenzy since then! I do know I had found a decent commercial soap, from a hotel of all places. I searched to see where I could get full size bars, but it seems that particular bar is mostly made for hotels, with retail versions being hard to come by.
The next part was either wondering about making our own soap, or buying a "Shea Moisture" brand bar to see how good a "nicer" bar actually was. Wow, such a night and day difference to a regular store detergent bar. Whichever order it happened, those 2 events led to an awesome journey of learning a whole new craft.
My girlfriend and I have been wracking our brains for years, trying to find something we could do in retirement as a hobby, that could also be a supplement to our income. She has tried many MLM companies in the past to no avail. About 3 years ago I found my thing, to be a maker/creator of things, by taking raw materials and creating something. In my case it is handmade knives, hopefully pens and more. I had no idea such a thing could be done at home.. It opened my eyes to a whole new world. I told Ruth, my girlfriend, she needed to make something that she enjoyed making, and could make money in the process, instead of working for other people, helping them make their fortune.
So almost 2 months ago now, I found the awesome world of handmade soaps, and thought I had the answer, she could make soaps. She was on vacation in California at the time, visiting family. I decided to not mention it to her, just in case she got bit too. I wanted her to spend as much time with her family as possible, without a new distraction. So I jumped in headlong, fascinated by the seemingly endless possibilities. I figured I would get a head start and tell her when she got back.
When she got back from vacation I was excited to tell her about this new adventure, When I did, she said NO before I could even finish telling her about it. I was a bit devastated. She could see this, and later asked me to tell her more about it and that maybe she was hasty with her NO. Thankfully after I told her she was more receptive to the idea, and has since gotten the bug as well!!
We are now 3 batches in, hoping to squeeze in 2 more tomorrow. First batch was a pure Castile, and came out awesome. The other 2 were my own formulas with mixed oils and butters, and the 3rd with coconut milk. All have worked out great so far!
We are testing and sharing our soaps to get feedback at this point. We have picked a name for our new endeavor, It came naturally; "URth Soaps & More" URth being a play on Ruth's name , hence the reason for the 2 capital letters.
I hope my intro wasn't too long.. lol But I wanted to share the whole story!
Chris
, dh has been making Custom Knives for a very long time. It is very expensive to get a return on your investment and come out on top. We use to have a shop, but no longer. 
