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In 1987 I met Ray Bennett, a local herb grower who specialized in scented geraniums. I helped him in his greenhouse in exchange for flats of herbs and all the coffee I could drink. I was 21 and lived on a farm, at the time, in Clarkedale, Arkansas. What started out as a small culinary garden in the backyard soon grew to be over an acre of various culinary, ornamental and medicinal herbs. My friend, Ray, had taught me how to take cuttings, plant seeds and the different layering techniques used in propogating, along the way he would inform me of some off the wall folk lore about the different plants and I would say, "But can you eat it?" I was enthralled with herbs. Intrigued by their many uses, it became a passion to learn harvesting techniques and different methods of preserving my edible plants.

I made herb vinegars, flavored oils, herb butters, honey with fresh herbs and tea blends. I also began crafting with dried flowers and herbs, making wreaths, swags, topiaries, potpourri, and baskets. I even took a class in stained glass so I could encase the small flower buds and tiny herb leaves that I had been pressing. By 1989 I was speaking at seminars, exhibiting in art and craft festivals and had become a member of the Memphis Herb Society. Soap making came into the picture in the summer of 1991 when my old siamese cat, "Bear" had skin problems and allergies; thus, Pet Soap was born. It was merely another way of creating with my herbs. My hobby grew into a business after a divorce and because I had a three year old son, an old cat, and two dogs to provide for. We moved into a cabin in the middle of the Ozark Mountains, heated and cooked with wood for a couple of years (we did have electricity). In addition to the festivals, I began to offer direct mail order and wholesale. We now live just outside Heber Springs Arkansas, still in the beautiful Ozarks, surrounded by Greers Ferry Lake and close to the Little Red River. My son is now twelve years old and we've been homeschooling for over three

years. We travel alot to shows, produce and sell alot of soap, in addition to the other specialty herbal products I offer for body and home. Now I am tried of writing and dying for a strong, hot a cup of coffee, so I think i will say my goodbyes. Enjoy your day. Thanks, Nikki

GOOD SOAP AIN'T CHEAP AND CHEAP SOAP AIN'T GOOD!

Just the facts:

All of Nikki's soaps are of renewable vegetable origins, food grade olive, coconut and palm oils. This combination of oils is the base for all of our soaps, along with water and NaOH
Stronger scented soaps than most herbal soap companies.
All Nikki's soaps are cured at least 2 months before being packaged and sold. This aging process lowers the PH and allows the bars to harden and last longer. They'll out last commercial soaps at least 3 to 1. Keep the bars in a well drained soap dish.
Commercial soaps are tallow based (beef fat). The glycerine is removed and sold to the cosmetic industry. Fillers, detergents, and preservatives are added.
Our soaps lather thick and luxuriously yet rinse easily and are ideal for face and body, gentle to the skin, especially for sensitive and dry skin types.
All of our soaps are packaged in handmade papers, with the exception of the pet soap - there we use 100% post consumer, recycled paper.
No animal products and no animal testing.
We reduce, reuse and recycle cardboard, plastic, tin, steel, packaging peanuts, and glass.