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Back in February of 2013 I decided to wean our youngest and put her on cow’s milk. We had no idea that she was allergic to it and she broke out in a full-body rash. Well crap.
I did a little researching on options and we settled on goat’s milk after reading that many people who are intolerant to cow’s milk proteins can happily down goat’s milk all day long. The milk we bought at our beloved H-E-B tasted like wet shoes so we decided to buy our first milk goat. We found Sarah, a beautiful dark Nubian dairy goat who was already in milk. A few YouTube videos later and we were milking away!
Fast forward a few months——————>
I had been buying handmade goat milk soap from a lady who sold it at a Market Days (outdoor shopping) nearby. Market Days is only once a month ‘round here and she didn’t show up two months in a row. I know - the nerve of this lady to have something else to do that day. Just kidding.....sort of.
My #1 has got ridiculously sensitive skin that breaks out in a full-body rash when coming in contact with common chemicals that most of us can tolerate. Since goat milk soap is all she can use, goat milk soap was gettin’ made. Back to YouTube I go.
Welp - things happened. I found I liked making soap. My house smelled great, my skin rejoiced, and creative juices were flowing. Turns out there are a lot of people I know that have sissy la la skin that needed to ditch the Dial. More things happened and I then more things and I found myself daydreaming about selling my soaps. Alas, I am not exactly a people person…
Wholesaling sounded like a plan so I gathered up my nerve and approached a few stores and had a little success. I was teaching school at the time and the hubs and I decided that I had to pick one or the other - teaching or soaping. I’ve always fancied myself a reasonably disciplined person so we dove right in. That was in 2014.
Today we juggle 4 kids, a business that’s growing itself, a menagerie of milky ladies, 6 cats, 3 worthless mutts, and karate 5 days a week. I don’t imagine I’d have it any other way.
- Ash
Contact info:
simplifiedsoap@gmail.com
or
awaghorne12@gmail.com
If you're interested in carrying Simplified in your retail establishment, just drop me an email and I'll get you in touch with the right person.
This is where it all began back in 2013.
Restitution. This boy may look angelic, but he's dug himself into a pretty deep hole. He'll be peddling these restitution soaps at my sidewalk sale. If your heart is moved by pitiful 7year old boys and you feel the need to help him dig himself out of a very deep financial hole, he'll be charging $5 per bar for these soaps. His sisters even helped him make all 37 of these bars so you know they're loaded with all manner of glitter. He's made the labels by hand which is what he's working on here. I love this boy to pieces and then some but a lesson's gotta be learned.
Thank you Donnie Klesel for your incredibly generous support for our Combat Marine Outdoors fundraising efforts. Donnie is offering up a special CMO soap at his business, POC Rod and Gun. 100% of all profits go towards this exceptional organization that helps rehabilitate wounded Marines. The soap smells pretty nice too!
2021 Crew Christmas Party
They were only a couple hours old, already curious about everyone!
My next career move is a skid steer operator! Oh, the things I've had to learn......
This was the first load I unloaded all by myself out of the back of an eighteen-wheeler.
One of our first brand ambassadors!
Our first ever freight shipment back in 2015.
Chilling with my homies!
It's ship day. Wholesale orders typically go out 2 days/week. This makes my heart so happy happy happy! If I didn't have Mrs. Packing Extraordinaire (aka Mom), this just wouldn't happen. Love you Mom!
October 2016