Natural Products

The Diaper Bag Problem That Started It All

Hey friends! Stacie here. Let me tell you how I fell in love with lotion bars.

The scenario: Maddi had a newborn. Diaper bag chaos. Bottles, diapers, wipes, snacks, toys—everything you need when you leave the house with a baby.

The problem: Lotion. Traditional lotion bottles would leak EVERYWHERE. Open the diaper bag, and there’s lotion all over the diapers, the wipes, the snacks. Total mess.

The Year My Hands Cracked and Bled Every Winter

Hey friends! Stacie here, writing from our Enola kitchen on a cold February morning. Let me tell you about the product that changed my life—and eventually became one of our bestsellers.

The scenario: It’s January in Central PA. Temperatures are in the teens. Indoor heating is blasting and sucking every bit of moisture from the air. I’m making soap all day (which means constant handwashing). My hands are a disaster—cracked, bleeding, painful every time I bend my fingers.

Why I Started Making My Own Soap (It Wasn’t for Fun)

Hey friends! Stacie here. Let me tell you how this whole soapmaking journey started.

The problem: My hands were a mess. Dry, cracked, sometimes bleeding. I was using “moisturizing” soap from the store, but it made my skin feel WORSE.

The lightbulb moment: I read the ingredient list on my soap. Sodium laureth sulfate, synthetic fragrance, propylene glycol, triclosan… I didn’t recognize half the ingredients. And I was washing my face and body with this stuff every single day.