Hello, I started making soap 20 years ago for my family. I wanted a soap that was gentle, cleaned well, and was actually good for your skin. Through the years I developed soaps that my friends and family loved. I was urged to share the soap with more people and Cardigan Mountain SoapWorks was born. My handmade soaps are gentle, long lasting, with a rich creamy lather, retaining the glycerine naturally produced in the soap making process. All vegetable oils are used. I add natural vitamin E and calendula oils, known for their healing properties, to all my soaps. I hope you enjoy the simplicity and luxury of handmade soaps as much as I have had fun making them! Lilly