Born from a soap-making hobby in the first floor of Jim and Candyce’s home, 3rd & Sycamore now crafts handcrafted bath and body products and hand-poured candles in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 2018 under the former name Tiki Botanicals, the business has grown into multiple retail stores, an online shop, and a corporate gifting operation. Its owners and staff continue to develop the scents, formulations, labels, and sustainable packaging themselves.
SoapyFluffsSoapyFluffs makes grass-fed tallow soaps and other small-batch body-care goods by hand in Hamilton, Ohio. Each bar is hand-poured, cut and cured for at least two weeks, using a traditional process the company chose after finding commercial soaps too drying and irritating. The mission extends beyond the studio: 3% of every order supports Wolf Creek Habitat & Rescue, a USDA-licensed wolf sanctuary in Brookville, Indiana.HAMILTON, OH
The Lavender SachetFounded in Cincinnati in 2020, The Lavender Sachet is a woman-owned, small-batch maker of hand-crafted perfumes, soaps and home fragrance products. Founder and owner Alison Peters, a former New York City luxury-hotel publicist, draws on perfume memories from cities around the world while overseeing each fragrance, package and design herself. Every product is made in Cincinnati, and the company also hosts guided perfume-making workshops.
living simply soapA Brown family business in Tipp City, Living Simply Soap handmakes cold-process soaps and skin-care products rooted in Tanya Brown’s 2004 homemade-soap experiment. After developing its formulas with family and friends, the company introduced its soaps at the local farmers market in 2007 and opened a shop in a historic downtown building in 2011. Its olive-oil-based soaps retain conditioning glycerin and are made without chemical additives, reflecting the family’s old-fashioned, make-it-yourself approach.TIPP CITY, OH
Bulk ApothecaryFounded in 2010 as a small specialty retailer in Streetsboro, Ohio, Bulk Apothecary supplies soap-making materials, natural ingredients and essential oils to makers and businesses nationwide. It has grown from those early soap and candle supplies into a broad source for ready-to-label personal-care products, including hand-crafted cold-process soap made in the USA, while still operating its local store. Its Nature’s Oil line extends the business into natural oils and supplements sold through health-food, grocery and craft stores.AURORA, OH