From Troy, Ohio, Becky’s Buckeye Naturals makes handmade skincare and body-care products in small batches using natural ingredients, including locally sourced materials whenever possible. The shop is especially distinctive for its solid shampoo bars and simple Bastille soap, made with saponified oils, shea butter, and essential oils. Its products are sold across the United States and at area farmers markets.
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
Harvest Hills Skin Care, LLCHarvest Hills Skin Care makes handcrafted goat-milk soaps and natural skin-care products from fresh milk produced by its dairy goats in Wooster, Ohio. The business began making goat-milk skin care in 2000 and still prepares its products from scratch in small batches, using simple ingredients and essential oils rather than synthetic fragrances. Its packaging choices also reflect an effort to reduce waste, with plastic-free soap wrapping and recyclable containers for creams and lotions.WOOSTER, OH
BeessentialBeessential grew out of David Rzepka’s unexpected turn as a beekeeper and remains a family-owned Ohio business shaped by that connection to the hive. For more than 20 years, the family has made small-batch natural skincare in its Ohio facility, using honey and beeswax in formulas intended for everyday care.CLEVELAND, OH
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