Lovett Sundries is a family company in Pittsburgh that handcrafts small-batch apothecary goods, beginning with extra-gentle soaps and growing into personal-care and household products. Its founders measure, mix, and package everything themselves, using largely unprocessed ingredients and essential oils for fragrance. The company’s plastic-free, recyclable approach grew from a desire to make everyday products simpler and reduce their environmental footprint.
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
Wild Mountain Soap CompanyPhillip and Mary, two West Virginia artisans, created Wild Mountain Soap Company in the rugged Appalachian hills to bring mountain character to everyday skincare. The company makes small-batch, handcrafted bath and body goods with simple natural ingredients, including soaps cured for four to six weeks before they are ready to use.FAYETTEVILLE, WV
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
Regent Park NaturalsRegent Park Naturals makes small-batch handcrafted soaps in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, pairing Appalachian wildcrafted botanicals with Eastern European family recipes. Founded by an archaeologist turned artisan soapmaker, the company is known for its functional Poison Ivy Soap and its distinctive pierogi- and cabbage-shaped gifts that celebrate Polish, Slovak, and Ukrainian heritage. Its soaps are made with traditional cold-process methods and natural glycerin, with designs that connect local Pennsylvania landscapes to Old World traditions.MURRYSVILLE, PA