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With so many new — and plenty of familiar! — faces around here, we wanted to take a moment to share the story and mission behind Bend Soap Company. Here’s a little back-story to fill you in on where Bend Soap Company started and what’s happened over the years, as written by our Co-Founder, Marilee.
Watching a child suffer is so hard. As Dwight and I watched our son struggle with his eczema, we searched for a product that would help with his pain and itching. When no product was found in the stores, our research led us back to our very own farm.
We learned that fresh goat milk was rich in nutrients. Looking at our goats, we wondered… Could soap made with this milk be the answer to our son’s eczema
True, there were already plenty of soaps to choose from, but we discovered they are laced with toxins and junk! The more labels we read, the more we felt like lab rats who were slowly being poisoned.
“We need a pure soap!” Dwight proclaimed.
Keeping the ingredients simple and pure, he handcrafted his own bar.
Each day our son soaked in a bath of this pure, nutrient-rich soap, and before we knew it, his pain and itching were gone! We were so encouraged by the results, we made more soap and shared it with family, friends, bank tellers... Anyone who was interested.
The word spread and people started asking for more, and more soap. A small family farm business began and the soap was sold at craft shows up and down the west coast.
Wherever we went we always had travel soaps to share. Soon more natural products joined the soaps as we worked to provide natural solutions for more of our skincare needs.
The soap has not changed over the years, for its all-natural goodness is precious. As we grow, we choose not to compromise on the quality of the ingredients, for what goes on our skin is too great of importance to be careless.
To those who give our products a try, we hope you enjoy. It is our mission to make these products available to all. We want you to LOVE your skin… One bar at a time!
Welcome to the Bend Soap Co. family!
154 comments
I found Bend soap company because my niece Rebecca liked your page. We had been looking for a pure soap that didn’t leave our skin feeling dry. We love the soap! It has also helped with some of the rashes we have dealt with over the years!
I buy your products for my youngest grandson. He is 3 years old. He has eczema that completely covers his hands up past his elbows and ankles up to his thighs. The milk bath has been a tremendous help. It softens his little skin better than anything we’ve found.
Thank you for all the great products, first of all. Your products have changed my life, I used to suffer with dry skin and rashes. I can happily say that your soaps, deodorants and scrubs have worked 110%. Thank you and God Bless you and your beautiful wonderful family.
Somewhere I read a person’s method of dealing with adult acne, and she recommended your soap. Love it. More recently I tried a travel size tea tree soap and found that it was truly amazing for my skin, which is flawed by rosacea and acne. I also bought the sugar scrub and have been used that to smooth out my sun-damaged chest, exfoliate my face and scrub my feet. Wonderful products! Thanks for offering scent-free versions too.
I don’t recall how I found Bend Soap, but I am glad I did. I have bought soaps, lotions, pumps, and travel soaps. I have shared some with family & friends. The reason I stay is because I love the story of an American family putting it all on the line to help others. I REALLY need to take a milk bath, but we are still under boil water notice here in Texas. And, skin being our biggest organ, I am thinking I should not soak in that tub water, even with a great product like the milk bath. Hoping to relax in the tub soon.
Oh, and thanks for the blog story on soaking my feet in milk bath!