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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 decided one day to change what I was doing and to become healthier by eating different and to use natural products instead of what you buy at the store. I searched the internet and found your site, loved your story & family and made the decision to try your soaps.
My husband through many years kept having a terrible, large place on his left leg. He had been given many products by doctors like huge jars of cream, several different ointments, bottles of liquid but nothing, I mean nothing ever cleared any of what was on his leg up and he consistently used these products. In 2018 he got sick and I had to start bathing an taking care of him and I actually would put these products on his leg but finally realize it was useless because it had not worked for all those years and it certainly wasn’t working when I was using them. One day I decided to try the Bend goat milk soap, oatmeal n honey on him. To my amazement in 2 weeks his leg had completely cleared up. I was astonished and so happy. I love goat milk soap, it is the best and I highly recommend it to anyone. You will never be sorry you tried it. You will love it and it will love you back.
Thanks Bend Soap Company for your wonderful products. Oh and I also love the lotion, deodorant, and sugar scrub. I plan to use it for life.
Been using Bend soaps & lotions for a few years & I love the gentleness of the product! So happy to have found a product without all the chemicals in them..thanks for a great product!
Been using Bend soaps & lotions for a few years & I love the gentleness of the product! So happy to have found a product without all the chemicals in them..thanks for a great product!
I first heard about the Bend Soap Company when it was mentioned on my Public Radio station, I believe, in an featured interview on former Senator Bill Bradley’s program. My infant granddaughter was experiencing exzema flareups and I was intrigued by the story of the founder’s son who had a similar condition. I bought the unscented soap bars and the milk bath, and found them to lather beautifully, and be so mild and non-drying! My granddaughter’s excema was soothed and soon disappeared. Since then, I have tried many other Bend products and scents, and have given gift baskets to other family members whose children had skin sensitivity! Although I had originally purchased these wonderful products for the younger members of our family, I began to use the soap myself for bathing last winter, and found that the dry itchy skin I’ve experienced every winter has definitely been relieved! Now it’s the only soap I use! Thank you for your wonderful products! I’m a loyal customer for life!
My husband has eczema. When I saw your story on Facebook, I decided to order a bar of soap for him to try. It is still too soon to know if this will help him, as we have only used it for a week.