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People often ask me if aromatherapy is real. I like to share this story with them: Back in the early days of Vermont Soap, about 25 years ago, we mostly produced handmade bar soaps. We scented the bars with natural essential oils (plant concentrate scents) blended in aromatherapy combinations. One day we took an order for 7500 bars in three flavors: Lavender, Peppermint and Orange. We only had one soap kettle back then so it took three days to make each scent. The first three days we made only Lavender. Everyone walked around yawning and acting spaced out. No one…
Organic Botanicals and Essential Oils Help Quench Winter Skin’s Thirst If skin could scream this time of year it would be howling like the winter winds right here in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Cold temperatures, low humidity and wide temperature swings team up to parch skin during the heating months. Most people just lather up with lotions and hope for an early spring. Just in the nick of time here are some natural and easy ways to keep skin soft and healthy while keeping Jack Frost at bay. Moisturize! Moisturize! Moisturize! They call it moisturizing as if you’re…
We will have a booth at the Northeast Organic Farm Association Winter Conference vendor’s fair! It is booth #16 in the Mansfield Room at the Davis Center at UVM. Click here to learn more!
A new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas demonstrates how even a short break from certain kinds of makeup, shampoos and lotions can lead to a significant drop in levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the body. Read the full article here.
In honor of our 25th year in business, we are offering 25% off list on all products at our retail outlet in Middlebury, VT from January 3rd to the 14th! Click here for a full history of Vermont Soap Save Save Save Save Save
Middlebury, VT Email resume to: hilde@vtsoap.com Production Assistant (40 hrs): Ideal candidate is physically fit and has good hand/eye coordination. This is an entry level job that can lead to a Soap maker position. Work on various filling line mix formulas and flavors, and in general do whatever needs to be done. We encourage learning a broad based skill set as job security. 8am to 4pm M-F Apprentice Plant Engineer (40 hrs): Do you know someone who can fix any machine? We have a job opening for an apprentice plant engineer to maintain and fabricate equipment at our busy shop.…
(Middlebury, Vermont) Vermont Soap is now Supply Chain Certified by The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil insuring that any palm oil we use is grown, harvested and processed in the most environmentally sensitive, large mammal friendly way possible. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is a global organization of growers, processors, manufacturers, and retailers. Together we work to ensure that palm oil resources are managed sustainably for future generations. Here at Vermont Soap, we are not only dedicated to making the best and most natural personal care and cleaning products that can be made; we also believe in doing so…
Regulation is a somewhat fluid process that changes with input and over time. Nowhere is this truer than with the US organic food regulations to which certified organic processors and marketers are audited to. Just two years ago Washington made it clear that “Made With”, (70% organic) products were to use the “Made with Organic Oils” claim on the principal display panel. They reversed this position last week stating that the phrase “Made with Organic Oils” may only be used if in fact, all the oils in the product are organic. NOP has ruled that there is no difference, for…
Well, it finally happened. After 20 years of railing against Triclosan (tri-chlorine sanitizer) and it’s potentially dangerous side effects, it is heartening to see the FDA step up to the plate and call out this dangerous topical biocide. Triclosan is now being banned in washing products. There are times when you need powerful chemical disinfectants. Open heart surgery comes to mind. But not, NOT for everyday normal use. Reactions to Triclosan range from red, itchy hands and inflammation to long term autism mimicking symptoms. In other words this stuff not only attacks your skin, it has the potential to travel…
