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TheCompleteHerbalGuide.com recently featured our Sweet Orange Bar Soap in a beauty review: Vermont Soap treats skin to a total cleansing experience with their citrus oils in their sweet orange soap. Citrus Oils are often thought of mostly for light, summery aromas, but I love using citrus essential oils all year round. My use of the citrus oils increases during the colder months as they are energizing and help to uplift the spirits. They are the perfect complement to blends that fight off the winter blues, “cabin fever” and depression. Click here to read the whole article. Thanks TheCompleteHerbalGuide.com! …
The Cornucopia Institute recently released a report about all the toxins and carcinogens found in toothpaste. The FDA has no power to review products before they go on the market. Companies do not have to list all of the ingredients in their products, nor are they required to register their manufacturing facilities with the government or report “adverse events,” making it difficult for regulators to spot potential problems. Essentially, the cosmetics industry regulates itself. And it’s not just the mainstream pastes you have to watch out for! Many brands that label themselves “natural” actually are not. Your mouth is one…
Vermont Soap has openings for the following positions. Interested applicants should contact us at jobs@vermontsoap.com to express their interest. Please include a cover letter and resume. Telephone Salesperson Love natural products? Vermont Soap is looking for an energetic, chatty individual who wants a full time career in organic cosmetics sales. Good phone and computer skills a must. Monday – Friday from 9am – 5pm, reliable transportation a must. Send your resume to jobs@vtsoap.com. Shipping Clerk Seeking a highly organized, detail oriented individual with good memory and basic computer skills who would enjoy picking, packing and shipping organic cosmetic products.…
Reusable Cleaning Wipes While we love the idea and the convenience of disinfecting wipes, we hate the waste and the chemicals used. That’s why we like to make our own! Here’s how: Mix 1 cup water and 1/8 cup (2 tablespoons) of your favorite Castile Liquid Soap in a quart mason jar. Try Peppermint Magic, Lemongrass Zen or Sweet Orange for kitchen wipes; Country Lavender, Tea Tree or Pine Woods for bathroom wipes! Always add soap to water, not the other way around. For the wipes, either buy some cotton dishcloths or use an old t-shirt cut into wipe-sized pieces.…
Vermont Soap CEO Larry Plesent signs a Voluntary Sworn Statement that Vermont Soap’s products are not made or co-mingled with genetically modified materials. Sue Hoxie (President, Addison County Chamber of Commerce) and Vermont Soap Legal Counsel Michael Polletta look on. Vermont Soap made history today as the first soap and cosmetic company to pledge support of Act 121, Vermont’s landmark GMO labeling law. Non-food companies are not currently required to label GMO content but Vermont Soap wanted to show their support for honesty in GMO labeling by signing the Vermont State Affidavit voluntarily. GMO labeling is in the news again…
Between 11am and 4pm on Saturday the 23rd of July, Lantman’s will have a tent filled with excited Vermont entrepreneurs who provide the finest goods Vermont has on offer. Often small companies’ products get overlooked when sitting next to mass-marketed items, merely because they’re less familiar. With this in mind, Bounty of Vermont Day allows those small Vermont companies to shine through – allowing customers to become more familiar with local goods and the people who create in our bountiful state!
Our Tent Sale at the Vermont Soap Factory Outlet on Exchange Street in Middlebury keeps on going! Save up to 50% on dents, bents and discontinued items. Tuesday – Saturday from 10-4 for the rest of June. Stop on by! Tuesday – Saturday 10am-4pm Closed Sunday and Monday 616 Exchange Street Middlebury, VT 05753
By KEN PICARD | SEVENDAYSVT.COM | JUNE 13, 2016 The curing room in Vermont Soap’s manufacturing facility in Middlebury may be one of the most fragrant spots in Vermont. As dozens of soap bars cure on drying racks like aging craft cheeses, the air is laden with the rich aromas of pine, peppermint, lavender, lemongrass and other essential oils. But, unlike the scents added to most conventionally produced soaps, shampoos, toiletries and home-cleaning products, none of these odors comes from artificial chemicals or toxic ingredients. In fact, the earthy reddish hue of some of the bars is derived from lobster…
Consumer skin sensitivities and wellness concerns are driving the niche, according to Vermont Soap CEO and founder Larry Plesent. To keep up with demand, his company just launched another underarm protection product that meets USDA organic food standards.
Washing your stuff, lawn furniture or your pets outside on concrete sidewalks, pavers, poolside, etc. may leave a soapy residue that you will have to clean off afterwards. This is more difficult to do if it is left to bake into the porous surface. Additionally the washing area will become cleaner and then the surrounding area and may look different until the rest of the area is cleaned. Please keep this mind when planning big washing projects and if possible do it on the lawn.
