About Blue Lotus Soaps

Jessica and Niki Wise are the artists behind Blue Lotus Soaps, LLC. By day, Jessica an Executive Chef for Parkhurst Dining. Throughout her over two decades in the culinary field, she has worked in various areas of the industry from fine dinning to family cuisine. Jessica has a degree in trumpet performance, a passion for music, and a deep love of being outdoors in nature. Niki is an early childhood educator inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach. With degrees in Psychology and Sociology, she carries the idea of celebrating the many languages of love and learning through various forms of creative expression. ​ Together they live in Brookline (Pittsburgh), PA with their daughter Emma. Since her birth, these holistic mamas have been creating products to benefit the various allergies and needs of their child with consideration for sustainability, local/community connections, and homegrown ingredients (a value that carries through to their work in the culinary and education fields as well). From this grew a love of creating products with these same values in mind. Thus leading to the creation of Blue Lotus Soaps, LLC. Read their story