About Craftsman Soap Company

My name is Evan and I started Craftsman Soap and still make and cut every bar of soap to this day. Craftsman Soap is dedicated to handcrafted apothecary traditions and the use of natural ingredients to create simple, effective skin care and soap. What started over five years ago in my kitchen as a last-minute Christmas gift has turned into a busy little shop where we work hard to preserve the hands-on, innovative spirit that got Craftsman Soap Company started. Though the number of batches has grown, the molds I use are the same size and I still hand-pour our tins of waxes and balms, as well as cutting each bar of soap with manual wire-cutters that are custom, shop-made pieces of oak and maple 'equipment'. Along with the same love given to the process, the care and testing that has gone into the formulas means that out of the hundreds of formulas I've written and tested, only the very best make it into the final product. After dozens of iterations in the bar soap alone, I've settled on a recipe that relies on expensive but incomparable shea butter and cocoa butter (along with other great oils, butters, and natural ingredients). And, I've never used synthetic fragrances or colorants to achieve the look and smell of any of our products. In the same way, I've crafted an entire line that brings simple, effective soap, skin care, beard, and wet shave products together. Read their story