Our store in Ironton is closed until Nov. 30th - Online order is welcome!

Online order welcome but the soap shop is closed
10 days ago
·Black Friday and Small Business Saturday are always my 2 busiest days of the year. But this year...

Open this Monday & Tuesday
14 days ago
·With lots of family and friends coming to the Valley, people have asked if I could be open this w...

The Soap Shop is Going Dark: Winter Wonderland Launch Coming Soon!
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As the temperatures start to dip, and the leaves turn to warm fiery hues, we know that autumn is ...

How the Buy Missouri Program Helped My Handmade Soap Business
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Last week ended Buy Missouri Week, which happens every year around the middle of October. It's a...

Embrace the Harvest Moon with the Raven Fragrance Collection
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The colorful array of fall foliage is beginning here in Arcadia Valley, and it's time to embrace ...

Resting up until Sept. 7th
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I have been blessed with an amazing summer of in store and online sales, and well I am tired. It...

Out of Stock! The Tale of Black Bird and Black Cat Soaps
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Hello, soap lovers! I hope this blog post finds you well. I am facing a situation that made me fe...

Get Ready for Fall with Our Harvest Collections!
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As the leaves start changing color and the air gets a little bit crispier, I'm excited to introdu...

The Importance of Using a Soap Dish for Handmade Soap
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As a lover of handmade soap, you know the benefits of using natural ingredients and how it can no...

Best of the Parkland 2023
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Thank you to all that voted for the Arcadia Valley Soap Co. shop as best boutique in Arcadia Val...

April Showers brought in May's Flowers
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Welcome Spring with a splash of color! Our Spring and Early Summer Collections of florals are her...

New Shop Hours
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You can certainly tell Spring is here with the warmer temps and flowers everywhere here in Ironto...

New Loyalty Rewards Program!
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For all my soap fans that shop in the store and here online at ArcadiaValleySoap.com, I am now ab...

Changes online and at the shop
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They say Spring is the time for new beginnings, and I have to say, 2023 is shaping up for lot...

Spring has arrived at the soap shop!
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When it's chilly and warm, raining and sleeting all in the same day, you know Spring is close at ...

The Blur that is Christmas in Retail
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Starting this holiday season, I had the best laid plans for being organized and prepared for the ...

Winter Holiday Collections are here!
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Check out our Winter Wonderland Holiday Soap Collection!

Black Friday / Cyber Monday
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I'll be direct - it's rare that we do sales. Our business plan is more about steady sales throug...

Fall is in the air!
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Two new fragrance collections are out for this fall, Autumn Sunshine and Spiced Pumpkin! Startin...

A perfect time for a drive
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With fall in the air, one of our favorite stress relief outings is simply driving around the She...

Cleaning Copper Pots
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As we work on fixing the shop at 119 S Main, I am also starting to pull together some of my displ...
Visit Arcadia Valley!
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We were very excited this last Thursday to learn that the Arcadia Valley Soap Company was added t...
Twenty years fly by in soap making
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2021 marks my 20th anniversary for making soap professionally in Missouri.
Had I known the eff...

Basic Handcrafted Soap Facts
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So what really is “handmade soap” or “handcrafted soap”?
I can only give you my definition as man...
Holiday Schedule and Events
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Originally published November 24th, 2014
For those asking, and placing on-line orders for loca...

Peaceful Valley Olive Oil Soap
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Originally published on July 15th, 2014
One hundred and twenty years ago today, this photograph w...
Eco-friendly teamwork
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First published April 29th, 2014
The first soap business I started almost 15 years ago was Bot...
Dorothy Reese Handmade Soap
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A couple of weeks back, I mentioned that I had made the new Dorothy Reese Soap and here it is!
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A day of firsts
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It’s the first day of spring.
Anyone that follows me on facebook knows I have been looking for...

Welcome to Arcadia Valley Soap
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It’s March. It’s finally sunny. It’s time to start fresh.
My tulips are beginning to poke their...