Soap Addict Starter Set

Are you a handwashing enthusiast? Maybe it’s something you picked up during the pandemic, or maybe you just love the feeling of nice, clean hands. Whatever the reason, Soap So Co. has you covered with its Soap Addict Starter Set (SASS), which is as functional as it is fun.

Founded by Ian Earnshaw and Keiron Walker, Soap So Co. creates handcrafted soaps that will satisfy your hygiene needs while styling up any soap dish. There are four unique scent profiles in the SASS, including Bonbon — a mix of tangerine, jasmine, coconut and orange blossoms — and Teen Spirit, which features lemon, bergamot, winter berry and white musk.

The scents are delightful but subtle, which is especially appealing in scent-sitive spaces.

Each artisanal soap is made with a blend of olive oil, coconut oil, palm oil (sustainably grown and ethically sourced) and castor oil, infused with moisturizing sodium lactate and exfoliating kaolin clay. And, with a high superfat content, these bars are gentle on the skin and leave a silky-clean feel.

Earnshaw and Walker started Soap So Co. as a hobby after discovering a soap-making tutorial online in February 2019. They became immersed in learning how to achieve different designs, and soon transitioned to the cold-process technique, which allows for more design possibilities. By May 2019, they’d moved out of their kitchen into a legit production space and began selling at the Bountiful Farmers’ Market in Edmonton. Today, you can still find them there, as well as at Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market and more than 100 retail stores across Canada, and online at soapsoco.com.

Soap So Co. doesn’t sacrifice ethics for aesthetics: its soaps are vegan and cruelty-free, and the packaging is made with recycled card stock and cotton bags. All products are made and assembled by hand in the Edmonton workshop. It’s sudsy, scent-sational sustainability for the win!

$36.95
soapsoco.com

What the judges said:
“Loved the packaging, the work that obviously went into creating the product, and that the smell wasn’t overpowering. I would give this as a housewarming gift for sure!” -Tara Cowle