A stinkin’ good soap recipe
In 2000, Gainesville resident Ariale Lewis began experimenting with simple homemade soap and discovered that her skin was happier and healthier. By 2001, she was setting up at the local farmer’s market in historic downtown Gainesville, Florida. The community began to talk about the funky local lady selling some really stinkin’ good soap. That’s where Milan Mixson first encountered Stinky Lewis’ Soap in 2004. She was so taken by the earthy soap that their labels instantly earned a place in her scrapbook of inspiration.
Eventually, after fifteen years of soapmaking, Ariale was ready to retire. Milan couldn’t imagine it ceasing to be (especially that Patchouli bar with Hemp oil, oh my), and asked Ariale if she would teach Milan to keep supplying the community with that stinkin’ good soap. The apprenticeship began, and Milan became the Official Soapmaker of Stinky Lewis’ Soap in 2016.
We still use Ariale’s original premium small-batch soap recipes to this day, right here in lush Gainesville, Florida. We take skincare seriously and therefore work diligently to source the best quality ingredients. Our base oils, the main ingredients of soap, are all organic and are certified sustainably sourced whenever possible. We think nature’s beauty and bounty provides all we need and more, and this can be seen in our soap formulations.
