Melt Alert!
The Ithaca weather lately has alternated between blazing hot and rainy drab. Today is blazing hot! Our balms and butters do not love this heat; they are designed to melt at skin temperature–around 90℉...
View ArticleFall Is Coming, I Promise!
Crazy hot weather, no? But fall will come, leaves will turn colors here in the Finger Lakes, we will pick apples and rake leaves and put on sweaters. When we do, this soap will be your friend in the...
View ArticleCustomize Those Gifts!
We love our little logo bee, so we stamp her on our soaps and fizzies. By hand. When you’re giving gifts to your donors, clients, or employees, personalize it the same way. Handmade says that you care,...
View ArticleItalian Sunshine Hand & Body Lotion Now at GreenStar!
The title says it all! GreenStar on Buffalo has carried our much-loved mango butter & aloe lotion in Unscented and Dark Lavender for quite a while, but as of today, they are adding Italian...
View ArticleHow Our Scrub Bee Is Made
I’ll bet you wondered! Scrub Bees aren’t soap–they’re a solid sugar scrub you use in the shower, after you wash. Rub the bar on any bits that need exfoliating–knees, elbows, that spot on the back of...
View ArticleShampoo & Conditioner
You’ve been washing with my soap since 2010. It’s time for some haircare! As of today, Avital’s Bee Fresh Shampoo and Conditioner Bars are available at GreenStar on Buffalo. More locations coming soon!...
View ArticleOur Conditioner Bar
Once Kathi and I decided to make a shampoo bar, conditioner was the obvious next step. I had been casually making a conditioning masque for my family for over a year, so making a traditional...
View ArticleFall Fest Fizzies
Say it three times fast! In addition to the Fall Fest soap, we are also making Fall Fest Fizzies, so that you can luxuriate, surrounded by the warm spice scent of orange, cinnamon, clove, and cardamom....
View ArticleLetchworth Farm B&B
Long before the gig economy, the B&B was a thing. And Letchworth Farm Guest House is one of the most beautiful. The house is part of an equestrian estate owned by Richard and Daisy Trayford, who...
View ArticleBiscotti Bar Soap: Limited (Very!) Edition
When Kathi and I were working on a holiday scent, it took batch after batch to find the right colors, the right scent, and the right look for the bars and the bath fizzies. We really came to love this...
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