Blog
Taking a Break & Preparing for New Beginnings
Hey there, Soap Refillery community!I want to share some exciting news and give you a heads-up about an upcoming change. As many of you know, I put the word out at the end of January that I was looking for the right folks to take ownership of The Soap Refillery. I’m so pleased about the interest we’ve had and feel confident that the business we built will live on, however I need some time to make it happen. Over the past months, juggling a full-time job, taking care of two school-age kids, and running this business has been an adventure to...
Environmental Racism
Plastic isn't just an environmental issue that pollutes our oceans and harms our wildlife. It's an environmental racism issue that affects BIPOC disproportionately from production to consumption to disposal.
We are Phasing out Biokleen Products
As some of you may have heard, Biokleen was recently acquired by a large corporation (Weiman, a subsidiary of the Carlyle Group). This means they are no longer a family owned business, their products will no longer be offered in bulk and they have moved production from Vancouver WA to the East Coast. We stocked up before these details were final so that we had some time to find suitable alternatives as the Biokleen brand is no longer a fit for us. This means that if you are a subscription customer of our Biokleen brand products, you do not have to...
Does your washing machine stink?
Cleaning out our washer and switching to powder is the short story of what worked for us. We've heard from a number of people with a similar issue and thought we'd share more details on what we did to remedy our stinky was