About Us

About Grandma's All Natural Soap

Handcrafted in small batches. Rooted in a century of family tradition. Made with love and real ingredients.

Our Story: From Tuscany to Brazil to Your Doorstep

Every bar of Grandma's soap carries a story that spans three continents and over a century of family tradition.

It begins with Santa Lucia, a farmer's daughter born in Tuscany, Italy in 1904. When she emigrated to Brazil in 1917, she brought with her the resourcefulness of her upbringing — learning to make soap and essential oils from scratch, using plants from her garden and techniques passed down through generations.

After years of making soap for her 13 children, Santa Lucia opened a small soap shop in São Paulo, Brazil, where she and her family crafted bars for 25 years. Those beloved recipes — handwritten, time-tested, and full of wisdom — were discovered in a box of family keepsakes during a Christmas visit to Brazil. We brought them home to North Carolina, and Grandma's All Natural Soap was born.

A Century of Soap Making: Our Family Timeline

Year	Milestone
1904	Santa Lucia was born in Tuscany, Italy
1917	Emigrates to Brazil; begins making soap and essential oils from scratch
~1940s	Opens a small soap shop in São Paulo; crafts bars with family for 25 years
2019	Original family recipes discovered; Grandma's All Natural Soap launches in North Carolina
Today	Small-batch handcrafted soaps shipped across the USA, honoring Santa Lucia's legacy

What Goes Into Every Bar

At Grandma’s All Natural Soap, we believe soap should be made the traditional way: slowly, honestly, and with ingredients you can recognize.

Our soaps are handcrafted in small batches using time-honored cold-process methods and recipes inspired by over a century of family tradition. We use nourishing plant oils, rich butters, natural botanicals, herbs, clays, milk, honey, coffee, sea salt, and pure essential oils to create bars that feel special from the first use to the last.

We hand-stir, hand-cut, and hand-wrap every single bar. We even make our own wrappers. Our ingredients are sourced from around the world — chosen for their purity and skin benefits, never for cost-cutting.

Why We Make Large Soap Bars

We make generous, large bars because we want customers to receive a bar of soap that lasts.

A larger bar gives you more soap to enjoy, whether you use it in the shower, at the sink, or for face and body. Rather than offering a small bar that disappears quickly, we create substantial artisan bars that are made to be used slowly and appreciated every day.

Our larger bars also reflect the old-fashioned way soap was made and sold: practical, long-lasting, and made for the household. Many of our special aged bars range from approximately 11–14 ounces, while some limited bars may be as large as one pound.

Customer-friendly wording

Why are your bars so large?
Because we believe handmade soap should last. Our generously sized bars offer more value, more uses, and a longer-lasting experience than a typical small store-bought bar. They are made for customers who love real soap and do not want to replace it every few days.

Why Handmade Soap Costs More

Handcrafted soap costs more than commercial soap because it is made differently.

Large corporations produce soap in huge factories, often using inexpensive detergent bases, fillers, artificial fragrance, and automated equipment. Our soap is made in limited batches with carefully selected ingredients and hands-on work at every stage.

The price reflects:

Higher-quality ingredients: Olive oil, coconut oil, butters, goat milk, botanicals, natural clays, sea salt, specialty coffees, and pure essential oils cost more than inexpensive commercial soap ingredients.
A larger bar: You are receiving substantially more soap than a standard 3–4 ounce bar. Several of Grandma’s large bars are around 12 ounces to one pound.
Small-batch craftsmanship: Each batch is mixed, poured, cut, cured, wrapped, and labeled by hand rather than made on a factory assembly line.
Long curing time: Cold-process soap must cure for weeks—and some limited aged bars are cured much longer—so it becomes harder, milder, and longer lasting.
Real fragrance and color: Pure essential oils, herbs, spices, natural clays, and botanicals are more costly and more labor-intensive than synthetic fragrance oils and artificial dyes.
Limited production: We make smaller quantities to maintain quality, freshness, and attention to detail rather than producing thousands of identical bars at once.

Ingredient	Source	Skin Benefit
Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Greece (family farm)	Deep moisture, anti-inflammatory, gentle on sensitive skin
Organic Coconut Oil	USA / tropics	Rich lather, cleansing, antimicrobial
Castor Oil	USA	Boosts lather, conditions and softens skin
Avocado & Almond Oils	USA / Spain	Nourishing, rich in vitamins A, D & E
Kaolin & Cleansing Clays	Morocco / France	Draws out impurities, silky skin feel
Pure Essential Oils	Africa, France, Australia, Egypt	Natural fragrance, therapeutic properties
Local Honey & Milk	Local NC farms	Humectant, soothing, creamy lather
Botanicals & Flowers	Morocco / France / USA	Antioxidant, soothing, natural exfoliation

What we NEVER use: synthetic fragrances • parabens • artificial dyes • sulfates • harmful preservatives • fillers

Our Promise to You

✅ 100% natural from start to finish — no shortcuts
✅ Small-batch handcrafted for quality control in every bar
✅ Long curing period — every bar is fully cured before it ships, so it's mild, hard, and long-lasting
✅ Hand-stirred, hand-cut, hand-wrapped — even our wrappers are handmade
✅ Globally sourced, locally loved — the best ingredients from around the world, made in North Carolina

What Our Customers Say

"I've been using Grandma's soap for over a year now, and my skin has completely transformed. No more dry patches, no more irritation. I tell everyone about it."

— Patricia H., North Carolina ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"The story behind this soap makes it even more special. You can feel the care that goes into every bar. My whole family has switched, and we won't go back to store-bought."

— David M., Texas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"I ordered the olive oil bar for my sensitive skin, and it's been a game changer. No fragrance, no irritation — just clean, soft skin. Grandma knew what she was doing!"

— Angela T., Florida ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐