Specialties
T.L. Soaps is your stop for sustainably sourced, all natural, transparently homemade soaps and body products! Not only do our soaps have fun and elegant designs, but our choice of ingredients for all product types can help improve the quality of your skin. Handcrafted with compassion in West Virginia’s Greenbrier Valley, we hope you #SpoilYouSkin with our skin soothing and softening goodies!
History
Established in 2020.
COVID-19 generated a wave of hygienic precautions: wash our hands often, do not touch our faces, clean anything and everything we touched. At the start of the pandemic, West Virginia farmer Tommye Lou Rafes quickly realized that the rosemary she was growing might be helpful in this battle against the virus - rosemary is antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial. Using rosemary-infused olive oil and rosemary essential oil, Tommye made the first batch of soap for her family, local friends, and CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) customers as a hygienic option during the difficult times.
The positive reactions were defining for T.L. Soaps, reinforcing its need to create products that were natural, advantageous, and homemade with compassion. From there, T.L. Soaps expanded beyond Tommye’s family and local circles as well as beyond soaps, becoming what it is today - your stop for sustainably sourced, all natural, transparently homemade soaps and body products!
Meet the Business Owner: Tommye R.
I am a retired public school teacher, grandmother and produce grower.