A bar of soap? I can’t remember the last time I used one. My bathroom always has a liquid hand wash and lotion by the sink, and the thought of washing my body with anything but shower gel just feels plain wrong. But it turns out that, after decades of being shunned in favour of hand washes and shower gels, the good old-fashioned bar of soap is officially back. Last year, sales rose by 2.9 per cent, with shoppers spending...

Via Deming Highlight DEMING – Clara Garcia is new to the Deming MainStreet Farmer’s Market and she took the opportunity on Saturday to sell her bath and body products in the open market of Luna County Courthouse Park. “Business was brisk,” Garcia said, while introducing customers to her line of bath and beauty cosmetics and personal care items at Clara’s Bath and Body. She began experimenting from home a couple of years ago with mixtures of health-conscious household items like...

Via: North Texas Daily What started as a small hobby has become a full-blown business and a full-time job for Kimberly Bien. “That hobby left a gift-giving [reward] and demand for [products].” Bien said. It was not until September of this year that her business, Salted Sanctuary Soap, expanded into a store in Denton after 10 long years of hard work and dedication. Bien began her hobby of soap-making when she started creating her own skincare products because of the...

Via The San Diego Union-Tribute By Brittany Meiling When Amazon arrived like Godzilla to the retail world, stomping out brick-and-mortar shops with speedy e-commerce delivery, small businesses suffered the brunt of the damage. But there’s a new wave of savvy entrepreneurs who still compete with the giants of retail — even in saturated markets. Jack Haldrup, a 31-year-old San Diegan, epitomizes this shift to small business 2.0. He makes $6 million a year selling a product that’s been around since ancient times:...