MADE IN WYOMING: 307 Soapworks
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This week we are featuring 307 Soapworks of Bar Nunn, WY
Lynn Hazen, 307 Soapworks 307-262-7409 307soapworks@gmail.com www.soapguildstores.com/307soapworks
Lynn Hazen started making soap after she and her sister had a conversation about home-based businesses. Handmade soap was on the list of businesses. At first Lynn thought it was a silly thing to do from home, after all, who would be interested in purchasing soap from somewhere other than a store. She put the notion of learning to make soap on the back burner, but eventually started searching the internet for information. Lynn started with Melt and Pour soap but she quickly lost interest. She then decided to research how to make Cold Process soap. After reading tutorials and books and watching videos for about six months, Lynn finally got up the courage to make her first batch of Castile soap, and she was hooked!
Lynn is currently the sole soap maker but hopes to make it a family business. 307 Soapworks does custom orders and only uses essential oils to scent the soaps. However, if someone wanted a product made from a specific fragrance oil, she would require them to purchase the entire batch of about 2.5 pounds of soap or 7 bars. Some of the ingredients used are: Avocado, Castor, Coconut, Olive, Palm and Rice Bran oils; and, Kaolin Clay.
307Soapworks products can only be purchased online at this time: www.soapguildstores.com/307soapworks.
Lynn will be participating in the Winter Market in Casper at the Ag Extension Building on Fairgrounds Road, the first Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The next market will be December 7th.
Lynn is proud to be a Wyoming native, so she wanted her products to have a Wyoming theme, and the soapy name illustrate that very sentiment: “Whoa, Nellie” (for Nellie Tayloe Ross), “Togwotee” (for Togwotee Pass), “Gebo” (for Gebo, WY), and a salve named Dr. Lillian’s Salve (for Dr. Lillian Heath). Current products include soaps, lip balms, laundry soap, salve and solid lotion.