Scenter of the Mind was born out of a love and respect for nature, a passion for soapmaking and concern about all the synthetic chemicals that humans and the environment are exposed to daily. By offering natural soaps and herbal bath products we feel we are helping, in a small way, to reduce the demand for synthetic chemicals, thereby reducing their production, introduction into the environment, and exposure to humans.

We are providing links to web sites that we feel are very informative. Please visit the sites listed below to obtain information on:

The dangers of synthetic fragrance chemicals.
Fragranced Products Information Network

What's in your cosmetics.
NotToo Pretty

What types of chemicals could be in your blood stream.
Environmental Working Group

The impact of chemicals used in personal care products on the environment.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Many more issues dealing with synthetic chemicals, your health, and the health of the environment.
Women and Environment

These issues and many more are what motivate us to create products using ingredients that are safe to humans and the environment. We aim to use ingredients and packaging that are natural, renewable resources, biodegradable and recyclable, whenever possible. Our goal is to provide safer, more ethical choices for everyone.

About our soaps

All of our products are handmade, from start to finish, using carefully selected, quality ingredients. We do not use store bought kits, synthetic fragrances, colors, detergents or preservatives. Our soaps and herbal products are honestly natural, unlike so many other commercial and even handmade soaps on the market. Many claim to be natural but are laden with detergents, synthetic fragrance chemicals, and colorants.

Although we use exceptional ingredients, our soaps are designed to be simple, pure, and for everyday use. They are not brightly colored, pretty shaped, heavily scented or made with the latest new exotic ingredient. We have spent long hours developing our recipes to yield an excellent, well cleaning, long lasting bar of soap.

They are also gentle and contain natural glycerin, a byproduct of the soaping process. Glycerin is a humectant which draws moisture to the skin. Be aware, glycerin is made by making soap, soap is not made from glycerin. All those clear, so called glycerin bars are not true soap and not made from glycerin.

We use natural essential oils to fragrance our soaps but also offer unscented varieties. The essential oils we choose are carefully selected as well, from the many that are available, to make sure they are safe for use on the skin. Customer safety and satisfaction are very important to us.