Last month I was invited to my local Whole Foods for a special brunch event.
It was a wonderful morning filled with mimosas, delicious pastries, and good conversation.
The best part of the morning was the reason we were there: to celebrate the success of Abi and Andrew. Dirty Hippies with a Clean Purpose, Abi and Andrew are the founders of Pacha Soap, a local Nebraska soap company that through hard work, dedication, and a truly amazing product are now available in all Whole Foods nationwide. It’s crazy to me that two hours from my apartment there’s a soap factory making and sending soaps all over the country!
Pacha Soap makes traditional bar soaps, bath scrubs, and, my favorite, liquid hand soap. We have a bottle of Lavender Lemongrass next to all of our sinks and I truly can’t get enough. It’s American-made, smells amazing, and leaves my hands feeling great after every wash.
One of the most special things about Pacha Soap is their heart. The company has a buy-one, give-one business model, dedicated to helping provide clean water, sanitation, and good hygiene to people in developing countries. As if giving a bar of soap away for every one they sell weren’t enough, they also promote entrepreneurship in developing countries by setting up soap manufacturing shops and paying the local area to make their own soaps. It is truly amazing to hear of a business going above and beyond and doing so much good in the world. In just the few short years they’ve been around they’ve made such a difference. Pacha Soap is a company I’m proud to support.
Whole Foods agrees, which is why they awarded Pacha Soap with a Local Producer Loan for $100,000. I can’t wait to see the big things the company does with this money!
Questions of the Day: Have you heard of Pacha Soap before? Are you a fan of specialty soaps? Did you know Whole Foods supported local businesses? What’s a company that you respect and admire?
Thanks to Whole Foods for sponsoring this post!
This is amazing! I’ll be in the States in February and I want to get some!!!
Patcha soaps are awesome! Whole foods has some seriously awesome non-food products!
These photos are gorgeous and those products look delightful! I go to Whole Foods all the time so I’ll definitely be picking some of these products up!
LOVE handmade and specialty soaps. I’m a bar soap fiend. Who knew this was a thing. Do they do facility tours? I’d love to take one!!
Not formal ones but you can call and let them know you’re coming and they’ll walk you around!!
Never tried these soaps. They look amazing!
this is awesome! I want some! the next time i’m there im gonna pick some up!
Ooooh, I’ll definitely have to try this! Whole Foods does some great work with local communities, which I’ve always appreciated. Love things that are locally made!
A great cause and company. I am interested in trying the soap–wondering what it’s like.
We are getting a Whole Foods in a few weeks and I am so excited! I will definitely check out this soap. As much as I wash my hands, I really need a soap that will help my hands feel better.
Oh my gosh, I want to go to this just so I can have all that yummy food! Looks amazing!
Okay, I’ll try the soap, but that first picture???? GORGEOUS!
I bet the lavender lemongrass smells amazing!
I’ve never heard of the brand before but they sound awesome!
xoxo, Jenny
These products sound amazing — will have to grab some next time I’m at Whole Foods!
I’ve never heard of Pacha soap and unfortunately, we don’t have a Whole Foods nearby. I love their business model, though, and am so happy that they are successful!
This is so awesome! I love handmade soaps. I have to hold myself back from purchasing them as gifts since I know not everyone loves them like me. haha. I have always had an interest in natural living, but the past couple of years I’ve been working to integrate more and more naturally made products into our home and body cleaning products.
How exciting! I will have to look for it the next time I am in the store.