Our liquid soaps are safe and sustainable.  In addition to reprocessing  what would otherwise be considered "waste" vegetable oil (WVO), we've designed our manufacturing process to conserve water and energy. Our soaps are versatile and contain only a few all-natural ingredients--our waste stream is minimal and our product is biodegradable.  In addition, it is our policy to source essential and vegetable oils from local farmers and producers whenever possible.  Our lavender essential oil, for instance, is grown on a family-owned organic farm only 2 hours away in Buhl, Idaho (http://www.valleyviewlavenderfarm.com/).   Much of the WVO we use to brew biodiesel, which provides the glycerin byproduct for our soaps, comes from a highly sustainable restaurant in downtown Boise (http://www.justeatlocal.com/bittercreek/).  When you purchase soap from Boise Soap Co., you help us support local businesses and their efforts to promote sustainability in our community.

How We Make Our Soaps

Every batch of soap is brewed with pure essential oils and glycerin from reprocessed vegetable oil as part of a zero-waste cycle.  We fuel a partner sustainable land care business with home-made biodiesel made from waste vegetable oil collected at local restaurants.  Glycerin is the natural byproduct from the chemical process that transforms vegetable oil into fuel.  We purify that glycerin and add to it pure essential oils.  The result is Boise Soap Co.'s line of effective, biodegradable, all-natural glycerin soaps.