IBN Member Success Spotlights
IBN Member Success Spotlights were a big part of IBN in 2002 and 2003. Today, members are featured extensively in our weekly online newsletter, the Handmade Beauty Connection, and in our print magazine, the Handmade Beauty Business Magazine. The spotlights here are dated and many of the companies have grown and changed. We continue to maintain this page because it provides inspiration to small businesses everywhere. If you find a broken link, please let us know. To learn more about this and other IBN member benefits, click here.
IBN members are the cream of the handmade toiletries crop and the most innovative and creative people in the industry. Read these Success Spotlights and you'll immediately see why! Click on the business name below to view the Success Spotlight for that business.
Annabella
and Company Creativity Collective, IBN member since February 2002
Alicia at Annabella and Company is truly a "one-woman show." She
started her business in 1995 after
making salves for her personal use and finding that her gardener friends
kept swiping her creations. Her financing was truly "homemade,"
coming from income earned selling her crocheted handbags. ...
BioChemical
International, Florida, IBN member since March 2001
I first met Larry and BioChemical at a trade show earlier this year. I was
immediately drawn to his colorful booth with easy to read descriptions of
some of their best selling products such as aloe, shea and avocado butters.
The experience got even better when ...
Bottles
and Jars.net, New York, IBN member since January 2002
It all started when Anne was the owner of a "60's era" shop. After
adding handmade soap and lotion to the assortment of products offered at the
store, a whole new business concept was born ...
Creekside Soaps, New York, IBN member
since April 2000
Susan and Pentti Ryhanen are the industrious husband and
wife team behind Creekside Soaps, a part-time family business in Crompond,
New York. Susan's full-time job is as a media specialist, while Pentti works
in auto body repair. Between the two of them, Creekside Soaps manufactures
handmade soap, soap molds, cutter blades and wooden soap dishes. ...
Essential Wholesale, Oregon, IBN member since
September 2000
Essential Wholesale in Portland, Oregon, is
a growing family owned business that makes and supplies over 50 different
natural source cosmetic bases, including lotions, creams, shower gels and
body oils. They also supply a large variety of carrier oils, waxes, butters,
essential oils, clays and packaging materials to the handmade toiletries
industry ...
Fields
of Ambrosia, New Hampshire, IBN member since June 2002
After being "retired" for a few years, Deborah Jasien was searching
for new ways to enjoy her extensive
gardens. At the same time, she became interested in incorporating natural
products into her personal body care regime. Her dual quest led her to a
soap making pot, which of course led her to wonder if she could make other
more luxurious items. ...
Kate's Soap, Florida, IBN member since April 2000
Kate's Soap is a
long-time IBN member. Run by soapmaker Kate Krival and herbalist Leslie
Williams, Kate's Soap is a full-time business in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Prior to starting Kate's Soap, Kate was a speech-language pathologist and
Leslie was a writer, herbalist and buyer for a large natural foods store.
...
Sunrose
Aromatics, New York, IBN member since April 2000
Rosanne Tartaro of SunRose Aromatics has been a member of IBN since April
2000, and was one of the very first companies to join our membership ranks.
Rosanne, formerly with the New York City Department of Corrections, runs
SunRose from her offices in New York. ...
Sunshine Garden Soapworks, Wisconsin, IBN
member since September 2000
Stephani Halderman of Sunshine Garden Soapworks, a full-time handmade
toiletries manufacturer, has been a member of IBN since September 2000.
Stephani is a former computer technical support specialist who now makes
soaps, lotions, bath salts and lip balms from her offices in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin ...
Prairieland Herbs, Iowa, is no longer a member of IBN.
