April
Featured Product
“April’s featured favorite: my Petrichor Coconut Soy Wax Candle, capturing that crisp, earthy scent of rain-soaked air.
Because, as they say, April showers…”
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Back Woods
Collection
This soap is part of my new Back Woods Collection and is one of my favorite soaps. I was drawn to this subtle aroma that blends rich musk with dry woods.
Cold Processed Soap Bar Handmade in small batches.
4.5 oz / 127 g
Ingredients: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Sustainable Palm Oil, Shea Oil, Vitamin E, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Sodium Lactate, Natural Indigo, Titanium Dioxide Pigment, Fragrance Oil, & Distilled Water.
Ingredients (INCI Name): Olea Europaea (olive) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (palm) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Seed (shea) Oil, Tocopherols(vitamin E), Sodium Hydroxide (lye), Sodium Lactate, Baphicacanthus Cusia (Nees) Bremek Powder, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Fragrance, Aqua.
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Includes Natural Indigo for colorant
Includes Shea Oil & Vitamin E
Part of the Back Woods Collection has saponified oils, Apple Bourbon Scent with Natural Colorants. The scent brings you to a clean crisp fall air sipping on your favorite drink.
Cold Processed Soap Bar handmade in small batches.
4. 5 oz / 127 g bar
Ingredients: (Common Name) :Sustainable Palm Oil, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Oil, Vitamin E, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Sodium Lactate, Natural Indigo, Rose Clay, Fragrance Oil, & Distilled Water.
Ingredients (INCI Name): Olea Europaea (olive) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (palm) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Seed (shea) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Sodium Hydroxide (lye), Sodium Lactate, Baphicacanthus Cusia (Nees) Bremek Powder, Kaolinite, Iron Oxide, Fragrance, Aqua.
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Natural Colorants
Includes Shea Oil and Vitamin E
This Cold Processed Soap Bar is part of the Back Woods Line and includes Activated Charcoal, Vitamin E, and Saponified Oils including Shea Oil.
The scent is an unconventional vanilla with earthy oak.
Cold Processed Soap Bar handmade in small batches.
4.5oz / 127g
Ingredients: (Common Name) :Sustainable Palm Oil, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Oil, Vitamin E, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Sodium Lactate, Activated Charcoal, Fragrance Oil, & Distilled Water.
Ingredients (INCI Name): Olea Europaea (olive) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (palm) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Seed (shea) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Sodium Hydroxide (lye), Sodium Lactate, Carbo activatus, Fragrance, Aqua.
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Includes Activated Charcoal
Includes Shea Oil and Vitamin E
This Candle is part of the Back Woods Collection. The scent brings you to clean crisp fall air sipping on your favorite drink.
Handmade Paraffin Free Coconut Soy Wax Scented Candle in a heat safe tin with wood wick.
4.5 oz / 127 G
Ingredients: Partially Hydrogenated Soy Bean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Soy Emulsifier, 10% Fragrance Oil.
Created for my husband, this beard oil had the same scent as our all natural Eucalyptus Cedarwood Cold Processed Bar. (Which, my husband uses as his everyday bar. )
Ingredients (Common Name): Fractionated Coconut Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Argan Oil, Jojoba Oil, Aloe Extract, Vitamin E, Eucalyptus, Cedarwood, and Lemongrass Essential Oils.
Ingredients (INCI Name): Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract,Tocopheryl Acetate, Eucalyptus Globulus, Juniperus Virginiana L., Cymbopogon Flexuosus.
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Vegan
Palm Free
This soap bar part of the Back Woods Collection and features activated charcoal and orange peel powder to create a visual smokey bar. The fragrance has been described as “A natural tobacco scent with a sweat finish.” It's a fresh mix of bay leaf, fir needle, cedarwood, bergamot, and tobacco.
Cold Processed Soap Bar handmade in small batches
4.5 oz / 127 g
Ingredients: (Common Name) :Sustainable Palm Oil, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Oil, Vitamin E, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Sodium Lactate, Activated Charcoal, Orange Peel Powder, Fragrance Oil, & Distilled Water.
Ingredients (INCI Name): Olea Europaea (olive) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (palm) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Seed (shea) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Sodium Hydroxide (lye), Sodium Lactate, Carbo activatus, Citrus sinensis, Fragrance, Aqua.
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Includes Activated Charcoal
Includes Shea Oil and Vitamin E
Explore our latest collection—crafted with rich, earthy, and musky scents inspired by the outdoors.
2026 Events:
April/25/26 -Dancing Dragonfly Winery The Bazaar:11am-4pm. www.dancingdragonflywinery.com
May/3/26- Coco Heart Dog Rescue Event in Hudson WI- 11am-3pm. www.cocosheartdogrescue.org
May/9/26- Dancing Dragonfly Winery Mothers Day Mini Mart: 11am-4pm. www.dancingdragonflywinery.com
May/22/26- Starting Friday May 22nd, I’ll be doing Fridays at Balsam Lake Farmers Markets (3PM-6PM)
June-October 2026 - Amery Farmers Market Saturday Mornings (9am-1pm) Monday afternoons from (3PM-6PM)
You can also find my soaps at:
Bittersweet Homestead Boutique : 320 Keller Ave S, Amery, WI 54001 www.bittersweethomestead.com Open Wednesdays - Sundays (10am-5PM)
Artisan Soaps for Everyday Luxury
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Apple Sage
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Lemoncello Bar
All Natural Ingredient Line
Made with Sustainable & Saponified Oils, Natural Colorants, and Essential Oils.
My husbands creation. He requested the scents and uses this as a daily body soap. Made with all natural ingredients.
Cold Processed Soap handmade in small batches
4.5oz / 127g
All Natural Ingredients (Common Names) : Sustainable Palm Oil, Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Oil, Vitamin E, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Sodium Lactate, Spinach Powder, Eucalyptus and Cedarwood Essential Oils, and Distilled Water.
Ingredients (INCI Name): Elaeis Guineensis (palm) Oil, Olea Europaea (olive) Oil, Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Seed (Shea) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate(vitamin E), Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Sodium Lactate, Spinacia Oleracea, Eucalyptus Globulus, Juniperus Virginiana L., Cymbopogon Flexuosus, Aqua.
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Vegan
All Natural Ingredients
Made with all natural ingredients including Lemongrass Essential Oil, 3 different butters, saponified oils and vitamin E. This is my new favorite bar! Very bright and soft for a natural luxury.
Cold Processed Soap Handmade in small batches.
4.5 oz / 127 G
Ingredients (Common Name): Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Canola Oil, Shea Butter, Mango Butter, Cocoa Butter, Castor Oil, Vitamin E, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Sodium Lactate, French Green Clay, Lemongrass Essential Oil, Distilled Water.
Ingredients (INCI Name): Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil, Olea Europaea (olive) Oil, Brassica Napus (canola) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit (shea) Butter, Mangifera Indica Seed (mango) Butter, Theobroma Cacao Seed (cocoa) Butter, Ricinus Communis Seed (caster) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Sodium Hydroxide (lye), Sodium Lactate, Montmorillonite, Cymbopogon Flexuosus, Aqua.
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Palm Free
All Natural Ingredients
Vegan
3 Butters
This soap is made from all natural ingredients including Honey collected from bees in Baldwin, WI. I made this for family members that have a hard time finding soaps that they can use. It has no colorants or fragrance but does have three different butters for a natural luxury.
Cold Processed Soap Handmade in small batches.
4.5 oz / 127 G
Ingredients (Common Name): Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Canola Oil, Shea Butter, Mango Butter, Cocoa Butter, Castor Oil, Vitamin E, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Honey, Sodium Lactate, Distilled Water.
Ingredients (INCI Name): Cocos Nucifera (coconut) Oil, Olea Europaea (olive) Oil, Brassica Napus (canola) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Fruit (shea) Butter, Mangifera Indica Seed (mango) Butter, Theobroma Cacao Seed (cocoa) Butter, Ricinus Communis Seed (caster) Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Sodium Hydroxide (lye), Sodium Lactate, Mel extract (honey), Aqua.
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Palm Free
All Natural Ingredients
No Colorants or Fragrance
Locally sourced Honey
Bath Bombs
Bath Bombs
Lavender Bath Bomb with Epson Salt, Shea Oil, Lavender Essential Oils.
Peony Bath Bomb with Pink Sea Salt, Shea Oil, Fragrance Oil.
Candles
Paraffin Free Coconut Soy Wax Candle is in a small golden tin and has the same scent as our Balsam Branch featured Soap Bar.
3 oz / 85 G
Ingredients: Partially Hydrogenated Soy Bean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Soy Emulsifier, 10% Fragrance Oil.
Paraffin Free Coconut Soy Wax Candle is in a small silver tin and uses Lavender Essential Oils for scent.
3 oz / 85 G
Ingredients: Partially Hydrogenated Soy Bean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Soy Emulsifier, 10% Lavender Essential Oil.
Paraffin Free Coconut Soy Wax Candle in a ceramic jar. The fragrance oil smells like a mix of fresh rain on pavement, orange, misty fog, violet, peony, lily, jasmine, and magnolia. It also has orange, eucalyptus, and cedarwood essential oils.
That sounds like a lot of different scents in one jar! But reviewers have said that it has a calming fresh scent and is my most popular selling candle.
Scented Candle Handmade in small batches.
9.5 oz / 274 G
Ingredients: Partially Hydrogenated Soy Bean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Soy Emulsifier, 10% Fragrance Oil.
This Candle is part of the Back Woods Collection. The scent brings you to clean crisp fall air sipping on your favorite drink.
Handmade Paraffin Free Coconut Soy Wax Scented Candle in a heat safe tin with wood wick.
4.5 oz / 127 G
Ingredients: Partially Hydrogenated Soy Bean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Soy Emulsifier, 10% Fragrance Oil.
Paraffin Free Coconut Soy Wax Candle is in a ceramic jar and has the same scent as our Balsam Branch featured Soap Bar.
10 oz / 283 g
Ingredients: Partially Hydrogenated Soy Bean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Soy Emulsifier, 10% Fragrance Oil.
Benefits of Handcrafted
Quality, Health & Safety: Handmade products use natural, food-grade ingredients. These are typically gentler – especially for those with allergies or skin sensitivity. Because they are handcrafted in small batches, the maker is directly involved in the quality and safety of each item.
Environmental Impact: Handcrafted products are more sustainable from start to finish. Makers typically source raw materials that are more natural and are often local. Small batch, handmade production generates a smaller carbon footprint, while final packaging reduces plastic and paper waste.
Economic Power: While online sales offer access to makers around the world, most handcrafters are small businesses. Your purchase puts money directly back into a community, supporting jobs and local economic development.
When you use a bar of handcrafted soap, you know it was made with the personal touch of a local soap maker.
Balsam Branch Soapworks
Homemade soaps made in small batches inspired by the natural surroundings of our home.
