My son and I averaged 10 hours a week of driving for wrestling practice...That led to a lot of talking about my background in chemistry, hygiene and work ethic.

Soap has always been my tool for teaching.

Charcoal and shea-butter rich soap was born.

"Nothing protects your skin better than charcoal," I assured him.

The science has been solid for more than three decades:

"In the present study, E. coli O157:H7 strains were effectively adsorbed by activated charcoal. Adsorption was dose-dependent, and the maximum adsorption occurred within 5 min. At 10 mg of activated charcoal, bacteria tested were completely adsorbed."

So on the weekends, my son would make chemical-free soap in the garage.

The hardest part was...all of it.

Forcing soap to "go to trace" can take up to an hour. This is when Lye contemplates donating atoms for the production of soap.

Chemical reactions aren't trustworthy. You never know where an electron is, which means you never know how an atom is going to behave. Therefore, in chemistry, you just have "an idea" of what's going to happen.

"So, while you're waiting for soap to trace, think about your future and how to best prepare for it," I'd insist.

I started planning my future over 30 years ago.

One glaring point holds true:

It's harder to live a poorly planned life than it is to work your ass off chasing your dreams and end up hitting the bullseye decades later...

Just keep stirring the pot and something good is going to come. Otherwise, you're guaranteed to be exactly where you started.

And that's exactly what we've been doing for just over 2 years...

We've been an Etsy Best Seller for years...

Thousands of people from all over the world have purchased our 6-Packs...

And hundreds of 5-Star Reviews have flooded in:

"I am off all household name chemical brand soaps forever. Need I say more!" - Cristal

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Dare to live young!

The People's Chemist