Name: Val Ristovski
Business: Valganics
Products: Vegan soap, organic cocoa-butter balm & body oil, body/room sprays, natural deodorant, body butter
Website: www.valganics.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/valganics
Instagram: www.instagram.com/valganicssoap
Email: val@valganics.com
I am a self-taught soap maker from Canton, Michigan. I started learning about cold-process soap and how to make it in the Spring of 2011 a few years after I was laid off from my job, while expecting my second child. The idea of starting a business came after I could not find a job and focused on something entirely new that would help other people.
I chose soap since I suffered skin issues as a child and had a bout of skin cancer as an adult. My line has expanded into additional products that I formulated one at a time with the goal to make body products with clean ingredients at a reasonable price where the benefit would come full circle.
Artist: Stephanie Bolz
Business: Hoppy Soaps
Products: Bar soaps, bath bombs, shower fizzies, body butter, lip balm, deodorant
Email:hoppysoaps@gmail.com
Phone: 734-887-6103
Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/hoppysoaps
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HoppySoaps
Twitter: @hoppysoaps
Instagram: Hoppy Soaps
I offer handmade, vegan, palm oil & preservative-free soap and body care products — perfect for gifts, for use in the guest bathroom and for daily use.
Name: Jessica Copeland-Cousins
Business: Shea With Me!
Products: Whipped Shea Body Butter & Sugar Scrub/Exfoliant
Email: jessica@our-circle.org
Phone: 248-514-2446
Website: sheawithme.net
Shea With Me! is an all-natural, vegan-friendly, luxury aromatherapy skincare line that partners with The Our Circle Organization to create employment opportunities for adults with autism.
Artist: Katina 
Artist: Kimberly
Business: Soap Surprise
Products: I use 6-8-ingredients in my handmade soaps. I can add to melt & pour soap base, cold- or hot-process soaps.
Email: soapsurprise36@gmail.com
Phone: 734-968-3335
Website: Ebay/SoapSurprise
Facebook: SoapSurprise,LLC
Etsy: Etsy/SoapSurprise40
Waking up every day to create products has been my pleasure, knowing I am making someone happy today.