Ida's Soap Box Blog

The labor-intensive aspects of growing and harvesting vanilla beans, bad weather conditions, and increased demand for real vanilla products is driving up the price of vanilla beans.

Chagrin Valley Detangler Rinse is an herbal rinse made with specially selected organic herbs and botanicals that help decrease tangles naturally and without hair damage or buildup.

While the process of making a shampoo bar is the same as soap, shampoo bar "recipes" use different proportions of oils as well as herbs and essential oils known for their hair care benefits.

Cradle cap is very common in young infants. It usually appears on the scalp and the symptoms can vary from simple dandruff-like flakes to oily, yellowish, or brown crusting patches.

When we choose which scents to use in our skincare products, we look at several criteria such as the method of extraction, sustainability, cost, and of course is it a pure essential oil.

Using any raw material to the point of extinction makes no sense. We use essential oils that are harvested and produced in an environmentally and ethically responsible manner.