Many people have asked me how I chose the name Alegna Soap® for my company. I had pretty much decided on the name "Vintage Soap" originally. I've always loved old things and wanted the name to reflect something about me. I wasn't truly happy with the name though. I asked friends and family for ideas and was hitting brick walls. Things were moving …
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Alegna Soap and Starter Story
A few weeks ago, Pat from Starter Story contacted me. He asked if I was interested in doing an online interview with him for his readers and share the story of how I started Alegna Soap®. Starter Story is a website dedicated to interviewing e-commerce and product entrepreneurs. Since I love talking about anything soap related, I jumped …
My First Soap
It was my first year working in the North Shore School District Science department and the last day of school in June. Working a summer calendar was new to me. I had the whole summer off and I was excited about how I was going to spend it. I was going to make my first soap. On my way home from work I stopped at the Bethpage Library, …
Orange Anise
Since I spend a lot of time with my soaps, I think of them as my friends. I give them different personalities and I thought you may like to see them the way I do. Meet Kizzy, my Orange Anise soap. Climbing into her camper van, with her head full of curly red hair pulled back with one of the leather barrettes that she made to sell on Etsy, Kizzy …
How Does Soap Clean?
Have you ever wondered how soap works? Do we need bubbles? How does soap clean? I was sure I knew the answer, but I asked Seth Klein, …