Happy Kamper Soaps started out as a solution to a long and frustrating search for simple sulfate-free soap for me and my growing family. All my soaps are handmade with only the finest quality ingredients and scents inspired by nature. Every small batch is quality crafted and designed to be sensitive-skin friendly. I hope you enjoy my soaps as much I enjoy making them.

A JOURNEY TO SOAPMAKING:

If you ever struggled with acne or eczema or combination skin, you know what a struggle it is to find a product that works for you skin. I was one of those who struggled constantly for over 10 years, well past the hormonal teenage stage and somewhat socially acceptable time for such skin problems. There were points in my life where my cystic acne was so pronounced I could not touch a bit of skin on my face without encountering either a zit, a remnant of zit, or a zit forthcoming. I tried so many different products and even went on prescription medicine to combat what felt like a losing battle. Until, one day, I decided to take a chance and instead of further complicating my skin routine, I thought I would simplify it. I used a very simple and gentle soap with a gentle moisturizer/sunscreen and within months, my face cleared.

Within a year, even the scars had faded and there was no sign of acne ever returning. I was so pleased with what a gentle soap could do for my face, I wanted the same experience with the rest of my body. In addition to suffering from acne, I'd struggled with eczema my whole life. At this stage in my life, I had just come to accept that winter for me meant severe itching, flaking off skin, and raw/bleeding patches of skin (lovely). I knew that sulfate-free products reduced eczema flare ups for me but they were extremely difficult to find in stores. It was cost-prohibitive to use my special sulfate-free facial soap as an all-over body soap so I soon felt motivated to make my own soap.

My husband also suffered from his own skin issues and we decided that I'd start off making some very gentle and simple fragrance-free soap and skin-nourishing pine tar soap for us as a family. That first winter using our soaps, I was amazed at its moisturizing and nourishing properties! My hands weren't bleeding! I wasn't itchy immediately after getting out of the shower! I didn't need to bathe in lotion after toweling off! These were just my experiences of using a gentle soap. My customers have excitedly told me their own testimonies of not only how well their skin felt afterwards but how wonderful it is to finally have soaps made from natural ingredients and to know that I care about their skin needs as much as they do. I hope you have a similar experience and I'm so happy to provide to you quality soaps for you and your family. Enjoy!