You’ll Want To Buy Everything From This Mother-Daughter Owned Kentucky Business

I love meeting people who take pride in their work. From teachers to gardeners, small business owners, and beyond, I find people dedicated to high-quality work inspiring. Recently, I spoke with a mother-daughter team committed to crafting exceptional organic soaps, body products, and more. Vickie and her daughter, Sarah, own and operate Positive Attraction Soaps Co. in Beattyville, Kentucky. After hearing about their business and teamwork, I wanted to buy everything they sell. I think you will, too.

Positive Attraction Soaps Co. grew from a family tradition of soapmaking. As Sarah explained, "My grandpa always had super sensitive skin, and my grandma made him soap." Sarah and Vickie began making soap together to bond, and eventually, they gave the bars as gifts. Those who received their soaps said they loved them and asked if they could buy more. "Then, it just kind of spun off from that," Sarah said. The business has "even surprised us how far it's gone, and we're happy with it," Vickie said.

Positive Attraction Soaps Co. now offers a wide range of products, including handcrafted soaps, washcloths, soaking salts, herbal dry shampoo, hair-strengthening serum, body lotion, organic loofah scrubs, candles, wax melts, and more. Their soaps and lotions are their most popular products, while candles are a newer addition.

The bars of soap are made with organic, high-quality ingredients. I recently tried their Tea Tree + Lavender Soap, which is made with tea tree and lavender essential oils, rose oil, and charcoal, and has natural antibacterial benefits. It's a stunning bar of soap with artistic swirls of blue and gray throughout. The soap felt great on my skin, and the smell was out of this world!

Sarah and Vickie also run an organic botanical farm where they grow ingredients for their products: roses, patchouli, lemongrass, lavender, calendula, eucalyptus, and more. The pair then harvests, processes, and incorporates the botanicals into their products. The results are "really wholesome bath and body products," Vickie explained.

Vickie and Sarah work together every step of the way, with Vickie focusing more on the creative aspects of the business and Sarah leading the logistical elements. Vickie often develops ideas for new products. Sarah then creates the packaging, labeling, and marketing. Sarah said, "It's a lot easier when I let her do what she wants. You know, people say 'Live and let God.' I say, 'Live and let Vickie.'" Vickie joked that Sarah has a more youthful brain, but emphasized that "it's a mutual friendship, and you know, family, of course."

The business, which is near the Kentucky River, gives back to its small Appalachian community. The town struggles with regular heavy flooding, and although the area tries to recover from flood damage, it takes a toll, Vickie explained. "Kentucky Appalachian people are fighters, so they try with all their hearts to always come back and have a life," she said.

Several Kentucky businesses sell Positive Attraction Soap Co. products, including in Louisville, Lexington, Georgetown, Danville, Campton, Pine Ridge, and Stanton. Customers can also shop on their website and have products delivered straight to their doors. Believe me, you'll be so happy every time you smell their bars of soap!

Visit Positive Attraction Soap Co.'s website and Instagram page for more information.

Beattyville, Kentucky, is only about 20 minutes from Red River Gorge, a location touted as being heaven on earth for its outdoor activities and natural beauty. The Angel Windows Trail in Red River Gorge has more wonders than miles, at only 0.6 miles long and boasting two arches.

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