By Kathy Brown.
Some mothers put their feet up and read a book in the peace and quiet after their children go to sleep. Lindsay Wolfradt, owner of Foxglove Soap Company, in Haddam, starts making soap. Lindsay and her husband moved to Higganum in July 2015 from Wethersfield, because they were attracted to the school system and small town community.
After having their third child, Lindsay put her nursing career and schooling on hold to become a stay-at-home mother, and “took up soap making as a hobby.” Then, as interest grew, “I decided to turn my hobby into a small business,” explained Lindsay. In February 2018, Foxglove Soap Company was born.
Her soaps are made by “cold process” method in small batches in her home. After they’re made, “they need to cure for about 4-6 weeks before they can be sold.” Lindsay explained that she has a room in her home which is dedicated as her “soap studio” where she cures her soap.
The soaps are made using natural ingredients such as essential oils, butters, and clays, to which she adds fragrance oils and dried botanicals such as flower petals, as well as salts, dried herbs, and seeds to exfoliate. It “creates soap that’s great for your skin and also helps detox, moisturize, and wash away all the yucky!” As the mother to four boys, she knows what she’s talking about.
The bars of soap are 4.5 ounces, and she also produces lotions, bath salts, and bath bombs “all made with high quality natural ingredients. Prices range from $4-10. This year she added wedding and shower favors to her line up, as well as poured soy candles.
She sells her soap at Farmer’s Markets and craft fairs, as well as Town & Country Nursery, and The Goodspeed’s Station Country Store. You can also purchase her soap and other bath and body products through her WEBSITE.
“To own and operate a local storefront would be a dream come true!” said Lindsay. She loves participating in local Farmer’s Markets because “it’s a great opportunity to meet other fellow vendors and artisans, lots of interesting people, and also spend time with my husband and children, who are so supportive of me on this journey.”
Photos by Lindsay Wolfradt.
