Shiny Hand Soap Co

First market of the season and it's gonna be a big one! I'm so excited for this event! Come shop sustainable makers, take a class, touch some grass 🌍🌿🌞

🌿 SAVE THE DATE — APRIL 25 | 11–6PM 🌿
We’re back for our annual From the Earth Festival at Lennox Station and it’s going to be a beautiful day celebrating community, our Mother Earth, learning from leaders in sustainability, and shopping local!

✨ What to expect:
🌱 50 earth-friendly vendors — nature art, sustainable small businesses, environmental nonprofits, native plants & garden starts
🌼 A Native Plant Scavenger Hunt (learn + win native plants!)
🐝 Educational demos on permaculture, bees, recycling, native plants, repairing everyday items, our local rivers & living more sustainably
🎉 Celebrating BRAM turning 3 years old!
🥳Kids area with face-painting and activities!

🎶 Enjoy live music at Trailside Brewing, grab delicious food, beer. Then head over to to shop your favorite sustainable brands or grab lunch, rent bikes from , and check out a special farm-to-table pop-up from

After you shop and explore Lennox Station, head over to for hands-on classes like candle making, cyanotype, printmaking & more (TBA). 🎨

A huge thank you to and for hosting us in such an incredible space. 💚

Another Big Crafty for the books! ⭐️

Thanks to all who came out- we slung over 500 bars this time! So grateful to live in a place where folks come to support handmade local makers. Slide 2 has Scrap Bags- a new thing I am trying with the endcuts from soapmaking and y’all loved them! Sold out on the first day! So many stockings are gonna be Shiny this year✨✋🧼

So many thanks to my lovely friends who helped me run the booth- I couldn’t have done it without you 💛

A tiny bit of rest and Holiday decorating, and then onto another busy weekend! Come see me ✨

🏮Saturday 11-6 with soaps and art
❄️Sunday .ridge.artisan.market WNC Wonderland 10-3 Horse Shoe Farm with soaps

Updates for all you wonderful people! After two long months, Asheville has clean water! I am celebrating the return of potable water for brushing my teeth and cooking but also so very pleased to make soap again. I have done an initial limited restock of some Holiday Specials and some bestsellers. :) I will try my best to add the rest of the catalogue as I am able, but it's a one-woman show, so please bear with me. I will absolutely send your orders out as quickly as I can. I truly have felt your love and support through this time; thank you so very much! Let's make the season Shiny! ✨🌲❤️

With Gratitude and Hope, Lydia xoxo

Time to Find a Way Through 🕯️

Thank you so very much to everyone who purchased and helped me sell all the soaps I had on hand! I had never taken this many packages to the Post Office before! Through your support and purchase of The Floodwater Special, we have been able to donate $343, divided between BeLoved Asheville, Rural Organizing And Resilience, River Arts District Artists, Asheville, and another small org called Asheville Angels focusing on getting supplies and medicines to homebound senior citizens in the area.

On a personal note, I have suffered some truly devastating losses and changes, but I am not giving up. I will be taking a small rest, but plan to be back by Black Friday with some holiday scents. In the meantime, please feel free to purchase gift cards and send prayers and good vibes my way.
Stay Shiny,
Lydia ✨✋

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who is purchasing and sending good vibes! The original Floodwater Special trio of soaps has sold out, and since I am unable to make soap at this time, I am substituting for some classics that I do have in stock: my personal favorite Basil Mint, along with Rosemary Cinnamon, and Lavender Blossom. The same 50% of profits will be donated to Hurricane Relief Causes. I am so overwhelmed with gratitude to all of you, thank you so very much. Let's keep this going!