Soap saved me. I put in my resignation at a publishing company, and left one week shy of my 20th anniversary. I jumped ship without a new job and it was literally soap making and selling that kept me afloat. I spent the year "between engagements" setting up my business as a entity and going to as many shows and craft fairs as I could afford. But as time went on, I realized that although I loved soap, the number of handcrafted soap makers was increasing. Many people made better soap than me, but many people also used ingredients I didn't. Because I chose to work essential oils and naturally derived fragrance oils, my costs were higher and I was being undercut. So I had to reassess. In the p
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Lady Danni Morinich is Proprietress of Landed Gentress Handcrafted Herbals and uses essential oils and herbs in her creations. She is a member of the American Herbalist Guild and the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapists. She has certification from Laura Moorehead, CA, LMT from Essence Journeys Introduction to Aromatherapy, and has studied Aromatherapy, under Jeanne Rose.
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