May 6, 2014

Spa Basket From Local Soap Maker a Great Mother’s Day GiftBy Polly KearyMonroeMonitor.com

Monroe, WA – An artisanal bar of soap or a luxurious bath gel are among those luxuries that moms might not ever buy for themselves, but that make a great Mother’s Day gift.

At Heavenly Soaps in Monroe, soaps not only come in a vast array of scents, they are all-natural and good for the skin, said Patti Rois Gibbons, who three years ago opened her small, colorful shop behind E-Man Data Recovery and across Blakeley Street from the Post Office.

The ingredients of all her soaps are listed above the counter: coconut oil, olive oil, palm kernel oil, castor oil, lye, water and fragrance are all that are in her soaps.

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