About High Street Soap

“Soapmaking appealed to my scientific side as well as my love for all-natural, earth-friendly alternatives,” said Thompson, who has a degree in environmental biology. “Once I started making soap I simply couldn’t stop; soapmaking is a creative science and in my opinion it can’t get much better than that.”
Espisito, Christine. "Cleaning Up " Happi Magazine November 2010: 66.

Back in early 1999 a creative scientist stood armed with a scale, a bottle of sodium hydroxide, copious notes with calculations and a pot full of wonderful oils. Pouring over carefully formulated recipes and weighing out every ingredient with the utmost care - my very first batch of soap was made.

Frustrated with harsh soaps available on the commercial market, I began making my own handmade soaps in small batches with ingredients I could pronounce.

When my husband and I found our apartment filling up with bars of soap, we gave away soaps to friends and family so that they might reap the benefits of a gentle, natural bar of soap. When we found ourselves unable to keep up with growing demand, we decided to turn our clean hobby into a home-run business.

After brainstorming funky names for our soap line we decided to keep it simple. At the time we lived in a gorgeous apartment in an old home on High Street in Closter, NJ. Since our first batch of soap was made here, we decided on High Street Soap as our name!

Our soaps are made with all-vegetable, food-grade oils using the traditional cold process method. One of the things that makes handmade soap special is that it retains its natural glycerin. Glycerin, a byproduct of the soapmaking process, is a humectant that aids in keeping moisture next to your skin.

Commercial soap companies remove glycerin from their product in order to sell it to various industries. Some soaps available on the market today aren't even soap - they are synthetic detergent bars.

We craft small batches of true soap with wholesome ingredients and all the glycerin is left intact, ready to pamper your skin. With a wide variety of scents and blends, we're sure you will find a soap just right for you.