I have ventured into the North Shore Soap Factory just once, and that one visit made a lasting impression. A husband and wife were hanging out in the shop with their little ones. Jerry Driscoll, co-owner with his wife Deborah Driscoll, explained to me the difference between real soap and what’s on the shelves in grocery stores while holding his daughter on his hip and giving me a mini-tour around their beautiful shop. “When you go to the grocery store and you buy what you think is soap,” he said, “is actually detergent. It’s made from chemicals. Our soap is made the way people used to make soap, but it is an expensive process in comparison to detergents.” That day, I bought three bars of soap and Jerry tried to give me one for free. I told him no and left the change. That was two and a half years ago. Today, the North Shore Soap Factory has doubled its production to supply Hawai’i’s Whole Foods with their

delicious array of bath and body products. These products make for great green gift ideas! In the shower this morning, while I grimmaced at my detergent bar as I lathered up, I wondered if, just maybe, that little shop that is now so far away has a website where I can buy their good products and feel great when I sud up in the morning. I was elated to find out that they do. The North Shore Soap Factory is located in the 100 year old Waialua Sugar Mill in picturesque Waialua, Oahu, HI, which adds to the green-factor of this business. Without a thriving business to occupy the building, it would have been torn down. Try these guys out – you will not be disappointed but rather amazed at the purity and quality of a great bunch of products that put other bath and body lines to shame.

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The Best Soap in the World – From a Green Company