Summerville Journal Scene
Estes moved her business from Wahalla, in the Upstate, to Abingdon, Va., this year after her husband was transferred with his job.
The move delayed some of the creative aspects of her business – usually she introduces a new fragrance early in the year – but she’ll be arriving at the festival with all the favorites that customers expect from her.
She offers 30 varieties of hand-made, cold-processed soap. Among the most popular are the lavender bar and root scrub. She’ll also bring shaving bars for men and scrubby bars for mechanics and others whose hands get dirty at work.
Estes started making soap in 1999 after seeing someone else doing it and becoming fascinated by the process.
The family had just moved to South Carolina and Estes, usually busy with a part-time job, her children and volunteer activities, was bored with nothing to do.
She loved the creativity involved in developing her own recipes by experimenting with different oils.
Pretty soon the couple was stepping over curing soap bars as they got out of bed, and “we decided I’d better see if anybody else liked them.” A business was born.
Estes said she enjoys attending the Flowertown Festival each year because “it’s a really fun festival.”
She looks forward to visiting with everyone and invites visitors to stop by the booth and smell the soaps.
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