Since its inception nearly a decade ago the family-owned company has grown quickly: adding a dozen employees, opening a retail store, partnering with Whole Foods and inking a deal with Universal Studios to develop Jurassic World-themed products. Exactly how the company turns around its products so rapidly is proprietary information involving a technique they stumbled on by mistake, and they have avoided applying for a patent to prevent the secret from getting out, Kerber said. On the back end, it's also the quick production time that the company said sets them apart. ![]() "We want the stuff we use in the products to be safe and good for your body." "Your skin is a sign of what's going on inside," Max Kerber added. "We're selling an experience," said Sue Kerber, who launched the company with sons Max and Zak. They hope the smells and colors evoke past memories, like a soap that smells like a pina colada reminiscent of a beach vacation or another made with hemp seed oil that harkens back to a college party. What distinguishes the Menands company's soap, its founders say, is a product that's moisturizing rather than oily and accompanied by a scent that lasts until the last traces slip down the drain. By week's end the employees will have made about 2,000 bars of soap in addition to creams, scrubs, masks, washes, bath bombs, skin care products, insect repellent and laundry detergent, all handcrafted and made with natural ingredients. ![]() ![]() Later they will pour the liquid into molds and slice it before it makes its way to store shelves, the final step in an arduous process that involves a mix of chemistry, physical labor and design.
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