Six years ago, I made my first batch of soap at my kitchen table. I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew exactly what I wanted: something handmade, something natural, something useful.
I have always been drawn to creating things with my hands. There is something deeply satisfying about turning raw ingredients into something real, something you can hold, smell, and use every day. Soap felt like the perfect place to start.
That first batch? I wanted beautiful swirls. What I got looked more like a fresh piece of raw meat.
I laughed, threw it away, and decided to do it properly.
I enrolled in an online soap making school called Soap with Love, where I studied under a wonderful teacher, Lyubov Vasilyeva. It was there that I truly learned the craft. The chemistry behind the oils, how to build and balance a recipe, and how to understand what each ingredient does for the skin. What felt like mysterious alchemy slowly became something I could understand, control, and make my own.
Over the years, the swirls got better. The recipes got more refined. And what started as a hobby at my kitchen table slowly became Source of Beauty, a small-batch soap brand built on the same values I started with: natural ingredients, honest craftsmanship, and a genuine love for what I make.
Every bar I sell today carries a little bit of that first kitchen experiment in it. The curiosity. The care. And yes, the hard-won knowledge of what not to do.