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FAITH LAPIDUS: About twelve years ago, Mary Kearns bought a kit for making body care products at home. She discovered that she really enjoyed making soaps. She would sometimes sell them at her local farmer’s market. But it was her main career in psychology that took up most of her time.
MARY KEARNS: “Well, I have an undergraduate degree in art and then a doctorate in applied developmental psychology. And my specialty has been on health, so health psychology. What motivates people to take care of themselves or not take care of themselves. What are people’s attitudes and behaviors around wellness.”
STEVE EMBER: A few years ago, Mary Kearns returned to her love of soap-making and established her Herban Lifestyle business. She says she uses both her undergraduate and graduate training for her business. She has also studied the medicinal properties of herbs and plants.
FAITH LAPIDUS: Herban Lifestyle soaps are influenced by the natural colors and smells of the plant world. Mary Kearns points to a large collection of dried plants and herbs that go into making her soaps. MARY KEARNS: “It’s amazing the variety of colors, textures and scents that are just in natural plants. You don’t even need to use artificial colors. The rainbow is there.”
STEVE EMBER: One soap she makes is called “If They Bathed at Woodstock”. It contains hemp oil as well as the smell of orange and patchouli. “It’s a Sunshiney Soap” has a bright and pleasing smell. It contains calendula flowers and tangerine essential oils.
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