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Joyfully Made/Forte Handmade Soap

Explore our selection of luxurious goat's milk soap unlike any you've ever used before!

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Our Soap is more than your everyday bar of soap...

What are those??

Spots. I know, I know, you may wonder what those are. Steric acid spots are not harmful in ANY way to your skin nor do they make our soap less affective. Just something that handmade soap does when temperatures differ between loaves. But trust us, there's nothing to fear!

What's with the lines?

Well, handmade soap is just that....hand made. That means it's also cut BY HAND. We do have a wire cutter, but sometimes things don't go perfectly, and soap that may harden quickly gets a little too hard to cut perfectly. Thus, the lines.

...And those other spots?

That's the GOOD STUFF! We add oatmeal, salt, sugar, and clay to our bars to give you an amazing skin-pampering bar of soap. So, yeah, it's good for you. They all help to rub off the bad skin stuff to leave behind the good smooth stuff! Another thing to love!

Meet the Maker....

Darlene Torrence (far left) is the Owner and maker of Forte Handmade soap. She has been honing her craft for over 10 years now, and also makes pottery, which is also showcased in her new location in Nappanee, Indiana. She is married to Randy, and they share 9 children between them, ages 18-37. Their brick & morter store, Joyfully Made Pottery & Soaporium is located at 1409 E. Market St. in Nappanee, Indiana. Sonia & Joy (middle & right) are also lovely employees and love to help you with your purchases! Come visit them if you're in the area! They love that so many enjoy and appreciate the goat's milk soap she's worked to perfect with her own recipe to help those with troubled skin. We now offer our face & body products here, including tallow & magnesium products, and Beeswax melts!

"This is such an amazing store! Wonderful atmosphere! Top notch products that have us coming back for more every time! The fragrances of the soaps are so unique and there is definitely something for everyone!

Natalie Yoder, Mishawaka, IN

"I have dry skin because I am diabetic and have used lots of lotions. Now I'm using Forte soaps, and the lather is so creamy, my skin feels so much better! The Gardenia scented soap is my favorite!"

D. Ussery, South Bend, IN

"I have been using Forte Soaps for the past two years and I love the scents, and their all natural products. I love lavender ANYTHING, so I'm a huge fan of the Lavender Lemongrass. The orders come quickly and I feel like I am having a spa experience in my own home when I use them!"

Sydney Goldberg-Isley, Chino Hills, CA

"I often have cramps in my right calf at night. I happened to stop in at the Joyfully Made shop and saw a shelf of Magnesium Body Butter. I decided right then to try the Lavendar scented one. I'm pretty skeptical when it comes to certain things, BUT to my surprise this stuff works!! The owner told me to rub it on the bottoms of my feet at night. It truly DOES WORK! I also rub it on my calf. I decided to do a trial of NOT using it for two days and on the 2nd night got a bad crap that woke me up. I used it again and NO calf cramp!! I did another trial of NOT using it and the calf cramp returned. I am a believer. Give it a try and I recommend the Lavendar scent! Thanks for this product Joyfully Made!

- Jen Schlorke