Who is Lone Star Naturals?

First, I want to thank the generations of soapmakers before me for paving the way and providing the bases for Lone Star Naturals. Without your hard work I could not do the job I love so much, making natural soap products.

Hi, I am soapmaker, chief cook, & dishwasher Irlynda Smith. I would like to tell you about my history of making soap.

My mother is a vibrant Hawaiian and in my childhood we lived in my beloved islands. My heritage is the seeds of my knowledge of herbs and the helpful properties they possess.

Early in my life I began experimenting with my eclectic mix of island and southern heritage. It has been a Blessing to be a chef helping people on their best days and their worst days, catering everything from weddings to funerals. Working 12 to 14 hour days on my feet balancing my careers as a chef and a paramedic took their toll on me.

I reentered the world soapmaking after reading the labels on commercial soaps. The commercial "soap" were full of mythel ethyl nasty stuff and most of them weren't even soap! I started with the 2 base formulas handed down to me by my Mamaw and blossomed into a few soap formulas for my family and friends. Then cancer invaded our lives. My son, mom & a close friend were diagnosed with cancer within 6 months of each other. Cancer drugs and radiation blistered, irritated and seemingly thinned their skin. Commercial "soaps" just made it worse. I started making more soap and giving them away to cancer patients across the country. The need for my own business affording me the time needed to dedicate to my family became obvious. So is born Lone Star Naturals.

We started adding to our line of soap as clients requested more products. I am able to use my background in chemistry and herbs to building formulas for our soap & sundries. Well, after my first year, the business just took off! I now sell wholesale and do fundraisers for girls clubs, local schools and non profit organizations.

My helpers are my wonderful husband who loads everything, wraps product and does a never-ending honey-do-list, my daughter when she can (full time mom of awesome grandbabies) and my son, who can sell anything to anyone! My sisters in Christ tie on ribbons and do labeling as needed. I do all the formulations, production, pouring, sorting, order taking, advertising, shipping and maintain the website. I also work as a volunteer rescue/medic with the local EMS and the local fire department, run the food bank and kitchen at my church and run a goat ranch in my spare time.

Make no mistake, we are not a cosmetic company nor do we want to be. We adhere to FDA rules for cosmetics because we want our customer to know every ingredient in our products.

We live by our commitment of keeping our products as natural as possible and inform our customers of all the ingredients in our products. Most of our ingredients such as herbs, loofahs, goat's milks and flowers are grown right here on our ranch or by a neighbor close by.

Proudly serving the Abilene, Texas area and the world thru this web site.