Golden Green Soap Co.

This week, the Ft. Wayne’s Farmer’s Market is proud to feature for Vendor of the Week, Golden Green Soap Company, a local soap maker that has created skin loving, soul soothing bath and body products for the past fifteen years. 

Golden Green Soap joined the FWFM five years ago. While looking for a way to get their products to the public, Danny Moreno and Jorge Ruiz found the Ft. Wayne Farmers Market. Co-owner of Golden Green Soap, Jorge said, “We remember starting out in the back room on a 6 foot table and having so much space on it. We've come a long way and believe that the market had a huge impact on our growth.”

Many know Golden Green Soap for their bath bombs and bubble bath products, but their origin came from a need for soaps made for sensitive skin types and expanded to all natural dish soap as well. You can also find beard oils and fun seasonal bath product creations.

During the indoor market season, Golden Green Soap offers body butters, scrubs, and lotions weekly. “We carry them year round in our brick and mortar shop, but summer heat can be brutal on body butters.” Make sure to order ahead of time during the summer to keep stocked on your favorite scrubs, lotions, and body butters.

“You need to keep things fresh and interesting.”

And that’s exactly how I would describe the game of phone tag, as well as the variety of bath products you can find in their store and at the farmers market. Every week there seems to be a new, creative take on a product, fragrance, or an iteration of favorites that Golden Green Soap offers patrons.

Jorge Ruiz is one of the creative brains behind the all-natural local soap company. Alongside Danny Moreno, they started their company as a solution to skin sensitivity from mass produced soaps and bath products on the market today. This spilled into gifting friends and family their creations, and then needing to meet the demands for others who wanted their products.

Many know Golden Green Soap for their bath bombs and bubble bath products, but they offer all natural dish soap as well. You can also find beard oils, and fun seasonal bath product creations, as well as their soap bars. 

Their mission has spilled into a love for their community from the products they offer and their interactions with customers. The wafting aromas from their soaps and bath bombs draw loyal patrons, whether at the market or their brick and mortar store. The duo are fun and easy to talk to, and their product fragrances aren’t the only thing that’s refreshing.

Jorge and Danny strive to make eco-conscious products, and continually work to source their ingredients locally, like sustainable palm oil and bio glitter. They also try to create something new each season. To expand their knowledge, they attend classes to try new techniques, experiment with new ingredients, or collaborate with others across the country. “Education is the key to innovation.”

During the indoor market season, Golden Green Soap offers body butters, scrubs, and lotions weekly. “We carry them year round in our brick and mortar shop, but summer heat can be brutal on body butters.”

Written by Kaitie Palm