by Andy Lambert

For those of you who REALLY love coffee, why not bathe with it? Coffee soap is nothing new in this era of natural, handcrafted soaps and body care products. In fact, the oils in coffee beans help breakdown those pungent odors from onion and garlic so it's perfect to have at your sink in the kitchen. The coffee grounds in the soap also exfoliate, so you can use it in the shower too! You don't actually end up smelling like a bag of coffee beans, just clean and fresh. (Visit our website to order a bar the Cleansing Mocha Soap!)

Three years ago, Peace Coffee began a partnership with one of the most talented and environmentally conscious soap makers around, Queen Bee's Earthly Delights (QBED). Owner and "Queen Bee", Rachel Jepson Wolf, is the creative genius behind the many body care products of QBED. Rachel started her soap-making career as a naturalist and environmental educator in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Her experiences in these fields of work instilled a deep respect for the natural environment and she lives her life accordingly.

Rachel lives with husband Pete and son Sage in rural Wisconsin in an off-grid home that uses photovoltaic (PV) panels for electricity, passive solar design and a wood burning stove for heating. They also have a handful of chickens that provide them with eggs and, occasionally, meat. Pete, an electrician by trade, has hundreds of hours experience installing PV systems and one day hopes to install a wind turbine on their property to supplement their PV system. He is currently helping Rachel meet the increasing demand for QBED products! Sage is their beautiful baby boy who loves to sing and dance and will tell you all about their chickens if you ask him. Their commitment to a low-impact lifestyle doesn't stop at home.

QBED is 100% committed to reducing their business's impact on the environment. As it states on their web site, "Responsible business practices and lifestyle choices that respect the Earth are a part of our daily lives. QBED packaging utilizes post-consumer recycled materials when possible, and all packaging is recyclable and/or reusable. Many of our boxes and all of our packaging peanuts are reused, because reused is even better than recycled! In that spirit, we are happy to provide you with refills of our bottles, tins, and jars. Just mail them back to us empty, and we will sterilize and fill them for you at a discounted price. (Please contact us for more information.)" 

Contact information:
Telephone - 608-356-SOAP (7627)
Email - order@QueenBeeSoaps.com
Post - 202 East Street, Suite 400 Baraboo, WI 53913
Web - www.queenbeesoaps.com

So, while you're pondering that "perfect gift" this holiday season, please consider Queen Bee Soaps. Why not give a righteous gift, made by some righteous folks?

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