I'm proud and excited to announce that you can now get Outlaw Soaps handmade soap, lotion, and lip balms (because HECK YEAH WHISKEY LIP BALM) in the Whole Foods in Folsom (yes, the Folsom where Johnny Cash was allegedly being held for killing a man in Reno, despite that being totally out of Folsom's jurisdiction),...

This post was originally published in June of 2013. It has been edited to reflect updates in the Outlaw Soaps story When I started germinating the seed that would become Outlaw Soaps, I worked in a cubicle in the Los Angeles offices of The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). I lived...

f you're curious about our ingredients and process, please see our page about that very topic. Back when we were just starting out, I filmed this video of how I make Fire in the Hole Campfire Soap:  It's kind of funny to watch that video now, because I'm making only one...

"I ordered the Whiskey Gift Set for my husband's birthday. For some reason the Post Office wasn't able to deliver it, and when I got in touch with the company to ask about what I should do Danielle responded almost right away. Before I knew it, another package was in...

A couple weeks ago, I got a source on some amazing wine barrels for only $60 each (usually, they're lots more). I drove up to Napa and picked them up right away, because, hey! Wine barrels! Today, I did some fancy stencil work on the barrels and some crates, which...

Yep, it's that delightful season when we're working on the holidays months before other people even think about 'em. What does that mean to us? It means we put together a little press guide in hopes we'll be featured in some news outlets. (that would probably work a lot better if I...

After spending a couple days moping around about not knowing what I didn't know, and reflecting that maybe I wouldn't have started my business had I known... I realized this: I probably wouldn't have startedmy business if I knew that it would take 3 years to achieve profitability. I knew that...

Whenever I talk to entrepreneurs, most of them say something like "Oh believe me, if there was a mistake to be made, I have made it." In the past two weeks, I learned that I had made what I consider to be a pretty serious business forecasting error based on...

THANK GOD FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND ENTHUSIASTIC CUSTOMERS (and especially specifically thank you, friends, family, and enthusiastic customers) Without y'all, we wouldn't be here, period. And the reason is because you (be you customer, friend, family, or all three) are so passionate about helping us... whether that's going to...

I take a lot of risks in my life. I risk financial security, career stability, stability of my heart and mind, and a stability of living situation. To me, life is messy and unstable. Whenever I have made decisions based on what is the most stable, I have always reflected on...

I answer one of our most frequently asked questions in a video:

That trailer at the right is TOTALLY not ours, and it probably never will be, but at least it's cute. But what is real is that Russ and I are taking our two dogs and our "toaster oven" (the Honda Element) on the road for a real vacation. Ok, anyone who knows...