Aptly Named
The Boll Weevil Soap Co. in Enterprise, Ala., produces a unique line of bath and lotion products using all natural ingredients.
It may be difficult to find a connection between soap and the boll weevil insect, but that’s how Rosemary Howell, founder of the Boll Weevil Soap Co., came up with such an infamous name for her thriving business in Enterprise, Ala.
As history records it, the boll weevil was a mixed blessing in the early 1900s. It destroyed the cotton industry but eventually led to the necessary diversification of the region’s agriculture industry.
"The Boll Weevil represented a change in commercial agriculture, and for my soap company it represents a change from the commercial soap market to luxurious, hand-crafted soaps," Howell says.
Made in small batches with oils from olives, avocados, shea and cocoa butter, Boll Weevil soaps are unlike any other commercial products, says Kay McDermott, store manager.
"All our soap is natural," McDermott explains. "We start with lye, and add key ingredients to it."
As the company’s Web site boasts, "You will feel the difference!" Customers clearly agree – more than 1,600 pounds of soap are sold each month. |
