About Us

Launched: Company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Tarpon Springs, FL (Central Florida's West Coast).

Description: Handcrafted line of body and beauty products designed and developed by a family owned business. This line of vividly colored, strikingly scented and lavishly lush products are fun and functional whether cleansing, moisturizing, exfoliating or simply enjoying a pampering body treatment.

History: Linda Nigro is a self-taught soap designer and creator who began the company now known as Soapier in the basement of her former home in Pennsylvania.

Linda's daughter, Erica Allen, now helps develop the intricate designs and create combinations that add enticing scents to the line of handmade soaps and scrubs. With only limited production capabilities, Linda, a true soap "star," initially marketed her line exclusively at local events and craft shows, as well as online. After relocating to Central Florida's Tarpon Springs area in 2005, the former hobby became an avocation and today the mother and daughter handle production of the scented soap line while John Painz, the founder's son, works on web development, marketing and brand development for Soapier.

The product line has expanded beyond soaps to include mud masks, massage oils, body washes and lotions, body butters, facial scrubs and more.

The first retail shop featuring Soapier products opened in downtown Tarpon Springs in 2006. That site now houses the manufacturing facility for the business. The new storefront location at 735 Dodecanese Blvd. features the latest designs, seasonal scents and the full line of Soapier products.

Philosophy: We use only high quality ingredients that we use ourselves.

Qualities: Rich, colorful designs that are more detailed and artistic than most brands. All soaps are double fragranced to ensure the distinctive scent does not fade.

Process: Patterns, designs and decorative touches are inspired by nature or individualized to develop a signature look or iconic image for custom orders from clients.

Creating the elaborate, elegant designs requires a labor intensive trial-and-error approach. The technique involves multiple steps that are much more time-consuming and complicated than simply adding color or incorporating textures by mixing elements into a mold. The final product is no accident but the result of numerous attempts that continue until the technique is perfected, the desired results achieved and the design is able to be duplicated as needed.

Secret Ingredient: Imagination. We don't know what won't work until we try it. We don't give up and won't compromise. We know what is possible and keep at it until we are able to offer the soap we set out to create.