She started out making soap in her own kitchen in small scale. The initial investment available was just enough for buying a stainless steel mixing kettle, few plastic jars & two basic ingredients needed for soapmaking. Oils & sodium hydroxide. handmade soap With this she created her own product line & she herself designed her products & their packaging. The low initial startup investment was counter balanced by immense amount of time , labor & love that went into creating three years testing soap recipes, the formula for the soap with right consistency & quality design & packaging. She wanted to create a soap that was gentle, pure & free from chemicals & animal products. These chemicals leach into our body through skin & over a long term can cause immense harm. The glycerin in the oils gives the soap its moisturizing properties while fresh herbs & natural essential oils are used for medicinal values & fragnances. Nature's botanica boasts that most of the ingredients they use are of edible quality & natural. This obsession with quality has resulted Nature's botanica having hundreds of loyal customers who swear by its products.