YesterYear Soap Company

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Mar 11

Here We Go!

There is a lot of buzz about slowing down, nostalgia, the quest for a simpler life; a reconnection with our families, communities and a return to local living economies. Executives are leaving large corporations to start small scale farms; mothers are choosing to stay home with their children, building online brands to sell their handmade products. Growing out of this desire to slow down, we have seen the rise of many global movements towards sustainable living, recycling and organic farming.
Our all natural soap has grown out of our desire to join the effort to produce a product that is both good for you and good for our environment.
At the YesterYear Soap Company, we are preserving the artisan craft of soapmaking- just the way it was done a hundred years ago.

You can visit us at: YesterYearSoap.com

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07
May 12

Attention Bloggers!

Join our small group of affiliates that are passionate about all natural products and earn a little extra cash as well as prizes with our YesterYear Soap program.

Not only do you earn a 20% commission on all sales through your blog ads, we offer you prizes through our random drawings held frequently. We pay your commission directly into your PayPal account to make is easy for you.

Once you join the program (and it is FREE of course) you can simply cut and paste our ads into your blog right away. And as a member of the program you are automatically entered into every drawing we have!

We offer prizes such as soap gifts from our collection of fine products, as well as branded items such as t-shirts, aprons and other apparel. NO other affiliate program offers so much. You can keep the prize, give it as a gift or offer it as a giveaway to draw even more readers to you blog.

Check out our website and you can see for yourself what great products we offer.
So join the fun, earn some money and win some prizes… all for simply joining and spreading the word about all natural YesterYear Soap!
Some of our current and past prizes:

You don’t have to do anything to win!
We randomly select a blogger from our list of affiliates and simply check to see if you are running a link or ad. If so YOU WIN!

As a BONUS we will promote your blog through our Twitter account @yesteryear_soap to our over 18,000+ followers.

Our affiliate program is a great addition to any blogs revenue stream. It is a product that:
Everyone uses every day
It’s all natural (no harsh chemicals)
It comes in a variety of fragrances
They make wonderful gifts for ANY occasion
Prices start at $9.99 with FREE shipping on orders over $30

So if you think our products would be something your readers would be interested in JOIN US.

It’s simple to join… just click here and you are on your way to earning cash and prizes.

WELCOME! to some of our newest affiliates:
Glamorously Mommy
Making of a Mom
Mckinney Mommas
The Deal Girls
Life with Twins and a Drama Queen
Easy to Save
Thrifty Mom 613
Gifts and Giggles

…. and we hope you will join us too!

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23
Apr 12

Bloggers- We Want YOU

Bloggers– Do you do product reviews?
Would you like to generate some revenue from your review?

At the YesterYear Soap Company, we are preserving the timeless craft of artisan soap making. With our hand crafted soap you’ll enjoy its moisturizing, cleansing and soothing benefits- all natural soap without added chemicals, preservatives or synthetic fragrances.

We would like to offer you some free full size bars for you to review for your blog. We will send them via UPS Priority Mail.

We have had dozens of reviews of our product, and have found that bloggers have a great connection with their readers. To that end, we would like to offer YOU an opportunity to cash in on the sales we make as a result of your review.

Step 1.
Join our affiliate program HERE.
It’s FREE and anytime a reader clicks on a link from your blog to our online store and makes a purchase, you receive a 20% commission paid directly into your PayPal account. Payments are made once a month.

Step 2.
Once we see you have joined our affiliate program, we will send you your samples for review. Please email us with your preferred mailing address and the products will be sent via USPS Priority Mail. We will in return email you a tracking number.

Step 3.
Write your review. Copy your unique code from our selection of text links, banner ads or photos into the review. Be sure to place links or ads in other portions of your blog to increase your sales.

Let us know when your review is complete. We have +18,000 loyal Twitter Followers and +3,900 Facebook fans that we will share your review with.

That’s it!

Visit our site

Our storefront… earn 20% on each sale!

Questions? email us at: YesterYear@mail.com

Note: we ship to US only

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14
Apr 12

About our ‘Charitable Giving’ Program

Battered women’s shelters provide a safe haven for women and their children who are the victims of violent and abusive family members. Many of the women and children who find themselves at women’s shelters arrive without any of their belongings. Sometimes escaping an abusive situation doesn’t leave any time to grab personal items, let alone toiletries. Of course shelters are non-profits with limited resources, so while they do the best they can, their help is often minimum.
That’s where YesterYear Soap Charitable Giving comes into play. Their regular donations of beautiful soaps mean the world to battered women who just left their lives behind. YesterYear Soap Company is a retail and wholesaler of high-quality handcrafted soap located in Holly Springs Mississippi. YesterYear Soap Products come in fabulous colors and scents for all to enjoy. As part of the normal manufacturing process, they find themselves with ‘extra’ soap bars, and instead of throwing them away they donate them to women’s shelters.

Here is what some of our Blog friends have said about our program:

Springtime has always been about good deeds for me. A fresh new start after the cold winter months, the feeling of happiness in the air, and the re-emergence into the beautiful weather. I can’t help but smile. Today we’d like to take a moment to recognize a company that gives back to their community and pat them on the back. Say hello to YesterYear Soap Company! Read more..

Many of the women and children who find themselves at women’s shelters arrive without any of their belongings. Sometimes escaping an abusive situation doesn’t leave any time to grab personal items, let alone toiletries. Of course shelters are non-profits with limited resources, so while they do the best they can, their help is often minimum. That’s where YesterYear Soap Charitable Giving comes into play.
Read more..

Thanks to all our bloggers for their kind words!

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04
Apr 12

Mother’s Day Giveaway!

What a great gift for mom … or anyone!

This would be a great addition to the guest bath. Your visitors can cut their own bar of fresh, all natural handcrafted soap. This is our new soap loaf – “Honeysuckle”. This lovely, sweet smelling floral is very delicate with a great spring-time and summer-time scent. Our soap cuts very easily and with a full loaf you can cut as little or as much as you need. You can WIN a free loaf, cutter and cutting board!
YesterYear soap makes a wonderful gifts for any occasion.

Our loaves are 6 inches in length and weight approx. 20 oz.
They come with a ‘Krinkle’ cutter made just for cutting soap. The cutting board is made of bamboo and is easy to clean.

To ENTER just leave a post below.( If want to give a big thanks to mom that’s ok)!

Additional optional entries (increase your chance to win)

1. Tweet
I just entered to win a ‘loaf’ of ‘Honeysuckle’ YESTERYEAR soap with a cutter & cutting board – wish me luck! http://awe.sm/5j3k8
(enter up to 3 times per day)

2. Tell us you entered on your Facebook page.

3, Like us on Facebook and tell us you entered. Click here.

4. Post a note on our Facebook page and tell us you entered. Click here.

Come back here and let us know what you did so we can count your extra entries. Winner will be selected randomly from replies using random.org on Friday April 27 at 9:00 PM (EST).

We can only ship the prize to a US address. We use UPS so sorry, no PO Box.The winner will be notified by email and has 5 days to respond or we will have to choose an alternate winner.
Winners will be randomly selected using random.com

For the complete set of rules click here.

WE HAVE A WINNER! PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL (AND SPAM FOLDER) FOR NOTIFICATION

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15
Mar 12

Reduce Chemicals to Increase Fertility

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff, Executive Director, Healthy Child Healthy World

On Valentine’s Day, the last thing you want to think about is whether toxic chemicals will prevent you from starting a family. But with rates of infertility on the rise and testosterone levels in decline, we may need to factor in chemical exposures to the future of our love lives. Infertility affects one in eight couples in the United States—that’s 7.3 million people who have trouble with pregnancy, according to the CDC. And although it was once thought that infertility was a “female problem,” medical evidence shows that infertility is an equal opportunity problem: One-third of infertility is attributed to the female, one-third to the male and one-third to combined factors from both male and female.

Win a Loaf of Soap with a Cutter & Cutting Board

This is a great addition to the guest bath. Your visitors can cut their own bar of fresh, all natural handcrafted soap. Our loaves come in a variety of fragrances. Our soap cuts very easily and with a full loaf you can cut as little or as much as you need. You can WIN a free loaf, cutter and cutting board!
These make wonderful gifts for any occasion.

Our loaves are 6 inches in length and weight approx. 20 oz.
They come with a ‘Krinkle’ cutter made just for cutting soap. The cutting board is made of bamboo and is easy to clean.

To enter, just visit our website at YesterYearSoap.com and tell us which loaf of soap you would like to win. Then post it here in this discussion and you’re entered to win! You get one extra entry for doing each of the following:

1. Tweet
I just entered to win a ‘loaf’ of YESTERYEAR soap with a cutter & cutting board – wish me luck! http://awe.sm/5hBud

2. Post it on Facebook

Come back here and let us know what you did so we can count your extra entries. Winner will be selected randomly from replies using random.org on Friday March 23 at 9:00 PM (EST).

We can only ship the prize to a US address. We use UPS so sorry, no PO Box.

For the completer set of rules click here.

We have a winner!

Congrats to Brian S. of Terrell TX! He chose the ‘Sunrise’ soap.

Thanks to all who entered!

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21
Feb 12

What’s All The Buzz about ‘African Black Soap’?

The latest trend in the natural soap community is African Black Soap. Known as Anago soap, Alata Simena or Dudu-Osun by Africans, this naturally mild soap is made from roasted cocoa pods and plantain skin ashes mixed with palm oil. A natural source of vitamins A and E as well as iron, African Black Soap is recommended for anyone with sensitive skin.
African Black Soap is also known for its excellent antiseptic properties and is very often used to treat acne, blemishes, oily skin and other skin problems. Because it cuts through oil so easily, it is also great for removing make-up. Unlike many antiseptic soaps, African Black Soap is also has superior moisturizing properties and is very effective in preventing wrinkles and facial lines and leaves the skin feeling and looking radiant, fresh, and healthy.

According to Dr. Oz of the popular Dr. Oz Show:
“Dryness is a common issue with skin, especially in colder climates. Facial dryness can make your skin look dull, which makes you look older. Kristy said that she had dry skin and wanted hers to look more hydrated. She drank a lot of water, but her skin was still dry.
African Black Soap. This product is made from plantain skins and is common in Ghana. It is a natural source of vitamin A, D and also contains fats to help soothe the skin. Use this product every few days. Purchase this product at health stores.”

All natural African black soap is made from dried plantain skins, palm leaves, cocoa pod powder, and kernel oil for an all-natural cleansing process. Plantains skins are largely what make this black soap so effective. When black soap is made, the skin of the plantain is dried. The mixture is heated and the heat must be constant in order to achieve the perfect brownish black color, texture & smell. Afterwards, cocoa pod powder is added. Cocoa pod is the shell of the cocoa fruit and also has natural healing properties.

We have a 4 bar gift set if you are interested in giving Black Soap a try. It comes on an all natural wood soap tray which is easy to clean and keeps your bar lasting longer. Click here to take a look.

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15
Feb 12

Win a ‘Book of Soap’

The YesterYear Soap Company is offering you a chance to win a truly unique gift. Do you like to read? Have an avid reader in the family? Well, this is not exactly a book… it is a ‘faux’ book that contains some of the best handcrafted soap in the world!

This would make a Great Gift for the Graduate, Father’s Day, Wedding Gift, or any Gift Giving Occasion!

Our soaps are made from all natural vegetable oils, scented with pure essential oils from plant extracts. The result is a gentle bar suitable for all types of skin.

This gift contains 8 bars of our all natural soap. With all natural fragrances such as Cafe Mocha, Mango Papaya and Oatmeal, you will not only enjoy its handcrafted quality but the mild fragrance will make you feel fresher than ever after that shower! And when the soap is gone, you can use the ‘book’ to stow away those personal treaures like your love letters or those old report cards you would rather no one see. This prize is valued at $70.

Mandatory Entry: Leave a comment below. (Use the email address as a contact if you are a winner).

Extra entries..More chances to win! (optional)
1. Leave a comment on our Facebook wall.
2. Tweet this message about this giveaway (one tweet per day please)- 1 entry per tweet
#Giveaway. An 8 bar #GIFT set of YesterYear Soap. Enter to win! http://awe.sm/5fUyx
3. Join our mailing list on our website at YesterYearSoap.com

This giveaway will end at 9 pm (EST) on 02/28/12 and is open to Continental US residents only and the prize can only be shipped within the US only. The winner will be chosen via random.org and will be notified by the email address provided in the mandatory entry.
** Winner has 5 days to respond before a new winner is chosen.

See the official rules here.

Good Luck!

WE HAVE A WINNER!
Jen M. of West Hollywood, CA. WAY TO GO JEN!

Stay tuned… you’re going to LOVE our next giveaway!

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15
Feb 12

We are Pleased to Help Those that Help Others

We recieved this post on our blog and couldn’t help but take note.

“I think what you do for others is wonderful! I just entered a blog giveaway at My Simple Walk to try to win some of this awesome soap for my tween daughter, who was recently diagnosed with Epilepsy. (wish me luck, she would love this!) As you can imagine, it’s hard enough being at that age where hormones are running wild, then on top of it all she started suffering tonic-clonic seizures in September of 2011. She’s just turned 11 and is in the 5th grade. Unfortunately the school she attends won’t allow her to climb on the jungle gym at recess, they won’t let her play tug-of-war with her classmates, and she has to ride the elevator to and from her classroom while her classmates take the stairs. The kids ask her, and also me when I go to lunch with the kids, “Why does Miranda have to use the elevator? Why can’t she play with on the playground?” She doesn’t want to tell the other kids she has Epilepsy because she is afraid they won’t be her friend anymore. I try to do things with her on the weekends but money is so short since my husband got his hours cut at work, and there’s just no extra money. I know there are many people out there that are worse off than us, so Miranda and I do alot of couponing to be able to get personal care items for us, and for The Salvation Army to help the homeless, and we also donate her outgrown toys and clothing to the SafeSpace womens shelter. I also enter alot of blog giveaways and have won baby outfits and other items, which I donate for battered women and their kids. It’s not much, but it feels good to give back even if you can’t give much”. -Lori

Well, Lori didn’t win the contest. However, we have been fortunate enough to be in a positon to help those who take the time to help others. We were pleased to have been able to send Miranda some of her favorite fragranced bars: Mango Papya, Fruit Slices and Lavender.

Do you know of someone who is a bit down on their luck or is going through a difficult period in their lives? Leave a post below or if you prefer, email us at yesteryear@mail.com

Clearly we can’t help everyone, but if we can put a smile on just one face, it makes it well worth it.
Be sure to visit our website at YesterYearSoap.com to see our products and share this post with someone who we might be able to help.

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06
Feb 12

One More Cause We are Working With

We received a letter from the North County Health Services asking us for a donation of some soap. They work with individuals who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Their program provides case management services, mental health counseling and assistance with securing necessary resources such as food, housing and transportation.

Many of their patients have very little income. As their health deteriorates, it becomes difficult to work and often leaves these individuals in great financial distress. Purchasing basic toiletries is often a luxury that is not in their budget.
We were pleased to send some of our soap bars in an attempt to help out, if even in a small way.

We have also been involved in contributing soap bars to battered women’s shelters. Many of the women and children who stay at these shelters around the country arrive with nothing other than the clothes on their backs. To escape an abusive situation, there may not be any time to take any possessions with them when they leave home, safety comes first. Rarely is the victim of domestic violence able to put together an overnight bag. Finding herself on the run, a battered woman may grab basics for her children, but will leave her own things behind, including personal care items.

Why do we mention this? In addition to making healthy and all natural soap we beleive we have a social responsibility.Our campaign is designed to bring awareness and to encourage other businesses to consider these charities with contributions of some of their products. We want other businesses to be aware of the needs of these types of shelters and hope that much needed supplies can be directed toward them.

YesterYear Soap CompanyThe finest in handcrafted soap

Here We Go!

Attention Bloggers!

Bloggers- We Want YOU

About our ‘Charitable Giving’ Program

Mother’s Day Giveaway!

Reduce Chemicals to Increase Fertility

Win a Loaf of Soap with a Cutter & Cutting Board

What’s All The Buzz about ‘African Black Soap’?

Win a ‘Book of Soap’

We are Pleased to Help Those that Help Others

One More Cause We are Working With

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