Get To Know: Chrissy Wilbee of Boh Bon Soap Company

Oh, how I love handmade bath and body products! Let’s get to know our sponsor who is a magnificent soap maker.

Meet Chrissy Wilbee of Boh Bon Soap Company:

Name: Chrissy Wilbee

Business Name: Boh Bon Soap Company

Where are you located?
Michigan

What is it that you design and create?
Handcrafted Soap

What is your favorite part of the design process?
Working with new ingredients, creating new recipes and seeing how the new creations come out.

How did you come up with your business name?
My sister and I were in Chicago, drinking blue margaritas on a ridiculously hot summer night a few years back. She was about to begin her venture into opening a business of her own and we were discussing what the future might hold. She had chosen the name “Hob Nob” for her business, Hob Nob being a nod to the corner grocery store our Grandfather owned in our youth. I joked that when I started my soap shop, I would name it “Boh Bon” (Hob Nob backwards) and we would both pay homage to Gramps. Three years later the soap was made and the name just stuck.

Who or what inspires you?
Nature, travel, friends, family…

What advice would you give other independent artists who are just starting out?
Don’t give up.

What is your favorite indie purchase or trade?
Although technically not a purchase or trade, I have a drawing of a favorite spot in Lisbon, Portugal a friend made for me which I love and is very sentimental to me.

What t.v. shows are you currently hooked on?
Top Chef

What was the last movie you watched?
Forgetting Sarah Marshall

What’s your favorite candy?
Peanut M&Ms

Coffee or Tea?
Both! Coffee in the morning, herbal tea at night.

Any pets?
No, but maybe soon!

Favorite place to visit or place you’d like to visit?
There are too many to name, but any where warm and sunny sounds nice right now!

Favorite Holiday?
Christmas

Do you speak any other languages? If not, would you like to learn one?
I speak very little Spanish, I do wish my foreign language skills were better.

Thanks so much for sharing with us, Chrissy. Please visit her shop if you’re in need of some great soaps. I have ordered from her in the past and have an order to place again shortly. The soaps are great for someone like me who is very sensitive to harsh ingredients.

Spearmint & Eucalyptus Soap: $4.25; Baby Soap: $5.00:

In Bloom – Botanical Bath Tea Blend: $5.00; Gardener’s Gift Set: $10.00:

Fresh Squeezed Citrus Soap: $4.25; Every Man For Himself Short Stack: $5.25:

ps – photo of Chrissy by: Amy Stocklein