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Conny Olarte, devoted mother and wife, was leading a 'normal' life.
She has great kids and a loving and supportive husband (that's me).
She is a very creative and artistic person, but she lacked the method
to express her talents.
One day she received a wonderful gift from family living in Kansas.
It was an awesome scented bar of soap. The package said it was
natural Glycerin soap. She had no idea what that meant.
All she knew was that this soap was like no other soap
she had ever seen or tried.
She couldn’t stop thinking about the marvelous bar of soap.
One day, the family took a drive to Half Moon Bay , which is
almost a 2 hour drive. Like everyday tourists we walked through
all the shops seeing all the amazing things that they had.
In one store we entered, Conny found those bars of
natural vegetable Glycerin Soap. One was scented with
Lemon Grass and it had a multitude of shapes inside the bars.
As promised, the soap was absolutely wonderful.
This bar of soap lathered much nicer than the store bought soap.
Her skin felt rejuvenated and relaxed. The scent that
came from the soap made her feel new and alive. She was sad
when her bar of soap was finished. She decided to
drive back to Half Moon Bay , to buy more.
This is when it hit her!!
“If I am willing to drive 2 hours to buy a bar of soap,
others might also want this wonderful soap as well.”
Instead of driving to Half Moon Bay , she started
to study the lost art of soap making. She read every book
she could find on the subject, and acquired a lot of knowledge.
She then took several soap making classes, which taught her
the art and the science of soap making. She learned about
adding essence and color to the soap and she learned
that the possibilities were only limited by her imagination.
Armed with book knowledge and the classes she took,
Conny started making soap. She made soap with Shea Butter,
Olive Oil, Coconut Oil and Palm Oil. The soap she made turned out to be
richer and smoother than any other soap she tried. Everybody that tried
her soap, was amazed. She found her niche.
Our 11 year old daughter Brenda came up with the name for the business.
O stands for our last name, Olarte. She said, “Let’s call it the Essence of O”.
Conny also makes gorgeous Gift Baskets from her soap, which
makes great gifts for any occasion. She also makes wedding favors
that are a great crowd pleaser.
New for this year, she has added a wonderful line of
hand made products that compliment her soaps. She
is now making handmade solid massage bars and
Shea butter hand creams and lotions.
Conny’s company, The Essence of O,
prides itself in creating the best bath and body products, using the best ingredients available.
We are sure you will be delighted that you have found: The Essence of “O”
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