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Soap Cauldron LLC

Three Sisters Apothecary exterior with sculpture of witch brewing over cauldron and bath tub shaped flowers pots with yellow, red, and purple flowers.
Welcome to Soap Cauldron's Three Sisters Apothecary in Penngrove California!
Three Sisters Apothecary handcrafted bar soaps. Featured is eucalyptus with shea butter
Handcrafted, natural soap.
Decorative ceramic jars with the words wool of bat, hemlock, and eye of newt. Books on healing spices, which guide, and wicca. Three Sisters Apothecary French Lavender gift set with soaps, bath salts, and body butters.
Bathing essentials mixed in with some witchy essentials.
Three Sisters Apothecary body butters; Gravenstein Apple and Harvest Pumpkin.
Handcrafted, natural body butters.
Polished stones, sages, and cauldron shaped tea candle holders.
Something witchy comes this way.
Owner and founder of Soap Cauldron, Emma Mann, standing behind retail counter with product tester in hand.
Owner and Founder, Emma Mann.
Soap Tails dog shampoo and conditioner bars for all types of dog fur and hair.
For the love of dogs and all things good.
Three Sisters Apothecary Rose Coconut Milk sea salt scrub.
Handcrafted, natural sea salt scrub.
Behind the scenes, marbled large bars of soap sitting on racks, waiting to be cut into smaller bars.
Behind the scenes of bathing essentials.
Owner and founder of Soap Cauldron, Emma Mann, making soap in large pot.
The modern cauldron to create expertly crafted and natural soaps.
Owner and founder of Soap Cauldron, Emma Mann, pouring essential oils into large pot to make soap
Some natural essential oils to get those luscious scents.
Owner and founder of Soap Cauldron, Emma Mann, pouring large pot of soap into pan to let soap solidify,
Time to set and dry.
Owner and founder of Soap Cauldron, Emma Mann, preparing large block of soap for cutting.
How a block becomes...
Owner and founder of Soap Cauldron, Emma Mann, cutting marbled block of soap into bars with wire cutting tool.
a perfectly handcrafted bar of soap.
Owner and founder of Soap Cauldron, Emma Mann, holding up large block of soap
Emma amongst her creations.
Ariel view of Soap Cauldron and Three Sisters Apothecary in downtown Penngrove, next to train tracks and behind baseball field.
Tucked away and easy to get to in Downtown Penngrove.

ABOUT US

Location: Penngrove, CA
Website: soapcauldron.com
Year Started: 2011 
What We Do: We take ingredients directly from nature to create a natural line of locally made, small batch, bath and bodycare.

COMPANY STORY

We named our company Soap Cauldron and launched the brand Three Sisters Apothecary, named after myself and my sisters Marlo and Pandora. Growing up in a close Hispanic family, we spent Sunday afternoons gathering herbs for our grandmother to use in remedies, learning early that nature can truly be therapeutic. The art of alchemy best describes what we do. Our Soap Cauldron is the creative ground from which all our soap creations originate.
 
Family owned and operated, we infuse the knowledge of our cultural remedies into our formulations. Our handcrafted bar soaps are made in the time-honored tradition of the first soap guilds. Each bar is poured in small batches with a unique combination of botanicals, pure essential, gourmet butters and plant oils. We know that in this fast-paced world the simplicity of nature is often forgotten. Our goal is to bring back that reverence for nature with our products.

WHY SONOMA COUNTY?

Moving here in 1996, we were amazed at the warmth of the community and the willingness to welcome newcomers. Sonoma County is rich both geographically, culturally, and socially. From the oceans to the mountains Sonoma County is truly an oasis. We consider ourselves fortunate to be able to do what we love in a community that has been so open to startup-brand. And the response has been incredible. From retail partners willing to take a chance on us to customers who love our authenticity and so many incredible employees willing to help make our dream a reality.

Published July 2023

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