Our Ingredients
Simple, plant-based ingredients, essential oils and botanical extracts that are beneficial for your skin and kind to the planet.
Free from synthetic fragrances, phthalates, sulfates, and parabens. We uphold a cruelty-free stance, never testing on animals.
Feel confident knowing that Glenn Avenue Soap products are crafted with respect for both your well-being and the environment.
How They Work
The Intercellular Lipids and Fats in the Stratum Corneum help retain moisture and keep environmental toxins out.
When this barrier breaks down we experience more dryness, irritation and more noticeable wrinkles.
The high quality oils and butters we use in our products contain Triglycerides, Free Fatty Acids and Phenolic Compounds that strengthen, nourish and repair the lipid barrier to maintain your skin's integrity and appearance.
Strengthening the intercellular lipids in our skin is our most effective approach to maintaining skin integrity.
Nourished by natural plant oils, healthy lipids and fats help retain moisture and keep out toxins keeping your skin smooth, healthy and good looking.
Our Scents
Our Essential Oil blends are expertly crafted from the highest quality essential oils and botanical extracts.
Formulated for their therapeutic and medicinal benefits, each blend offers a subtle, sophisticated aroma perfectly balanced to enhance your well-being.
With each use, enjoy a powerful sensory experience to connect with nature, uplift your spirit and calm your mind.
Our Process
handcrafted - small batch
For over a decade, we've been dedicated to crafting exceptional soaps and skincare at our soaphouse in Columbus, Ohio.
Employing small-batch production to guarantee the highest standards of quality and consistency.
Striving to ensure that every item embodies our passion for superior natural skincare.
using traditional methods
We make soaps the old fashioned way-
transforming oil, lye and water
into the most gentle, effective and moisturizing hand wash experience.
Our high quality organic oils create soaps rich in natural glycerin, luxurious and delightful, made with the simplest of healthy ingredients.
with modern science
Our co-founder, Dr. Sandra Metzler ensures every product is meticulously formulated.
With her extensive background in biomedical engineering and expertise in chemistry and aromatherapy, Dr. Metzler creates formulations utilizing simple, natural ingredients that deliver superior results for an exceptional experience.
Our History
It all started in our home on Glenn Avenue....
We began in 2009, like many other companies, out of necessity. Our co-founder, Dr. Sandra Metzler, wanted healthy and effective skincare products for her family. Frustrated by the synthetic detergents, artificial fragrances, preservatives, and other unhealthy ingredients in many products, she used her background in biomedical engineering, chemistry, and aromatherapy to start making soap in her kitchen on Glenn Avenue in Grandview Heights, Ohio.
In 2013, Sandra's partner Phil, also an engineer, decided to turn their soap-making hobby into a full-fledged business. A year later, they moved the soap lab out of their living room to our current facility at 1166 W 5th Ave, which boasts 4,200 square feet of beautiful retail and workshop space. Here, customers can browse and sample products, learn about natural skincare, and see how real soap is made.
We continue to expand our line of natural soap and skincare products, all crafted by hand in small batches using traditional methods and supported by modern scientific data.
Dr. Sandra Metzler
Phil Metzler
Welcome to Glenn Avenue Soap Company.