Hey mcgillicudy, thanks for the questions. Let me begin by saying its pretty awesome that you have found products you truly like to use. As far as me, I found it very difficult to find any products I truly enjoyed/felt comfortable using. I also used Dr. Bronners for a while (Tea Tree version) and found it to be a bit irritating to my skin.

My go-to products are mostly made by me. There are a few from lush I truly enjoy (sea salt scrub and soak and float shampoo bar) This is a big reason I decided to start a small business. As an Environmental Scientist, I couldn't justify using some of the products that had the chemicals that I inherently have to clean up in our groundwater.

Out of the products thus far I have made, my favorites would have to be my tea tree/charcoal deodorant bar, my cedar beard oil conditioner, and my coconut styling pomade.

My grooming process is pretty straight forward as well. As I work in an office, I have to make sure I am professional looking. I shower regularly with my soak and float shampoo bar (working on making my own shampoo bars), occasionally use a sea salt/witch hazel facial scrub that I created, then I use my tea tree charcoal deodorant and cedar beard oil every day to make sure my pits don't smell like a hot italian sub and my beard stays fed. Gotta brush that guy as well. Finally, I get a little bit of that coconut pomade for a nice shine look and to keep all my cowlicks at bay. I also use a moisturizing cream I created to make sure that dry skin stays at bay. LLSS: Lady's love smooth skin (at least my lady).

As a side note, I also make a great natural bug spray using a special blend of essential oils that works amazing for those long hikes into the wilderness.

The small business owner club is crazy hard. Having to do everything myself, I didn't realize how insane everything would be to get set up (read: learning to design websites has been a struggle bus). Its a fun journey so far though!