Kara Goodwin’s natural instincts have led her to make a variety of products. Related Articles Business | Miller Nature Preserve accepting donations for Butterfly House Paver Donation Program Business | Fundraiser at Firelands Chevrolet dealership in Vermilion to benefit shelter dogs Business | Leadership Lorain County seeking nominations for 2025 Difference Makers Gala Business | Hospice of the Western Reserve acquires Hospice of North Central Ohio Business | Wickens Herzer Panza Co. announces new attorney to its estate planning, probate practice group The Amherst resident operates Naturally Clean , crafting a variety of soaps, lotions and similar products.
“If you’re a maker, you just have to make things,” Goodwin said. “The more you do, the better you get, and then you want to challenge yourself.” Goodwin has always been a crafter, starting out with candles and jewelry.
“Every since I was a young teenager, I would go to the library and get how-to books,” she said. The mainstay of Naturally Clean is cold-processed soap made with food-safe ingredients in a variety of scents and formulations. Goodwin carefully sources her botanicals, and all products are paraben- and sulfate-free while many also are vegan.
She said she is mindful of reports about how human bodies are exposed to and can retain pollutants for years. “There so many things we can’t control, so I control everything I can,” Goodwin said. One of the differences between Goodwin’s soap and comme.