Rinse Bath and Body Co. - 2022 Small Business Rock Star

When her knitting hobby wasn't working out as a full-time career, Heather Swanepoel turned to soap making.

After one class and a successful batch of soap, Heather was hooked.

She and her husband had a feeling there was more to this hobby than just the suds.

In 2003, on July 3 the couple founded Rinse Bath and Body, and haven’t looked back since! Today, you can find their main retail store in downtown Monroe and their production warehouse just a few miles down the road.

The warehouse is filled with good smells and employees hand-making each and every Rinse item. Along with product manufacturing, they also use the warehouse to pack smaller online orders as well as large wholesale orders for retailers around the country.

Their multitude of Georgia Made-certified products including soap, bath-bombs, lotion, chapstick, and more, can be found online as well as in over 950 stores and spas across all 50 states.

What started as humble beginnings of selling soap word-of-mouth and through a few farmers markets, turned into a nationwide business.

The Rinse team prides themselves in their "hand-made" and "small-batch" products to ensure quality and freshness. Even though they are now producing in large quantities, the team works hard to make each product with time and care by hand-wrapping each item.

We are proud to highlight a successful small business that strives to grow and develop nationwide, all while staying true to their core values - and remaining an active contributor in their local community's economic development.

Learn more about Rinse Bath & Body, and see them receiving their award here: