When our son Hal officially joined Alabu full time, he implemented a new level of excellence, from how we run our business to our products. My soap batch size was limited by how heavy of a pot of soap I could lift and pour. Dean & Hal enlarged it from my 80 bar batch to 320 bars with the help of a mechanical hoist they designed and constructed. Every batch now had a “batch sheet” with detailed information about making it. It was assigned a batch code that is stamped on every bar bar. He upgraded almost everything we used in soapmaking and also added new products, pictures and logo. We started concentrating on wholesale accounts and Health food stores. Our business grew to being offered in 500 stores around the country. Here is one of Hal’s blog post. A short historical perspective.