{"id":104274,"date":"2020-10-06T09:28:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T14:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=104274"},"modified":"2020-10-05T14:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T19:39:35","slug":"buff-city-soap-to-open-at-oxford-mississippis-historic-downtown-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/buff-city-soap-to-open-at-oxford-mississippis-historic-downtown-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Buff City Soap to open at Oxford, Mississippi\u2019s historic Downtown Square"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Popular Soap Makery slated to open on South Lamar this fall<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2013, <strong>Buff City Soap <\/strong>is a Southern-based lifestyle brand disrupting the way people buy everyday soap. With a mission to \u201cmake life smell wonderful, one handmade soap at a time,\u201d Buff City\u2019s plant-based soaps are freshmade daily in the brand\u2019s <strong>Soap Makeries<\/strong>, giving customers the opportunity to witness the handcrafting process in person. In February 2019, <strong>Kevin Herzke<\/strong>, along with his father, <strong>Rudy<\/strong>, franchised Buff City Soap when they opened a storefront in <strong>Germantown, Tennessee<\/strong>. The father-son duo\u2019s second location soon followed in <strong>Collierville, Tennessee<\/strong>, in November 2019. Buff City Soap &#8211; Oxford will be the third shop opened by Kevin Herzke. For more information, visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buffcitysoap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.buffcitysoap.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pride_700x.jpg?resize=232%2C232\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104276\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pride_700x.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pride_700x.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pride_700x.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pride_700x.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/pride_700x.jpg?resize=186%2C186&amp;ssl=1 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buffcitysoap.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buff City Soap<\/a> announced a new location will open soon in Oxford, Mississippi, offering handcrafted, plant-based soaps and skincare products. The 1,700-square-foot storefront is located at 400 South Lamar Blvd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOpening a Buff City Soap shop on The Square is a dream realized,\u201d said Kevin Herzke, Collierville, Tennessee-based franchisee and owner of Buff City Soap \u2013 Oxford. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t have asked for a better location near some of Oxford\u2019s most beloved establishments. Our team looks forward to sharing Buff City Soap\u2019s plant-based, handmade products with all of Oxford\u2019s residents and visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/soal.jpg?resize=273%2C273\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104277\" width=\"273\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/soal.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/soal.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/soal.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/soal.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/soal.jpg?resize=186%2C186&amp;ssl=1 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2013, Buff City Soap\u2019s mission is to create handmade products that are free of harsh chemicals and preservatives but full of plant-based ingredients that make your body happy. Each one of Buff City Soap\u2019s storefronts is equipped as a Soap Makery, allowing guests to see products being made while they shop. From beloved bar soap and hair care products to laundry detergent and pup soap, Buff City Soap uses ingredients such as coconut, palm and olive oils, cocoa butter, colloidal oatmeal and vitamin E to ensure that guests and their loved ones receive quality products every visit and with every use. The same quality ingredients can be found in its beard care, hair care and facial products. Additionally, Buff City Soap welcomes team-building events, birthday parties and corporate retreats in which participants make and take home their own products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buff City Soap\u2019s Oxford location is set to open later this fall. Once open, patrons can opt in to receive daily, weekly and monthly discounts and special deals via email or text message by signing up in store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Soap Makery slated to open on South Lamar this fall Founded in 2013, Buff City Soap is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":104275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6539],"tags":[17184],"class_list":["post-104274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-events","tag-buff-city-soap"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/buff-city.jpg?fit=480%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}