Seventh Sojourn was founded in 1998 from the dreams and vision of Melissa Stein and Bryan Penney. Being long-time fans of hand-made soaps they set out to learn the craft of soap-making and to create a product of the highest quality; a product that they themselves would go out of their way to buy. Melissa and Bryan are self-taught artisans, but from their efforts (and many initial failures) came Seventh Sojourn's base soap blend and its many variations thereafter. Indeed, those efforts have paid high dividends in both pride and enjoyment for Melissa and Bryan.