Ash Hopper

Specialty Food Artisan

Orange County NY 10990

Ash Hopper

Specialty Food Artisan

About

My name is Matthew Donnelly and together with my wife Thena we own and operate Ash Hopper. Ash Hopper is a handcrafted soap company based in Hudson Valley, NY. We pride ourselves on using sustainably and responsibly sourced ingredients from all over the world, supporting many small family farms and producers. We are 100% plant based.
The current trend in skin care products are synthetic ingredients using toxins, allergens and in some cases carcinogens to produce high profit - low quality. Many people do not realize their skin care products can negatively impact their bodies and environment. Industry leaders are being succeeded by second generation stockholders and unfortunately sacrifice values for profit. Plastics are being used in epidemic proportions. We are stepping in and dedicating our life to educating and changing this.
Ash Hopper has collaborations with many local farms and producers. Our strong stance on ingredients is a driving force we use to build new connections and obtain botanicals for our products.
In a world where hand hygiene is so important it is a necessity to have a product that people can feel confident it aligns with their values. The world needs a product that encourages sustainability. Our soaps are sold using zero plastic. We offer a beautiful line of cold pressed oil blends and herbal salves to aid in the protection of our skin.
Every bar of Ash Hopper soap that is sold helps lend more support to our communities, small producers and individuals seeking a clean product.

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Location

Warwick, NY

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Matthew & Thena Donnelly
Matthew and Thena Donnelly are a husband and wife team and the only 2 employees of Ash Hopper. Matthew has served the community for 10 years in healthcare as a licensed MRI technologist. The pandemic struck and he found himself as a hospital employee watching his hospital run out of necessary items including soap. Ash Hopper stepped up and donated bars of handmade soap to the organization, but he felt like he needed to do more. Thena is a classically trained Artist with a background in Fine Arts. Thena wears many hats in the art world such as professional ice carving, interior design and graphic art. In 2015 she obtained a cosmetology license and in 2018 Thena opened a hair salon in Goshen, NY. The salon was sold in 2020 due to the pandemic to stay home with her 3 year old son. Matthew promised they would start a new family business when the time was right. One year later Ash Hopper was born.

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