Meet the Maker (Hi, I’m Jodi)

Why I Create With Suds, Scents, and a Little Pacific Northwest Magic

If you’ve ever picked up a Sarcastic Narwhal soap and felt a small exhale—hi, I’m Jodi, the artist behind the brand. What keeps me coming back to the studio is the practice itself: measuring, blending, pouring, and watching quiet ideas turn into something you can hold and use every day.

What Making Gives Me (And Why That Matters To You)

Creating is a slower pace inside a busy world. I cool lye, warm oils, and listen for the moment a fragrance tips from “almost” to “yes.” That steady rhythm settles my mind, and I build products to pass that feeling forward: a calmer shower, a steadier morning, a better exhale.

Small-Batch On Purpose

Everything is hand-poured in small 32-oz loaves or mixed to order in tiny runs. Small batches let me:

• Fine-tune scent profiles so they read as places and moods—salty air, warm amber, forest floor—rather than “generic perfume.”

• Control temperature and trace for cleaner swirls and longer-lasting bars.

• Keep quality consistent without shortcuts.

There’s a quiet thrill in hovering over a swirl like it’s a tidepool, waiting for the exact moment to pour. That moment shows up in the final bar.

Scent Stories, Not Just “Fragrances”

Sarcastic Narwhal scents are little scenes from the Pacific Northwest: wet cedar, ocean spray, driftwood, sun through low clouds. I sketch those in layers:

• Top note: the first hello (brisk salt air).

• Heart note: the mood (amber warmth, green moss, soft tobacco).

• Base note: the memory that lingers (vanilla, smoke, vetiver, a touch of coffee or coconut when it serves the story).

When a bar like Driftwood Reserve lands exactly between ocean air and ember—fresh without being sharp, warm without being sweet—the story reads when steam hits it. After Hours dries down into velvety tobacco-vanilla with a clean halo. Salish Tide carries that mineral, beach-walk realism that feels like standing on a bluff as waves break below.

Texture, Color, and the Calm of Repetition

I’m picky about feel: bars that cure hard, lather generously, and rinse clean. A balanced base of olive, coconut, shea, and castor oils gives me time to create intricate swirls and yields a bar that gets better as it ages. Colors come from carefully chosen micas and oxides—earthy greiges, ocean blues, moss greens—pulled from real driftwood, tidepools, and forest light. The palette stays cohesive so your shower shelf looks intentional, not chaotic.

Repetition is part of the peace: prepping oils, checking temps, stick-blending in short pulses to light trace, tapping the mold to set the surface, then the quiet satisfaction of slicing a cured loaf. It’s ritual and it’s grounding.

Thoughtful Ingredients, Real Utility

Beautiful is great; useful is better. I choose ingredients that feel good in real life:

• Soaps that cleanse without stripping and leave a soft finish.

• Beard oil and balm that absorb well and make faces more huggable.

• Massage oil that glides, not greases.

• Spritz Before Sits that freshen a space without choking anyone out.

Everything earns a place in my own routine before it ships.

The Part You Don’t See (But You Feel It)

Behind every release: cure tracking, weight logs, pour temperatures, tweak notes, cut angles, lather tests. There are scent cards with percentages and backup plans if a top note tries to take over. You may not see the spreadsheets, but you feel the result when a bar lasts longer than expected or a scent stays balanced from first use to the final sliver.

Community Over Hype

Sarcastic Narwhal isn’t built on “blink-and-you-miss-it” drops. I want you to rely on your favorites and trust that new releases will still feel like the brand you know. Whether you’re a “one scent forever” person or someone who lines the shelf with coastal moods, you’ll always get the same promise: calm, crafted, consistent.

Why “Sarcastic Narwhal?”

Playful and a little cheeky, but rooted in the sea. It reminds me to keep delight in the everyday while taking the craft seriously. A small wink in the middle of a very intentional process.

What I Hope You Take With You

When you use something I made, I hope you feel a notch more grounded. I hope the scent reads like weather, not perfume. I hope textures make your skin feel cared for. Mostly, I hope your day gets a little quieter around the edges because a tiny thing was made with a lot of attention.

Thanks for being here and letting my calm become part of your routine.

— Jodi Maker, blender, pourer, label-straightener at Sarcastic Narwhal

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