Bear Soap is ready for a fresh start in Westport by putting 'more energy into fewer things'

The locally-owned soap company announced in April it would close its Soap Bar storefront and move into Mid Coast Modern just a couple doors down on Westport Road. It's also leaning more into wholesale through Made in KC.
The shelving of Soap Bar in Westport wasn’t the end of a chapter — just a focused business shift, said Matt Bramlette, the Midtown maker behind Toilet Bombs and a variety of self-care products.

“We took the look and feel of Soap Bar and merged it with Mid Coast Modern. It was a total refresh,” explained Bramlette, who co-owns Mid Coast Modern and the Bear Soap Co. brand (which was once sold out of the now-closed Soap Bar) with his husband, Rick Leavitt.