diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst
index 629ae7d..d15a171 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Lavatory looks for several environment variables in order to authenticate:
 These will be loaded in at the beginning of a run and raise an exception
 if these environment variables are missing.
 
+In addition, Lavatory supports the ability to send Slack notifications with optional environment variables (both of which must be set):
+
+``SLACK_API_TOKEN`` - Slack API Token
+
+``SLACK_CHANNEL`` - Slack Channel to Post Notification to
 
 Purging Artifacts
 -----------------
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 64c60e6..32b8c5b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ requests
 humanfriendly
 party
 pluginbase
+slacker
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diff --git a/src/lavatory/credentials.py b/src/lavatory/credentials.py
index dcfd345..bc14df6 100644
--- a/src/lavatory/credentials.py
+++ b/src/lavatory/credentials.py
@@ -15,3 +15,20 @@ def load_credentials():
             raise MissingEnvironmentVariable(key.upper())
 
     return credentials
+
+def load_slack_credentials():
+    """Get slack credentials from environment variables
+    
+    Returns False if no credentials set.
+
+    """
+
+    slack_credentials = {
+        "api_token": os.getenv('SLACK_API_TOKEN', False),
+        "slack_channel": os.getenv('SLACK_CHANNEL', False)
+    }
+
+    if not slack_credentials['api_token'] and not slack_credentials['slack_channel']:
+        slack_credentials = False
+
+    return slack_credentials
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diff --git a/src/lavatory/utils/artifactory.py b/src/lavatory/utils/artifactory.py
index b9f0642..a8b6c4f 100644
--- a/src/lavatory/utils/artifactory.py
+++ b/src/lavatory/utils/artifactory.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 from requests.exceptions import (BaseHTTPError, ConnectionError, HTTPError, InvalidURL, RequestException)
 
-from ..credentials import load_credentials
+from ..credentials import load_credentials, load_slack_credentials
+from .slack import post_slack_message
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ def purge(self, dry_run, artifacts):
                     purged += 1
                 except (BaseHTTPError, HTTPError, InvalidURL, RequestException, ConnectionError) as error:
                     LOG.error(str(error))
+    
+                if load_slack_credentials():
+                    slack_message = "Purged Artifact: {}".format(full_artifact_url)
+                    post_slack_message(message=slack_message, username="lavatory", icon_emoji=":name_badge:")
 
         return purged
 
diff --git a/src/lavatory/utils/slack.py b/src/lavatory/utils/slack.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dab117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lavatory/utils/slack.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Post a message to slack."""
+import logging
+
+import slacker
+
+from ..credentials import load_slack_credentials
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def post_slack_message(message=None, username=None, icon_emoji=None):
+    """Format the message and post to the appropriate slack channel.
+
+    Args:
+        message (str): Message to post to slack
+        channel (str): Desired channel. Must start with #
+
+    """
+    LOG.debug('Loading Slack Credentials')
+    slack_credentials = load_slack_credentials()
+    
+    channel = slack_credentials['slack_channel']
+    LOG.debug('Slack Channel: %s\nSlack Message: %s', channel, message)
+
+    slack = slacker.Slacker(slack_credentials['api_token'])
+    try:
+        slack.chat.post_message(channel=channel, text=message, username=username, icon_emoji=icon_emoji)
+        LOG.info('Message posted to %s', channel)
+    except slacker.Error:
+        LOG.info("error posted message to %s", channel)
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