10 Natural Soap Bars For A Waste-Free Wash
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Make bath time a better ritual with these natural, organic, and vegan soap bars!
These bars use responsibly sourced and naturally occurring ingredients — like organic oils and plant extracts — for the deepest clean. Plus, most come without plastic packaging for a low waste clean. Use them to wash your hands, or in the bath and shower. Scrub-a-dub-dub! 🛀
For a fully zero waste lather, pair your soap bar with a plastic-free shampoo bar.
1. WATO
Ingredients | Natural oils, Indigo, bamboo, hemp charcoal, rice bran, turmeric, sake
Ships To | Worldwide
Price | $10 – $20 for 5 oz bar; mini options available
WATO is a Black- and Japanese-owned brand inspired by the founders’ mother, Noriko. She taught herself how to make soap using traditional techniques and now the brand does the same. WATO’s bar soap is made with natural oils — like sunflower and rice bran — and plant-based dyes, formulating colors from scratch. Needless to say, we’re big fans of these intentional, natural soaps.
2. Sunniemade
Ingredients | Plant oils, shea butter, castor oil, clay, essential oils, rosemary extract
Ships To | USA & Canada
Price | $7.50
Sunniemade bar soaps blend pure essential oils, detoxifying clays, and nourishing plant-based oils into a range of handcrafted, sustainable soap bars. With options for hand and body or exfoliating body bars, each soap is formulated with natural ingredients like shea butter, olive oil, and coconut oil, and is complemented by therapeutic-grade oils such as rosemary, lavender, peppermint, and citrus. These soaps are free from artificial additives, are cruelty-free and plastic-free, and use compostable packaging. Try the 5-pack for endless bubbles and clean, soft skin!
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3. Meow Meow Tweet
Ingredients | Natural oils, shea butter, essential oils, plant extracts
Ships To | Worldwide
Price | $12 for 4.5 oz bar
Embrace one of life’s simplest pleasures with a good natural soap. Meow Meow Tweet offers four highly aromatic soap bars: Coconut cacao, Hinoki cypress clove, lavender lemon, and grapefruit mint. These vegan bars are Leaping Bunny certified, palm oil-free, and sent in paper packaging. Psst… did we mention almost all the ingredients are organic and fair trade?
4. Binu Binu
Ingredients | Natural oils, shea & cocoa butters, coconut milk, kaolin clay, tea extracts, essential oils
Ships To | Worldwide
Price | $22 for 4 oz bar
Binu Binu is inspired by Korean bath rituals and the popular scrub treatment “Seshin.” These soap bars have a “boricha” base, a cultural staple and household tea. Paired with botanical ingredients and essential oils, there are eight thoughtfully made options. And if you’re a fan, you’d be in good company; this WOC-owned brand has been featured in New York Times, Vogue, and Kinfolk.
5. Wary Meyers
Ingredients | 100 percent vegetable glycerine base
Ships To | Worldwide
Price | $14 for 5.5 oz bar
Wary Meyers is a husband-and-wife team handcrafting soaps and candles in Maine. These 100 percent glycerine soaps are made in small batches, all without detergents, alcohol, or parabens. We love how playful these designs are, intimately inspired by John and Linda’s personality and styles. These are delightful soap bars to display in your bathroom or to give as a housewarming gift!
6. Herbivore Botanicals
Ingredients | Natural oils, charcoal powder, essential oils, kaolin clay
Ships To | Worldwide
Price | $14 for 4 oz bar
Herbivore Botanicals already knows how to take care of our skin — that’s why we trust this team’s soap bars, too. As always, these effective formulas are made with only natural and certified organic ingredients so you’ll have clean, soft skin in no time. Choose from pink clay or bamboo charcoal. You can’t go wrong either way considering the 100+ positive reviews.
7. Among the Flowers
Ingredients | Natural oils, shea butter, essential oils, clay
Ships To | Worldwide
Price | $10 for 5 oz bar
Made in small batches in the Sierra Nevadas, Among the Flowers is a women-run team crafting soaps, candles, and cleaners. These bar soaps are cold processed so they’re better for the environment and for your skin, retaining the ingredients’ natural properties. Try the blood orange and rose blend for a nourishing scent, or detox with activated charcoal and antimicrobial essential oils.
8. Eusi Bathtime
Ingredients | Natural & organic oils, kaolin clay, essential oils
Ships To | USA
Price | $5 – $8 for 6.25 oz bar
For affordable soap bars that look and smell delicious, check out Eusi Bathtime. This proudly Black family-owned brand sources ingredients native to the African continent, like bamboo charcoal, African spices, and Kenyan turmeric. The result? Vegan soap bars with nearly 14,000 glowing reviews. Eusi also gives back on a monthly basis to the World Wildlife Fund.
9. Upcircle Beauty
Ingredients | Glycerine, coconut acid, shea butter, natural oils, plant extracts
Ships To | Worldwide
Price | $10 for 3.5 oz bar
Upcircle Beauty is a UK brand leveraging leftover ingredients for skincare — like chai syrup for its chai soap bars. These upcycled leftovers are then blended with naturally found ingredients for a moisturizing, hydrating formula. Not in the UK? Not an issue; Upcircle Beauty has regional websites as well so you can grab these vegan soap bars wherever you are.
10. Biome
Ingredients | Varies
Ships To | Worldwide
Price | $5 – $16; sizes vary
Biome is a sustainable marketplace based in Australia, with hundreds of organic and ethical brands in stock, including Dindi Naturals. This certified B Corp prioritizes locally made soap bars free from palm oil, animal testing, and harmful chemicals. Filter by your values or look up a scent. Best of all, you can find soap trays and exfoliating cloths here, too!
Featured image from Herbivore Botanicals
