The Honey & Oat Face & Body Soap Story

I made this unscented soap once in the 1990s & it became the bar that started this company in 2013 . . . it is truly food for my skin, deeply moisturizing from the honey with a gentle oat scrub.   

Honey & Oat soap is a perfect year-round bar & especially helpful when my skin has been exposed to extreme elements from a sunny beach day or winter wind. Leigh, The Soap Lady

Our face & body soaps are a soothing balance of water from the Atlantic Ocean & oils that create a rich lather for natural cleansing of face, hands & body. Perfect for sink, tub & shower use, we use them for bathing in nature, too! 😊

Features & Benefits

• Natural product great for folks with scent &/or chemical sensitivities
• Plastic-free, compostable & recyclable packaging
• Handcrafted in small batches with care
• No latex allergy reactive ingredients
• Unscented, gluten-free, nut-free
• Unisex, for all ages & skin types
• Not tested on animals
• Septic-safe

Why is this not vegan?

It is not marked 'vegan' only because it contains honey  Otherwise it does not contain any ingredients derived from animals . . . we promise 

25% of Every Bar is Salt Water

All year round we go to Port Hillford beach on the pristine Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia to collect sea water in five-gallon buckets. We've learned that crocs are the best thing to wear, as rubber boots simply fill up with water 😊 Once filtred through fine fabric, it makes up 25% of every bar!

Why? Salt water makes a harder bar so it lasts longer, salt water is soothing to skin, & most especially it's kind of romantic to use something that connects us to our ancestors who emigrated from the old country 10 generations ago.

Ingredients

• INCI terminology: Aqua, olea europaea fruit oil, cocos nucifera oil, glycine soja oil, elaeis guineensis oil, sodium hydroxide, avena sativa kernel meal, honey, salt

Soap Making Note:  Sodium hydroxide (commonly referred to as 'lye') is necessary to cause the chemical reaction that makes oil & water become soap. Once the soap is soap, the lye is gone.😊 Please visit our FAQ page for more info about the saponification process.

Pack Options

Full bar: appx 100 grams* (cured)

Mini bar: appx 25 grams* (cured)

* While curing water evaporates & weight decreases, though shape remains the same. Fully cured bars are harder, so last longer, provided they dry between uses.

Packaging Info

Full bar & mini bar: Recyclable, compostable, zero-waste, plastic-free box

How to Use Soap Bars

Instructions ~ Use as a Bar

• Wet bar & lather up on hands, face & body
• Rinse well
• Store bar out of water to dry between uses

Tip: Place the bar on the bristles of a fingernail brush so the water drains off it.

Instructions ~ Use as Foaming Soap

• Purchase a foaming soap bottle with a pump
• Cut several slivers of a bar & place in the bottle
• Fill the bottle with warm water & shake well
• The soap will soften in the water
• Pump soap onto wet hands, wash & rinse well 😊

Tip: This is a great way to use up slivers of soap too small to hold. Note: There is a slight possibility that the oats could clog the dispensing mechanism, so we suggest rinsing it occasionally with clear water.

Instructions ~ Use for Bathing in Nature

• Purchase a mesh soap bag
• Place soap in the mesh bag
• Wrap string on wrist so it won’t sink in water
• Lather up bag & rub on area to be cleansed
• Rinse well
• Hang on hook or branch to dry between uses

Instructions ~ Use by Folks with Manual Dexterity Issues

• Purchase a mesh soap bag
• Place soap in the mesh bag so texture makes soap easier to hold
• Wrap the bag’s string on wrist to prevent dropping if grip is lost
• Lather up outside of bag then rub on area to be cleansed
• Rinse well
• Hang on hook so it dries between uses

How to Get the Best Value

• Allow bars to dry between uses to last longest
• Cut larger bars to use at multiple sinks or later
• Store spares in dry spot out of direct heat
• Do not store in airtight containers or plasti
• Wrap wet bar in dry cloth when travelling

General Safety & Product Notes

• For external use only
• Keep away from eyes
• Do not eat this product
• Bars will weigh less as they cure
• Moisture evaporates as bars cure

Grandbaby-tested  Nana-approved! 

• We promise all of our products are tested on ourselves, family members (including grand babies!) & friends.
• We promise to never test any product on animals, even ones designed for pets. We test them on ourselves, family members & friends, too!
• We promise to make sure you are 100% satisfied . . . if there is any problem with your order or this product let us know & we will make it right.