The Hottest Trend in Bodycare Is… Bar Soap? 10 Luxe Bars to Try
When I think of bar soaps, my mind immediately jumps to bars of Irish Spring or Ivory—soaps that I might find in a guest bathroom or an Airbnb. Bar soap has always had a place in the bathroom, but I'd be hard-pressed to say it's chic. That is until the most recent bar soap iterations hit the market.
For the first time in recent memory, bar soap is having, dare I say, a moment. The most high-end brands in the bodycare realm are releasing bar soaps. Not only do you want to use these soaps, but they also feel like a moment of self-care. Many are packed with exfoliators, vitamins, and other good-for-your-skin ingredients. Plus, bar soaps have gone from plain rectangles in unexciting packaging to gorgeously crafted shapes in colors of every kind, housed in luxe, sustainable containers.
When considering bar soap, sustainability is at the forefront of the conversation. According to one study, we use less soap when we wash our hands or bodies with bar soap, and liquid soap usually uses up to 20 times more packaging than bar soap. Many bar soaps only packaged using an easy-to-recycle cardboard box, while hand soaps typically have a glass or plastic container and a pumping mechanism which is rarely recyclable.
If you're looking for a new body wash, the bars available right now are truly special. Keep reading for some of the ones we're planning to add to our own shower routine.
As a brand mostly known for its soaps, it feels natural that Aesop would come out with an incredibly luxurious bar soap formula. Made with sustainable palm oil and packaged using��FSC-certified carton stock, these soaps don't just take cues from the brand's best-selling scents, they're also made with the environment in mind.
Picture a collaboration between a materials science company, a skincare and fragrance company, and a climate-tech startup. The brainchild is this soap, the first bar soap ever made with C16 Biosciences’ proprietary Palmless Torula oil. This oil replaces palm oil, and the bar is scented to smell like burning rainforests, which is a reminder of why these kinds of efforts are so important.
Prior to her time atBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing , Katie Berohn worked as the beauty assistant for Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, and Prevention magazines, all part of the Hearst Lifestyle Group. She graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a major in journalism and minor in technology, arts, and media, and earned her master's degree at NYU's graduate program for magazine journalism. In addition, Katie has held editorial internships at Denver Life magazine, Yoga Journal, and Cosmopolitan; a digital editorial internship at New York magazine's The Cut; a social good fellowship at Mashable; and a freelance role at HelloGiggles.
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