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South Mountain Bees

Handcrafted Natural Soaps

Handcrafted Natural Soaps

$ 14.00 USD
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Each handmade natural soap bar contains beeswax, making them exceptionally mild and long-lasting.

The beeswax comes from our backyard honeybees in South Orange, New Jersey, on the edge of the South Mountain Reservation. The soaps contain organic coconut oil, Italian olive oil, and a touch of castor oil for a creamy lather. Our award-winning formula produces a moisturizing natural soap bar ideal for dry and sensitive skin.

Our soap bars are so mild that they can be used as a cleansing hand soap, natural body soap bar, and gentle face soap bar.

Warning: Avoid contact with eyes. In case of contact with eyes, rinse with plenty of water.


Ingredients

All our soap bars contain olive oil, organic coconut oil, canola oil, water, sodium hydroxide, castor oil, beeswax, honey, sea salt.

Natural Soap Additives

Different soap bars may contain Kaolin clay, mineral mica, pigment powder, rhassoul clay, sea clay, pink Himalayan salt, coffee grounds, seeds, and dried leaves and flowers.

Naturally Scented Soap

Our natural handmade soaps are scented with the highest quality essential oils to offer natural soap scents such as rosemary, lavender, and orange. Occasionally we indulge in chocolate fragrance oil for our limited edition chocolate soap bar.

How to use

  • Wet your skin,
  • Rub the soap on wet skin gently once or twice (yes! that's enough),
  • Lather, and
  • Rinse.

Shipping

All orders over $65 ship free in the USA with USPS Ground Advantage service.

Net weight

3 oz (85 g). Often more.

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See What Our Fans Say

  • From an expert

    After hearing that our soaps were awarded the Red Ribbon in 2015 at the New Jersey Beekeepers Association Honey Show, Sharon Geraghty, from Maplewood, New Jersey, wrote: "Congrats, Adriana! I'm really not surprised. For 20 years I worked for top cosmetic companies and retailers. I've been trained in 60 lines from around the world and I'm IN LOVE with the soaps I bought from you!"

  • "Wow, it's not dry".

    "I used the soap to wash my hands earlier and was impressed. Then I took a shower and was pleasantly surprised too. I used it on my face and was like "wow, it's not dry". It really is a beautiful soap! Even my winter itchy legs didn't need lotion tonight." Lisa D Van Croft-Ellis from Union, New Jersey.
The reservoir of West Orange, New Jersey, dressed in its stunning fall colors.

Good For Your Skin And Gentle On Our Planet

Being eco-friendly is more than a mission for South Mountain Bees. We keep bees, and bees need a healthy planet. We can't afford to use ingredients that are farmed hurting the environment, or chemicals that have no place in a natural soap bar. Therefore our handcrafted soaps are Palm-free, Soy-free, Corn-free, Dairy-free, Parabens-free, and made without unnecessary chemicals and fillers. Our soap bars do not contain any synthetic preservatives or artificial hardeners.

All our soaps are vegetarian and are made with natural ingredients.

Vibrant hues of yellow, orange and blue on the wings of a tiger-swallowtail butterfly glow in the afternoon sun on pink echinacea flower.

When a soap is more than a soap

Natural soaps can transport you to your favorite garden spot through scents and textures. Even in the middle of winter, when there isn't much gardening to do, you can close your eyes while you lather your hands with a scented handcrafted soap and travel in your mind to a breezy spring morning enjoying the scents of your hobby.

Did you ever smell something and the scent took you right back to your childhood?

Smells can teleport us to very specific past moments. Rosemary smells like gardening with grandpa, and lavender like that walk by the lake with our bestie. The fresh citrus scent of orange essential oil can take us back to the first time we squeezed our own orange juice. 

A natural handmade soap can keep the scent of essential oils and release it gently over time as you use it.

Even in the middle of a busy day, washing your hands is a mini aromatherapy session.

Adriana with Awards from the New Jersey Honey Show 2020.

Decorated With Prestigious Awards 

Last but not least, our soaps won many awards including Best in Cosmetics Division at the New Jersey Honey Show 2017, 2018, and 2019. We are the proud makers of the best natural bar soap.

Complete list of awards

Customer Reviews

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Ina Norsworthy
Luxurious Soap

I’ve used homemade soaps from various creators over the years, but hands down the soap from South Mountain Bees has been the most luxurious ever! I was blown away by the quality. The orange and lemon balm was simply heaven! And the lip balm leaves my lips nourished for hours! I will definitely be ordering again.

Thank you, Ina! It makes me happy to hear that you enjoyed the soap and the lip balm so much. Your promise to come back is the best endorsement my small business can get.

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Caroline
Heavenly Soaps

I love the Autumn Rosemary soap that I got last fall, but it's running out. So I ordered the new rosemary soap and devoured to try the orange and lemon balm. Wow! I'm amazed at the bright and refreshing scent of the orange and lemon balm. I feel like I'm on vacation when I smell it!
Treat yourself!

Dear Caroline, Thank you so much for sharing this! Reviews like yours make it all worth it. I agree with your experience with the orange soap. I can't get enough of it myself!

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Mary Kate
Wonderful soap!

I received a bar of this soap in a lovey gift box full of south mountain bees treats and it was my favorite component. The bar lasted a long time in my bathroom, which saw us washing our hands constantly this summer. The soap never dried out our hands, it actually provided a welcome layer of moisture. It has a nice, light scent. I highly recommend this soap!

Mary Kate, thank you for sharing your experience with our soap! People are often surprised by how long it lasts.

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Lisa Gay
Luxuriously silky, magically moisturizing soaps

Today I pampered myself.

I indulged in a long hot bath and tried my first bar of silky glorious and luxurious lemon balm soap made by Adriana from South Mountain Bees - a delight to the senses and so very magically moisturizing. All grown and made in South Orange just like Adriana’s delectable award winning raw honey.

I need more days like these and more of South Mountain Bees amazing products.

Thank you, Lisa! Pampering ourselves is what we need to recharge our energy. Thank you for sharing that experiencing our soap was so delightful and magical!

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Dani M
This soap is AWESOME!

I bought three different types of soap (Honey, Lavender, Beer)
as a gift And I coopted some for myself...and WOW. The beautiful lavender scent when opening the box was clean and just as if you clipped fresh lavender from the garden. The honey soap has a very clean barely noticeable scent and the beer soap does have mild but pleasant, slight ale scent. All three soaps lather well and don’t leave any film After showering. These soaps smell and work great and surprisingly very affordable. I need to order more now, so that I can give a full box of soaps as the gift I intended. Thank you South Mountain Bees!

Thank you, Dani! We are happy to hear that you like the soap. We are here for you when you need more.