As more beauty brands look for environmentally conscious ways to manufacture products, shampoo bars are one category at the forefront of the shift. Designed to care for both your hair and the Earth, shampoo bars offer the same benefits as their liquid counterparts, but in solid form with much less waste and zero plastic. Though some brands are focused entirely on the bar method, others are taking their existing fan-favorite liquid formulas and adapting them to solid form, making it...

These top natural bar soaps that nourish your complexion without any icky ingredients. Bar soaps are making a comeback. The old-school staple isn’t the harsh formula of yore. Now they’re chock full of skin-loving ingredients that will leave your complexion clean, hydrated and nourished. And the best natural bar soaps are leading the pack. Options abound, so you can find the best natural bar soap for your skin type. For example, those with thirsty complexions should look for mega moisturizers...

Exfoliating is an important part of any skincare routine, but one that is often neglected. If you have dry, dull, or rough patches -- or simply want to look younger -- don't skip this step. Sloughing off dead skin cells can reveal smoother, healthier skin. Ditch the loofahs and sponges that can harbor nasty bacteria and get back to the basics: soap. An exfoliating soap bar does two jobs in one: cleanses skin and removes dead cells. Some even moisturize,...

Although bar soaps have been a part of the beauty industry for centuries, they’re occasionally overtaken by their liquid competitors. But why have just one? The best bar soap gets the job done just as well, and can add an almost sculpture-like visual appeal to a shower or sink. Plus, most important of all, it has eco-friendly benefits, such as using less energy in production and requiring less plastics and packaging in general.  From rose clay-infused clarifying soaps to bars that gently...

For many of us, our preferred body wash is a sudsy gel squeezed out of a plastic bottle, but thanks to a recent rise in at-home self-care rituals and sustainability efforts, the basic bar of soap is making a big comeback.  The Comeback The bar soaps we recall being stuck to our shower niche as kids left much to be desired: harsh ingredients stripped skin bone-dry, they’d crumble into pieces or they’d all share the same “soap” smell. However, today’s...