For quite some time, I have battled dry skin. Mainly on my arms and face, and quite frankly, I can’t stand it. Any soap that I used seemed to worsen it, instead of helping.
Then one day, I saw some tweets from a friend about All Natural Soaps. I was curious so I jumped right on over to Etsy.com and started looking for All Natural Soap options.
A lot of vendors came up in my search. I was unsure about which to try. There are so many! Some cold process, heat process, vegan soap, soy free, made with olive oil, and so on.
So I jumped in and started ordering. The first soaps I ordered were from Gutsy Girls. Debbie makes some fabulous and pretty soap products, potions, and candles as well as some vintage handbags. There were so many fragrances of soaps! So many, I had a hard time choosing. Gutsy Girls soaps are beautiful! If you are one to set soaps out in your spare bathrooms for guests or if you simply just like looking at some pretty soaps, Gutsy Girls can help!
Gutsy Girls soaps are made from All Natural ingredients, including Olive Oil and Coconut Oil. The soaps smell absolutely fabulous and certain ones (my favorite, Sandalwood) actually lingers on you throughout the day. I’ve had several people comment thinking it was perfume. 
You can check out more of Gutsy Girl products by visiting her Etsy page.
Then I decided to try some more, not just from Gutsy Girls but broaden my knowledge of these All Natural Soaps.
I found Stress Tamer Spa and scored some more fabulously smelling soaps!
As you may notice, they are not as fancy looking as Gutsy Girls but they smell as wonderful and leave you feeling silky smooth! I’m not sure about the differences in processing this soaps, however, the soaps from Stress Tamer Spa are “cold processed”.
I’d like to add, both of these vendors are selling wonderful products imo. The soaps lather up great, smell wonderful, and wash away clean. If handled properly, they last quite a long time. Meaning don’t leave them laying in the shower. Put them up in a soap dish somewhere high where water can erode the bars away.
I’ve been buying these soaps for quite some time now and although they are more expensive than bar soap you buy at the store, the results I’ve seen are well worth it.
So if you’re looking into trying something new, I highly recommend both of these stores via Etsy. If you decided to try them, please let me know how you like them?
Have you tried these products or are you using All Natural Soaps made by someone else, or even, yourself?
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What a fantastic idea. I would love love love to create my own soaps, but I don’t have the time. Or I should say, I haven’t made the time. There is a natural soap store (several, actually) in Seattle and you can buy soaps at Pike Place Market. I like to pick some up in the summer, because the scents are like nothing you buy in the store.
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Thanks Kimberly! I too would LOVE to make my own, but like you, finding time would be next to impossible. I agree about the scents. Something about those natural soaps just smell so much yummier than those regular store bought kind.
I have that dry skin problem, too, Bren. I love artisan soaps, but even they don’t help. I use a very mild, moisturizing body wash along with baking soda to soothe the dryness. Have fun with your soapy finds!
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Ellen M. Gregg recently posted…5 Reasons Why You Don’t Want to Go Vegan
Interesting Ellen. Any specific body wash? I’m always looking for other solutions
Thanks for the info, Bren. Dry skin in winter is a real problem. I have allergies and most scented bath products make me itch like crazy. Aveeno has soaps and all kinds of other hypoallergenic products for dry skin, hair, face, etc.
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Hi Debbie! Yes! I hate winter skin! I use Aveeno lotions with SPF year round but am always looking for a soap that won’t dry me out so much. Just really a p.i.t.a., ya know? bleh
I’d buy these soaps based on the name alone.
I love all-natural products. Thanks for the great recommendation. Loving your site!
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Hi August and thanks for stopping by! I found your blog through Ellen and I LOVE it! Definitely subscribed. As for these soaps, I absolutely love them. I haven’t tried any others as I continue to flip flop between the two of these! If you find anymore, please share!
I tried another product and I didn’t feel clean but I need to check out these. I try to use the dove or lever 2000 plain soaps as much as possible don’t like all those different smelling stuff.
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I used to use Dove and Tone and they worked well, except in the winter time. Neve tried Lever 2000. Is that very perfumey?