Bath & shower

These all natural, plastic-free shampoo bars are a such a treat. Hailing from Gott's Island, a tiny island on the Maine coastline, this woman-owned company grows and wild-harvests their botanicals and seaweeds. The bars are handmade with castor oil, soothing seaweed, and botanically infused essential oils.  They had us at "wild harvested plant materials."

These shampoo bars last twice as long as a typical bottle of shampoo. We stock the curly hair, straight hair, and men's varieties. Each one conditions hair without leaving it greasy. Powdered kelp stimulates the scalp, keeping your hair smooth and shiny, and helping to relieve itchiness.

Check out our soap tins to store your shampoo bars while traveling.

Use and care

Use it just as you would a bar of soap, massaging into your scalp. It will create a sudsy lather, and each one is packed full of plant based goodness to leave your hair silky and shiny.

The curly hair is much more moisturizing, while the straight hair variety is more cleansing.

Size

Each bar is approximately 3 oz. 

Ingredients

Rosehip and Sugar Kelp Tea, Saponified Oils of: Cocoa Butter, Coconut Oil, Rosehip infused Castor Oil, Calendula infused Sweet Almond Oil, Rosehip infused Olive Oil, Rosehip Oil, Powdered Kelp, and Essential Oils of Lavender, Rosemary, Bergamot, and Peppermint.

Vegan, palm oil free, sulfate free.

Packaging

Wrapped in tissue paper made from 100% recycled paper. The packaging is compostable.

Origin

Gotts Island, Maine, United States.

Dulse & Rugosa is a mother and daughter business in Gotts Island, Maine. Their ingredients start on their small farm or growing along the rocky shores of the island. They handpick each flower, leaf, and piece of seaweed and then solar dry them. Using the dried seaweeds and botanicals, they then handcraft each of the soaps, lotions, scrubs, and oils with love and care.

A note from the maker: during the summer months, we recommend putting the conditioner bar in the freezer for 30+ mins after you receive your shipment - this will help harden the natural oil in the conditioner bar so the bar will last longer and keep its shape.

This locally made conditioner bar is super moisturizing and has a subtle scent of cocoa butter and geranium with a touch of tea tree oil. It can last up to 100 uses depending on on the length of your hair. 

We love it for travel since it's compact and solid - it's a great minimalist conditioner choice!

Apply it by rubbing it on your hands in warm water or directly on your hair to moisturize and loosen tangles. You can also use it as a leave-in conditioner after the shower!

We're kind of freaking out about these soaps. Call us obsessive, but we've been searching high and low for the perfect vegan, sulfate-free, palm oil free, locally made natural hand and body soaps for what seems like years. Oh wait, it has been years! Trust us -- it's harder than it sounds (try reading the ingredients labels of all the soaps at your local grocery store - yikes). 

Well, the wait is finally over! These soaps are absolutely luxurious, and they're handmade by Liz, a woman on our wavelength, not too far from here, in Spokane, WA. All of the colors come from natural pigments in clays, herbal infusions, spices, and other botanicals. The result is cleansing care that is safe for your body, safe for the water, safe for the earth.

Each bar of soap is a unique work of art - no two are exactly the same, which means they will vary slightly from the photos.

Types

Pink Clay + grapefruit - Burst of citrusy grapefruit on the skin and cleansing pink clay suds. Luxurious and pink.

Blue clay + patchouli - Blue clay cleanses the skin while sea salt gently exfoliates. Earthy scents of patchouli and sandalwood delight the senses. 

Lavender - Alkanet root gives this bar a natural purple pigment and the lavender scent releases a soft floral scent.

Unscented coconut milk + calendula- Only seven ingredients. Shea butter and organic coconut milk create a moisturizing, creamy lather. Organic calendula petals gently infuse the soap with skin-loving properties. Safe ingredients make it the perfect bar for kids, babies, and anyone with sensitive skin, especially since it is does not contain any essential oils. Perfect for bathtime.

Aloe + spearmint + loofah - Freshly harvested aloe from organic leaves, combined with spearmint essential oil, create our freshest soap yet. Shredded loofah gourd provides a natural exfoliant while aloe soothes the skin.

Lemon + poppy seed - Poppy seeds naturally exfoliate the skin while bursts of lemon delight the senses. An exfoliant that is safe for the skin, the water, and the earth. Though you may be tempted, do not eat this soap! 

Rose + ylang ylang - Rose geranium and pure ylang ylang create an intoxicating love spell, while pink clay and hibiscus powder create a smooth, silky lather for the skin. Topped with organic rosebuds.

Clary Sage + Thyme - Celebrate seasonal herbs and wildflowers with a soap infused with calendula petals and red saffron petals. Essential oils of marjoram, penny royal, clary sage, and white thyme create an earthy, cleansing, herbal scent.

Eucalyptus + Sea Clay - Take your skin to the spa with eucalyptus essential oil. Shea butter moisturizes the skin while french green clay and sea clay create soft, green bubbles. Himalayan pink salt garnish creates a gentle exfoliation.

Ingredients

Pink Clay + grapefruit - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower Oil. Castor oil. Pink kaolin clay. Grapefruit Essential Oil. Orange (folded 10x) Essential Oil. Sodium Lactate.

Blue clay + patchouli - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower Oil. Castor oil. Russian cambrian blue clay. Patchouli essential oil. Sandalwood fragrance oil. Sodium Lactate.

Lavender - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower oil. Castor oil. Alkanet root powder. Lavender essential oil. Sodium Lactate. Lavender buds.

Unscented Coconut Milk + Calendula - Coconut Milk, Olive Oil, Shea butter, Coconut Oil, Castor Oil, Organic Calendula Petals, Sodium Lactate.

Aloe + spearmint + loofah - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower oil. Castor oil. Organic Aloe Leaf. Chlorella Powder. Loofah Gourd. Lime Essential Oil. Litsea Cubeba Essential Oil. Sodium Lactate.

Lemon + poppy seed - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower oil. Castor oil. Annatto Seed Powder. Poppy Seeds. Lemongrass Essential Oil. Lemon Essential Oil. Sodium Lactate.

Rose + ylang ylang - Olive oil. Coconut oil. Sunflower oil. Castor oil. Pink Kaolin Clay. Hibiscus Powder. Rose Geranium Essential Oil. Ylang Ylang Essential Oil. Sodium Lactate.

Eucalyptus + sea clay - Olive oil. Shea Butter. Coconut oil. Castor oil. French Green Clay. Sea Clay. Eucalyptus essential oil. Sodium Lactate.

Packaging

None.

Origin

Handmade in small batches by Flourish Botanicals, a woman-owned soapmaking company in Spokane, WA. All Flourish Botanicals products are 

End of life

Use until completely gone.

To help use soap ends, you can place bits and pieces of soaps into a small mesh cloth bag to use in the bath or shower!

This plastic-free sponge is made straight from the loofah plant! It starts off as a gourd that is then dried and turned into a soft sponge, so each one is unique.

It's perfect for washing dishes. You can even cut it into five smaller sponges if you fancy - each loofah or loofah piece lasts about six months!

Not only is it biodegradable, it's 100% plant fiber. We've been looking for an alternative to plastic sponges, and loofahs have great scrubbing power for tough spots on dishes and general cleaning around the home.

It can also be used as a shower loofah. It will gently exfoliate your skin and cleanse your pores so your skin is left feeling soft and refreshed.

Unpackaged, compostable, multipurpose and plastic free. Color us excited!

Use and care

Use as a sponge, for dishes or home cleaning. If you'd like, you can cut it into several smaller sponge slices with a bread knife.

Let dry thoroughly after each use. You can also sanitize it from time to time by microwaving for 15 seconds.

Safe for nonstick pots and pans.

Our loofahs can also be used for bath and body, to create a lather with soap, exfoliate skin and stimulate circulation.

With daily use, each loofah will last around 6 months.

Size

Each loofah is about 4" long  and 2-3" round.

Materials

Loofahs are 100% plant fiber, meaning they are vegan, cruelty free and plastic free. They are made from the dried loofah plant. Our loofahs are unprocessed and unbleached.

Packaging

Unpackaged.

Origin

Our loofahs are from a US company owned by a female US Navy veteran. They are based in South Dakota and are the producers of the Hippie Haven podcast all about sustainability! Their products are small batch, ethically made, and non-toxic.

End of life

You can compost these in your backyard or bury them in your garden, and they will break down within 30 days. They can be commercially composted where available as well.

Use and care

Sizes

2 fl. oz. yield compostable packet - Perfect for sampling the product to try it out for the first time, or using for travel. The packet contains 0.21 oz. (6g) of granules, and yields 2 fl. oz. of liquid shampoo when mixed with hot water. Fits perfectly in our 2 oz. travel jars.

8 fl. oz. yield packet - One packet creates one batch of liquid shampoo. Pour the granules into any of our 8 oz. reusable pump bottles, fill the rest with hot water, mix, and let cool! This compostable packet contains 0.85 oz. (24g) of granules, and yields 8 fl. oz. of liquid shampoo.

Ingredients

Packaging

Origin

End of life

Use and care

Sizes

8 fl. oz. yield packet - One packet creates one batch of liquid conditioner. Pour the granules into any of our 8 oz. reusable pump bottles, fill the rest with hot water, mix, and let cool! This compostable packet contains 0.85 oz. (24g) of granules, and yields 8 fl. oz. of liquid conditioner.

Ingredients

Packaging

Origin

End of life

Dulse & Rugosa’s Shaving Bar is perfect for a smooth, close shave. It creates a wonderfully thick lather and is packed full of moisturizing oils to leave your skin ultra-smooth. The soap base is two types of seaweed (oarweed, and kelp) which are nourishing and all natural.

As a bar soap, it's easy to toss in one of our soap tins and take with you to the gym, tuck in your suitcase, or bring on your next your camping trip.

Use and care

Lather like a bar of soap, and spread as you would shaving cream, or swirl a shaving brush over the top to load and apply with a brush. Pairs perfectly with our safety razors. Every now and then, store puck with the tin open or in a dry area so it can dry. 

Size

Approx. 3 oz.

Ingredients

Oarweed and Rosehip Tea, Saponified Oils of Coconut, Cocoa, Rosehip infused Castor, Calendula infused Sweet Almond, and Rosehip Oil, Kelp, Essential Oils of Lavender, Rosemary, Bergamot, and Peppermint.

Packaging

Wrapped in tissue paper with a paper sticker label. The packaging is package-free and compostable.

Origin

Gotts Island, Maine, United States.

Dulse & Rugosa is a mother and daughter business in Gotts Island, Maine. Their ingredients start on their small farm or growing along the rocky shores of the island. They handpick each flower, leaf, and piece of seaweed and then solar dry them. Using the dried seaweeds and botanicals, they then handcraft each of the soaps, lotions, scrubs, and oils with love and care.

End of life

Use the bar until completely gone.

This handy dandy little soap tin is the perfect solution to bringing your shampoo bar or soap bar on all your travels. It's durable enough to toss in your bag without worrying about getting slippery soap residue all over your bag or other toiletries.  Whether you're keeping an extra bar in your gym bag, taking it camping or backpacking, or bringing your essentials with you on your next traveling adventure, we've got you covered. 

Use and care

Leave the tin open to dry the soap on occasion, for best results. Hand wash.

Material

Tin plated steel.

Dimensions

3” round by 1” thick.

Packaging

None.

Origin

Sourced from a local distributor in Seattle, WA. 

End of life

Should you wish to retire your soap tin, it is fully recyclable.

These delicious smelling shampoo bars are handmade right here in Seattle! They are chock full of wonderful ingredients, starting with a base of babassu oil, chamomile-infused sunflower oil. Our soap maker tells us they have a bit of a cult following at her farmer's market stand!

They are palm oil free, paraben- and sulfate-free, and scented with essential oils. Most of the ingredients are organic as well! The only animal product in them is the raw honey, which is from a small, organic local beekeeper in Everett.

Sunny grove is scented with lemon, lemongrass and tea tree essential oils and is reminiscent of a bright sunny day. Refresh is more herbal and refreshing, scented with basil, peppermint and rosemary essential oils.

Use and care

Use it just as you would a bar of soap, massaging into your scalp. It will create a sudsy lather, and each one is packed full of plant based goodness to leave your hair silky and shiny.

Size

Each bar is approximately 5 oz. 

Ingredients

Palm oil free, sulfate free, paraben free.

Sunny Grove: Organic babassu oil, chamomile-infused sunflower oil, organic shea butter, castor oil, olive oil, organic rice bran oil, organic coconut oil, raw honey, organic lemon essential oil, organic lemongrass essential oil, and tea tree essential oil.

Refresh: Organic babassu oil, chamomile-infused sunflower oil, organic shea butter, castor oil, olive oil, organic rice bran oil, organic coconut oil, raw honey, organic basil essential oil, organic peppermint essential oil, and organic rosemary essential oil.

Packaging

Wrapped in compostable paper made from the bark of the Daphne bush, which is a renewable resource. The paper is acid free and naturally dyed. The labels are locally printed.

Origin

Handmade by a woman-owned small business in Seattle, WA.

She chooses organic ingredients whenever possible. She sources her honey from a very small, local family in Everett; they are organic and the honey is raw and unpasteurized.

The paper used to wrap the bars is from a Seattle company called Of the Earth. It is a handmade Lotka paper made from the bark of the Daphne bush which regenerates naturally providing a renewable resource and is acid-free and naturally dyed. Her labels are also printed by a local company. 

Collect leftover soap in this handy pouch for easy use, or place your soap in the pouch to lather and exfoliate with your soap.

The lather comes through the mesh material and those last slivers of soap no longer go to waste! You can salvage several leftover soaps to create a new scent or use it with just one piece. It acts as a mini loofah to exfoliate in the shower, and is large enough to hold a standard bar of soap.

Use and care

Rinse and hang from loop to dry between uses.

Machine wash cold, hang to dry.

Size

4"W x 5.5"H - fits most bar soaps.

Material

Natural sisal fiber.

Packaging

None.

Origin

Designed in Seattle. Made in China by a small company with good workers' conditions. Their ISO certification is ISO 9001:2008, meaning they have appropriate and effective quality management systems in place and are constantly increasing efficiency. RoHS compliant, meaning they don't use specific hazardous materials banned by the EU. They have a third party inspection service, and are compliant with SGS.

End of life

Compostable.

Our replacement blades fit perfectly with our safety razor and are just a few cents per blade! The dual blade allows you to use both sides of the same blade, lasting at least twice as long as a disposable razor.

Use and care

Use with our stainless steel safety razor. To insert a new blade, untwist the top of the razor head, gripping the sides to avoid touching the sharp part fo the blade. Separate the pieces, and place the new blade between the two pieces of the razor head, allowing the metal posts to keep it in place.

When shaving, allow the weight of the razor to guide you; never press down with the razor head or drag it across your skin like you might with a disposable razor. Use shaving soap for best results. When you follow these tips, you'll have a cleaner, safer shave. To travel, simply remove the blade. Dry off the razor after each use and replace the blade when it becomes dull; Bea Johnson says her sons take the razor head apart to let the blade dry after every shave, and the blades last them for an impressive 6 months!

Size

One pack of 10 double-edged blades. The package weighs about 1 oz.

Material

Platinum.

Packaging

Each blade is wrapped in paper, and the bundle is wrapped with a piece of paper washi tape.

Origin

Sourced from Premium Platinum blades.

End of life

Recycle or compost the packaging. Blades can be sharpened with denim and eventually recycled.

We recommend collecting used blades in a closed metal container for safety since they are sharp and could be hazardous to you or anyone else handling them on their way to be recycled. Blades fit well in our 2 oz screw top tin, or you can use something you have at home.

To recycle, we have a few suggestions...

1. An easy catch-all option is to ship them to Albatross Designs (PO Box 2254 Berkeley, CA 94702), a company that recycles used razor blades - just be sure to double-envelope them or ship the closed tin of blades so they don't cut through the envelope.
2. You can also check with your local recycling collection service to ask if it's alright to put the closed container of blades directly in the recycling bin. Some are okay with it, and others aren't!
3. Another option is to take your tin of blades directly to a nearby scrap metal recycler.

This lightweight aluminum spray bottle works well for DIY hair care, skincare, cleaning products, air freshener, pillow spray, and more.

Comes with a spray top and optional screw top.

Use and care

Wash with our bottle brush and big block kitchen soap.

Size

2 sizes available:

8 fl oz capacity

4 fl oz capacity

Materials

Bottle: aluminum. Top: Plastic and metal spring.

Packaging

None.

Origin

Sourced from a local distributor in Seattle, WA.

End of life

Bottle is recyclable, and top can be reused with another bottle, or thrown away. 

Travel the seas plastic-free with this wonderful multipurpose bar.  Made with seaweed and coconut oil, these bars are nourishing for your scalp, moisturizing for your skin, and help keep your shave soft and smooth.  Whether you're sailing across the ocean, exploring the PNW coastline, or just enjoy traveling light, these bars will make your routine a breeze.  They're handmade on a tiny island in Maine, biodegradable and palm-oil free, so you can feel good about your footprint.

Store your bar in our soap tin for your next adventure.

Use and care

Equally wonderful as shampoo, body soap or shaving cream. Cut off a piece if you just need a tiny bit for a weekend away.  Every now and then, store with the lid open so it can dry.

Ingredients

Coconut Oil, castor Oil, Sweet Almond Oil infused with Calendula petals, Olive Oil infused with Rosehips, Cocoa Butter, Rosehip and Oarweed (seaweed) Tes, Powdered Kelp, Tea Tree Essential Oils.

Packaging

Compostable Paper.

Origin

Made by Dulse & Rugosa, a small, woman-owned company in Maine. Hand harvested and hand grown ingredients. Completely plastic-free.

End of life

Use until completely gone and compost the wrapper and label.