You've probably been told not to use bar soap on your face — and for most commercial 'soap,' that's fair. Commercial bars are technically detergents that can leave facial skin tight and stripped. Cold-process handmade soap is different: it keeps the natural glycerin, so it cleanses without disrupting your skin's moisture barrier.

Which bars are made for the face? Our Skincare Soaps are the ones we'd point you to for facial cleansing — Dead Sea Mud, Beard Bar Facial, Casteel (a gentle castile-style bar), Tea Tree Mint, and Rose Geranium.

How do you use one? Work up a lather in warm water, massage gently over your face, and rinse. Follow with a few drops of Squalane facial oil while skin is still damp.

Who's it for? Casteel is the pick for skin that reacts to everything; Tea Tree Mint and Dead Sea Mud are favorites for a deeper clean; Rose Geranium leans nourishing.

Made in Monroe: handmade in Monroe, Georgia since 2003.

Aren't you supposed to avoid bar soap on your face? For most store-bought 'soap' — which is really a detergent — that advice makes sense; it can leave skin tight and stripped. Cold-process handmade soap is a different thing entirely. It keeps the natural glycerin that commercial processing removes, so it cleanses without disrupting your skin's moisture barrier.

Which bar for which skin? Casteel is a pure castile-style bar, the gentlest pick for skin that reacts to everything. Dead Sea Mud and Tea Tree Mint are the go-tos for a deeper clean. Rose Geranium leans nourishing for drier skin. Beard Bar Facial is a favorite for faces and beards alike.

How do you use one? Lather in warm water, massage gently over your face, rinse, and follow with a facial oil while skin is still damp.

Handmade in Monroe, Georgia since 2003.