Our Top Sustainable Hand Soaps for Everyday Use
By Malia Noll
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People are often hesitant to stray from their signature bathroom products, and we get it. Whether it’s the smell, the lather, or even the aesthetic of the packaging, it’s hard to switch from your norm. But we’ve come to find that there are quite a few sustainable brands creating high quality soaps that everyone will love. And aside from finding soaps that are sustainable, we also value products that are clean and free from nasty chemicals. So we did some digging and created a guide to help you navigate sustainable soap shopping.
Keep reading for a list of SISTAIN-approved hand soaps that you’re sure to love!
Foaming
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BLUELAND
Tired of throwing away empty plastic bottles with sub-par quality hand wash? Blue Land’s hand soap solution is here to change the way you use and buy hand soap. Here’s how it works: order your glass ‘Forever Bottle’ + tablets, and upon arrival, simply drop a tablet into the bottle, fill with water, and pump away!
Sustainability Practices:
Eliminates the need to purchase plastic bottles
Additional tablets are affordable and come in compact & compostable packaging
Non-toxic
Price Range: $$
Our Picks:
Refill Tablets, $16
Liquid
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SOAPPLY
Keep your hands clean with a good-for-you formulation that uses food-grade organic oils for the highest quality wash. Choose the bottle that best suits your style—matte, frosted finish, or flagship clear—and receive refill containers when you’re running low. It’s plastic free and music to our ears!
Sustainability Practices:
Eliminates the need to purchase plastic bottles
Refills come in bulk, cutting down on waste
Non-toxic
Price Range: $$
Our Picks:
The Starter Set, $65
Liquid Hand Wash, $22.50
Bar Soap
NASH & JONES
These cleansing bars are zero waste, luxuriously creamy and hydrating, and smell dreamy, too. With formulations for every preference including charcoal, honey or Himalayan salt, you’ll find that bar soap is truly the best way to go. Oh, and you can use them to wash your hands, face, and body too!.
Sustainability Practices:
Bar soap eliminates the need for plastic bottled soap
Comes in recyclable packaging
Price Range: $
Our Picks:
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Malia Noll is a former public accountant turned self-employed copywriter who works with small businesses to build genuine connections to customers through strategic writing. Malia is based in Columbus, Ohio and specializes in promotional writing, email marketing and editing.
