Hydrating Hand Wash with Kalahari Oil - 8 fl. oz.
A true castile hand soap of coconut, olive and jojoba.
For every skin type · frequent washing, dryness, rough texture
An extra 5% off for every two products in your bag, except gift sets.
- Free US shipping
- Handmade in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Batches of 50 to 100, never more
What do the scents smell like?
Moroccan Fig & Bergamot (best seller): Fresh and fruity. Ripe fig and crisp apple, brightened with bergamot and grapefruit over a light rosewood base. Uplifting and clean; lovely in a living room or kitchen by day.
Violet & Bergamot: A soft floral. Cool violet petals lifted by bright bergamot; fresh and gentle, never sweet or powdery. Calm for a bedroom or bath.
Rosewood & Litsea Cubeba: Citrus over smooth woods. Lemony litsea cubeba and bergamot over Indian rosewood and soft woods. Crisp and clean; good for a kitchen, entry or workspace.
Hawaiian Black Lava: Warm and woody. Cedar and saffron over soft musk, with a smoky trail of incense, tobacco and leather. Cozy and grounding; made for evenings.
Oud Tobacco & Leather: Smoky and spicy. Rich oud and black pepper over tobacco and leather, with a lift of bergamot. Deep and sophisticated; best for evenings.
Will it dry out my hands?
Is it suitable for sensitive skin?
- Since 2007 A mother and son, three generations of soap-making
- 50–100 Bottles per batch, made by hand in Brooklyn
- Feels like
- A fluid liquid soap with a soft lather. Clean, soft, comfortable hands
- Smells like
- In four signature scents
- Also good for
- The shower, as a body wash
- When
- Every hand wash
- Made without
- Sulfates, parabens
The creation
A true castile hand soap of coconut, olive and jojoba.
Hand washing happens twenty times a day, so it should feel good. This is a true castile-style liquid soap: organic coconut, olive and jojoba oils, saponified the traditional way, so it cleans with real soap rather than a thickened detergent.
Coconut oil gives the lather its lift, olive oil keeps it gentle and creamy, and jojoba, a light liquid wax from the Sonoran Desert, leaves hands feeling soft. Organic aloe vera adds a fresh, comfortable feel, rosemary extract helps keep the oils fresh, and a touch of Kalahari Melon Seed Oil, the oil our brand is built on, finishes it.
It is scented with natural essential oil blends, in scents that match our hand cream and body wash, so the whole bathroom smells composed. Because it is real soap it pours more fluidly than a gel, and one pump lathers further than you expect.
It sits happily by the kitchen sink, in the guest bath or beside the studio basin.
- Size: 8 fl oz
- Scent: In four signature scents
- Suited to: All skin types
- How to use: Pump onto damp hands. Work into a lather for 20 seconds. Rinse well and pat dry. Follow with hand cream if you like.
- Made: By hand in small batches in Brooklyn, New York
- Real soap from saponified organic plant oils
- Organic aloe vera for a soft, comfortable rinse
- Scented with natural essential oil blends
Full ingredient list
Saponified organic coconut, olive, jojoba oils, organic aloe vera, rosemary extract, Kalahari melon seed oil (with or without natural essential oil blends).
Our commitments
- Sulfate-free
- Paraben-free
- Small batch
- Handmade in Brooklyn
Delivery & returns
Free standard shipping on every US order.
Every product is made by hand in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in batches of 50 to 100, so we can't accept returns. If your order arrives damaged or incorrect, write to us within 7 days of delivery and we'll make it right.
What's inside
The oils that do the work
Kalahari Melon Seed Oil
Citrullus Lanatus
A light, fast-absorbing oil rich in linoleic acid that helps skin hold moisture.
From the seeds of the wild Kalahari melon, a desert fruit of southern Africa.
Coconut Oil
Saponified Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil
Gives soap its big, fluffy lather and helps it rinse away clean.
Pressed from the kernel of the coconut palm, grown along tropical coasts.
Olive Oil
Saponified Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
The oil of classic castile soap, it gives a gentle, creamy lather that leaves hands feeling comfortable.
Pressed from olives grown across the Mediterranean, the home of castile soap.
Jojoba Oil
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
A desert liquid wax, not a true oil, that leaves skin feeling soft and balanced.
Pressed from the seeds of the jojoba shrub, native to the Sonoran Desert.
Aloe Vera
Aloe Jelly Complex
Cooling aloe leaf gel that adds light, water-binding hydration and a fresh, comfortable feel.
The clear inner gel of the fleshy leaves of Aloe barbadensis, grown in warm, dry regions worldwide.
Rosemary Leaf Extract
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
A natural antioxidant that helps keep the oils fresh.
From the leaves of the Mediterranean rosemary shrub.
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Your routine
How to use
- Pump Pump onto damp hands.
- Lather Work into a lather for 20 seconds.
- Rinse Rinse well and pat dry.
- Follow on Follow with hand cream if you like.
- It is real liquid soap, so one pump goes further than you expect.
- It also works as a body wash in the shower.
Good to know Scented versions use natural essential oil blends, so patch test if your skin is reactive. Real liquid soap, so thinner than a gel wash.
The full routine
- Wash Hydrating Hand Wash with Kalahari Oil - 16 fl. oz.
- Moisturize Hydrating Hand Cream with Kalahari Oil - 16 fl. oz.
- On the go Hydrating Hand Sanitizer Gel 2 FL oz - Travel Size
An extra 5% off for every two products in your bag, except gift sets.
The story behind
Made by hand, in small batches, by a mother and son in Brooklyn
Marianella spent her childhood in her grandmother's kitchen in Venezuela, making soap and beauty products by hand, and this is soap the way she learned it: plant oils saponified into a true liquid soap, finished with organic aloe vera, rosemary extract and a touch of Kalahari Melon Seed Oil.
We make every batch by hand in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 50 to 100 bottles at a time, and her son David designed the bottle to look good by any sink. The scents come from her travels and memories, so the thing you do twenty times a day feels good. No harsh chemicals, no animal testing, and as little waste as we can manage.
The perfect partner
At the sink, use the wash; the travel gel covers you when there is no sink.
Pick a diffuser in the wash's scent so the bathroom smells consistent.
Wash, then mist a matching room spray around the guest bath.
Questions
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