JUNIPER RIDGECoastal Pine Bar Soap - Cold Processed Mild Castile Soap - Plant Based Ingredients & Steam Distilled Essential Oils - Paraben, Phthalate, Dye, Cruelty, & Preservative Free - 4oz Bar

Juniper Ridge Big Sur Bar Soap is a soap made with natural ingredients that has a pleasant, relaxing fragrance. The 4oz bar of soap is placed in a decorative manufacturer box that will be a wonderful addition to a homemade gift basket When met with water, the soap creates a full and frothy lather. The fragrance notes that I noticed most distinctly were sage and pine. It reminded me of the scents that you notice when walking along the short patches of trees that line parts of the coast in the early morning fog. The fragrance of the mini forests are soft yet present. When using the soap it was like having a mini aromatherapy session during my shower. It was very calming and helped me relax at the end of the night. The bubbles washed off easily leaving no trace of residue behind on my skin while the fragrance that I enjoyed so much remained softly on my skin. The soap cleansed my skin without drying it out and after several showers, I have noticed that my skin feels moisturized. It is a vegan, gluten & cruelty free product. It is a cold processed, 100% plant based product that is formulated without sulfates, dyes, parabens, preservatives, and phthalates. The soap includes clean, pronounceable, and recognizable ingredients including organic sunflower seed oil, organic coconut oil, water, organic palm oil, organic safflower seed oil, black sage essential oil, white sage essential oil, Monterey pine essential oil, sagebrush essential oil, and rosemary extract. It is Handcrafted in the USA. This is a soap with a fragrance that can be enjoyed by both men and women. I am a fan of this soap and will definitely add another order to my Amazon cart.

A very strong smell, cleans good but the smell strength is a bit of a downer for someone with a strong nose like mine.

I'm always looking for natural bar soap with healthy ingredients and this Juniper Ridge instantly caught my eye. I got the pine scent because I love 'nature scents' and this is absolutely amazing.Country of origin: Made in the USAIngredients: see attached photo for actual ingredients. They all seem pretty healthy and natural to me.Scent: the scent is 'coastal pine' and it's fantastic. If you hold the soap up to your nose, you feel like you're in a forest full of pine trees. But it's not fake or overpowering... it smells real. The best part is that once you use the soap, the scent doesn't linger on your skin... you just feel clean.Lather: I'm all about the lather and this soap definitely delivers with lots of suds. Perfect.Performance: The soap didn't dry out my skin or leave any sort of residue behind. It worked great.Compared to similar products on the market, this is an average price point and a decent value.Based on the pleasant scent, healthy ingredients, lots of lather, and made in the USA, this is a total five stars from me and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone. When this bar runs out, I'd be interested in checking out the other scents too.

I chose Coastal Pine. It is described as crunchy pine needles and citrusy conifer. I’m not really familiar with those scents but I think it does smell like pine. It leans toward masculine consumers, but the scent left on my skin is neutral/unisex. The scent power is semi strong from the box but after it gets wet and airs out, the scent is reduced. It is not overwhelming or overpowering to me. It barely lingered on my skin after a wash. It might be a different experience if I left it on my body longer. It lathers well. It rinsed cleanly and easily. My skin did not feel highly moisturized but wasn’t dry either. It was handcrafted in the USA. I love the idea and vibe of this product and brand. I usually do not purchase handmade/handcrafted bar soaps since they’re expensive but if you have the budget for it, I think you’ll like it. However, I should mention that it has coconut oil which can worsen/cause acne for some skin types.-Ingredients-Organic Helianthus annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Organic Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Aqua (Water), Organic Elaeis guineensis (Palm) Oil*, Sodium hydroxide**, Organic Carthamus tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Pinus radiata (Monterey Pine) Essential Oil, Abies procera (Noble Fir) Essential Oil, Abies grandis (Grand Fir) Essential Oil, Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) Extract (Natural Antioxidant)* Ethically sourced, organic palm oil with full RSPO-IP traceability**None remains after saponifying oils into soap

Sierra forest smells like the woods, pine-y and earthy. Not that nasty Christmas tree smell thankfully. It's not too strong or lasting either.We don't have hard water, but I still have a hard time rinsing it off my hands. And if you don't use a soap dish, good luck getting the bar off the sink, because it dries like cement!

I decided to try this because the ingredients sound much healthier than typical bar soap you will find at the store. I have been using a beef tallow bar soap that has a better ingredient list than this but it doesn't lather that well. This soap still has a good ingredient profile but lathers much better. I do like the smell and I do notice the cedar scent. The other sent that comes out strong for me is I believe thyme. I also am allergic to cedar trees but my skin was just fine with this soap. Overall, I think this soap works well and I look forward to continuing to use it.

The scent I chose is White Sage. As you can see from my photo, the soap has a brownish color and the size of the soap is standard to me. I have used this soap for a couple of days now in our restroom, mainly to wash clean my hands. The White Sage scent smells clean to me, there is also a subtle mint type of smell in the scent as far as I can describe. The scent strength is around medium to me. Performance wise, the soap itself works fine for my purpose, it lathers well and pretty easy to rinse off. After washing, my hands don't feel over-dry neither.Overall, I think this is a good quality soap.