Handmade Cold Process Soaps

The Body Perfumery's soaps are handcrafted from scratch using 100% vegetable oils and butters. They contain no detergents, preservatives or animal fats. All gentle on the skin, rich lathering and heavenly scented. Scents rotate frequently, so grab your soapy slice of heaven before we're sold out! 
..... See also: Q&A on Soaps;  Quasimodo Soaps. If there are any catalog scents that you would like to see made available in our handmade soaps in the future, please tell us. 

FLAT RATE shipping for handmade soaps!  Up to 8 handmade soaps can be shipped to you using a USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate envelope for a low price. (Due to the lack of a box, soaps may get bumped in the corners during transit, so if appearance is a concern, please opt for our regular shipping options. If selecting flat rate shipping, please place a separate order for any non-soap items.)

Green and black teas take center stage. A quiet, beautiful scent true to the famous teas of the Far East. Unisex.

$5.25. Approx. 5 oz. per bar.

Ingredients: Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Green Chromium Oxide (colorant).

A glorious hybrid of white roses, dune roses, bulgarian roses and tobacco flower, enhanced with vetiver and light musk.

$5.25. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil,  Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Sucrose, Iron Oxide (colorant).

A refreshing blend of geranium flowers enhanced with a whisper of egyptian musk.

$5.25. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Rose Clay, Iron Oxide.

This soap is all about clean, unspoiled wilderness. Fresh sweet pine, cedar, sage and a light whiff of clean laundry. Unisex.

$5.25. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Ultramarine Blue, Green Chromium Oxide, Mica.

Been to the beach lately? This soap, redolent with the scent of the sea, will take you to the ocean faster than you can travel to the Hamptons, the weekend playground of the rich and famous of New York society. Unisex.

$5.25. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Ultramarine Blue, Iron Oxide.

Nothing beats the summer heat and humidity better than a shower with this tingly soap infused with the scent of icy peppermint tea and decorated with white tea leaves. Emerge from the shower feeling fresher than fresh! Made with pure essential oils. Unisex.

$5.25. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Camelia Sinensis (White Tea) Leaf.

For days when you just want to smell like you, here is a luxurious and gentle bar of unscented soap made with olive oil, shea butter and a generous dollop of humectant buckwheat honey.

$4.25. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Buckwheat Honey.

Had a long day? This scent composed of lavender, sweet orange, blood orange, cedarwood and peppermint will surely help you unwind in the shower. Made with a super lux recipe containing extra portions of shea butter, wheatgerm oil and buckwheat honey. Scented with pure essential oils. Unisex.

$6.00. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Essential oil blend, Buckwheat Honey, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Iron Oxides and Ultramarines (colorants).

Voluptuous summer blackberries entwined with notes of sparkling citrus and creamy florals, finishing on a bed of oakmoss. Like a hot summer night with the moon shining bright, anything is possible! A buckwheat honey soap.

$5.25. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Buckwheat Honey, Iron Oxide, Ultramarine Blue, Mica.

Work up a lather in swash-buckling style with Captain Jack, a soap combining the exhilarating aromas of fresh juicy limes, sea salts, ginger and east indian bay. Ladies, don't be shy about getting in the shower with Captain Jack. You'll have a good time, promise. Unisex.

$5.25. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Sucrose, Iron/Chromium Oxides and Ultramarines (colorant).

Blood oranges crossed with the sweet, intoxicating scent of honey, rounded out with a hint of patchouli and eastern spices. Made with real buckwheat honey.

$5.25. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Buckwheat Honey.

What's in Your Soap?

We use a variety of food-grade oils in our soaps, such as olive, palm, palm kernel, coconut, rice bran, sesame, castor, along with nourishing additives such as shea butter, cocoa butter, mango butter, honey, milk and silk.

Will Your Soap Dry My Skin?

No. Our soaps will not dry your skin out because they are full of natural glycerin that attracts moisture to your skin. Unlike mass-produced commercial soaps, no glycerin is extracted from our soaps to be resold as other products.  Every drop of glycerin produced from the soapmaking process is retained in our finished soaps.

The Skinny on Superfatting

Your skin will be happy with our soap for another reason: Superfatting. Superfatting is the addition of oils that exceed the amount needed to react with the alkali to form soap. Our soaps are superfatted at a relatively high percentage, from 7-8%. Most handmade soaps on the market are superfatted from 3-5%. 

Bottom line? We want your skin to feel better coming out of the shower than going in. That's why we formulate our soap so that 7-8% of the skin nourishing oils and butters remain unsaponified.

Which Soapmaking Method Do You Use?

Our soaps are made using both the cold process and hot process methods. Cold process, or "CP", is "cold" because the saponification process occurs without any added heat by the soapmaker.

Hot process, or "HP", is "hot" because the alkali/fat mixture is actively heated by the soapmaker to create soap. While modern soapmaking processes have come a long way since the pioneer days of making soap in a big cauldron over the fire, hot process is a descendant of that soapmaking method.

Quasimodo Soaps

We've named some of our soaps "Quasimodos" after the hunchback of Notre Dame. Why? Because while they may not be the prettiest things around the block, their true and good nature belies their appearance.

These soaps are made exactly the same way as our regular soaps and with the same quality ingredients. They just didn't turn out the way we intended, be it in color, scent or size. Occasionally, we will post end cuts and last of the batch bars here too.

Won't you be a sweetie and give these Quasimodo bars a good home? All at a discount, of course.

A fierce and provocative blend of pomegranate, black currant, bergamot, sweet raspberry, pink pepper, opopanax, and tart plum, all grounded in a complex mix of frankincense, musk, spicy woods and patchouli. A dry and tangy mystery of a fragrance that is both intellectual and sensual, strong and proud. A perfect soap but for some unintended streaks of colorant through the pink portion of the soap.

$3.75. Approx. 4.5 oz. per bar

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance, Iron Oxide.

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