Spicy, herbaceous, woodsy or musky

Soaps in this category have been chosen for their appeal for those who like homemade soap but don't want to smell like their mother's soap. Featured are soaps with fragrances that are spicy, citrusy, musky, earthy and any combination thereof. Most are made with essential oils, some with fragrances that imitate popular colognes.  

  • Spiced Apple Cider Soap

    Spiced Apple Cider Soap

    Give the pumpkins a rest this autumn and bring back the apples! This delightfully fruity soap with spice notes will fill the air with the smell of autumn and apple presses. Topped with cinnamon for good measure. Soap is made from scratch out of Olive,...

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  • Made with calendula petals from the monastery garden.

    Mary's Gold Calendula Soap

    Calendula or "Pot Marigold" gets its name as a tribute to Mary, the Mother of God. The brilliant orange and yellow flowers brighten up the whole corner of our monastery garden each year. Calendula has been used since ancient times as a remedy for skin...

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  • Vanilla Sandalwood Soap

    Vanilla Sandalwood Soap

    The combination of two of our favorite fragrances: sweet, deep, rich Vanilla and the woody, lush and mystical Sandalwood. We arrived at the combination and proportions here at the monastery and assure you you will be pleased with the result. The natural...

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  • Pine Tar Soap

    Pine Tar Soap

    Pine tar has long been used as a remedy for those with sensitive skin issues such as eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea. We don't make any medical claims for this soap, but if pine tar has been recommended for you, give it a try. This soap has no added color...

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  • Cedar-Orange Soap

    Cedar-Orange Soap

    Now with Atlas Cedar Essential Oil. We have improved our recipe for this soap. It gets its light orange color and strong orange aroma from an Essential Oil that is 10 times distilled in order to concentrate its scent, together with fresh orange zest...

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  • 100% Coconut Oil with Tea Tree soap

    100% Coconut Oil with Tea Tree soap

    Our 100% coconut oil bar is a hard soap, very bubbly, deeply cleansing while still moisturizing.   Tea tree is believed  to have antiseptic and anti-fungal properties. It has been used to help fight infections, soothe sunburns and rashes,...

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  • Lavender Swirl Soap

    Lavender Swirl Soap

    This generous-sized swirled soap is scented with pure lavender essential oil plus a couple other essential oils which compliment and accentuate the floral aroma. Appealing scent for men or women. Home made from: olive, coconut, palm and castor oils,...

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  • Ouzo Charcoal Soap

    Ouzo Charcoal Soap

    Loaded with organic activated charcoal, this soap soothes, smells fresh and invigorating. Without making any medical claims about our soap, it is believed by many to help with oily skin, and help relieve the effects of insect bites and stings, psoriasis,...

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