What We're Made Of

We don’t cut corners—on work, on values, or on ingredients. Every Dirt & Honor product is handcrafted in a family-run factory using only high-quality, responsibly sourced materials. No mystery chemicals. No cheap fillers. No shortcuts.

Our soaps and balms are made with real stuff like:

  • Therapeutic-grade essential oils

  • Ethically sourced oils and butters

  • Natural exfoliants like oats and charcoal

  • Goat milk, honey, and beeswax in select bars

  • And absolutely zero parabens, GMOs, sulfates, or petroleum junk

If we wouldn’t put it on our own skin—or hand it to someone we respect—we don’t use it.

Good ingredients. Honest sourcing. Built to earn your trust.

 

Core Oils & Butters

Olive Oil (Organic & Conventional)

Used in soap for centuries—because it works. Olive oil is a mild, natural moisturizer that helps your skin feel clean without feeling stripped. We use both organic and conventional varieties, most commonly sourced from Spain, Tunisia, or Greece.
Old-school. No-nonsense. Good for skin that’s seen a day or two.

Sunflower Oil (Organic)

Lighter than olive oil, but just as hardworking. Organic sunflower oil gives our soap a clean, smooth feel without getting greasy—though it can get a little tacky if you overdo it. We don’t.
Keeps the bar firm, the lather rich, and your skin feeling like it got the good end of the deal.

Shea Butter (Organic, Fair Trade – Fair For Life)

Softens skin. Supports communities. Simple as that. We use Fair Trade, certified organic shea butter that adds a rich, creamy texture to every bar—and does right by the folks who harvest it.
Good for your hands. Good for theirs. No corners cut.

 

Stabilizers & Lather Builders

Palm Oil (Organic, Fair Trade, RSPO IP Certified)

Palm oil gets a bad rap—and when it’s farmed irresponsibly, it deserves it. But ours isn’t. We use certified organic, Fair Trade, and RSPO Identity Preserved palm oil, sourced through partners who care about the land, the people, and the future. You can learn more about this intiative at Palm Done Right.
Tough on grime. Gentle on the planet. No shortcuts. No excuses.

Coconut Oil (Organic)

Coconut oil pulls double duty in every bar—builds a hard, long-lasting soap and kicks up a rich, satisfying lather.
Hard bar. Big bubbles. Zero complaints.

Palm Kernel Oil (Organic, Fair Trade, RSPO IP Certified)

Sourced from the kernel—not the fruit—this oil behaves a lot like coconut oil in the soap pot. It helps harden the bar and boosts the kind of lather you can actually feel working.
It’s the reason our bars don’t quit halfway through the job.

 

Scents & Aromatics

Essential Oils, Natural Fragrance Oils & Fragrance Oils

We keep our scents simple: they either come straight from the plant, or from a lab that knows what it's doing.

  • Essential Oils are the real deal—distilled from bark, leaves, petals, or seeds. When we use them pure, we say so.

  • Natural Fragrance Oils are blends made from essential oils and other naturally sourced ingredients. If our supplier won’t list every drop, we call it Natural Fragrance.

  • Fragrance Oils are lab-made. We use them in a few bars when they help a scent hit just right.

Bottom line: we use all three—because different guys want different things. We label them clearly, so you can make the call.
No secrets. No filler. Just scents that work.

Fragrance Oil

“Fragrance” is a catch-all term. It means the scent was made with aromatic compounds that may be natural, synthetic, or a mix of both. If it’s not labeled natural, it may include synthetics—but always cosmetic-grade and skin-safe.
Your skin, your call. We label it so you can decide.

 

Natural Additions

Activated Charcoal

We load some of our bars with activated charcoal for a reason: it draws out dirt, oil, and whatever else you've picked up along the way. Ours is made from sustainably grown hardwood—never from mystery pallets or old-growth forests.
Good for your skin. Good for the woods. Nothing shady.

Coffee, Oatmeal, Honey & Milk

You know these. You’ve probably got all of them in your kitchen—and that’s the point. We use real oats and coffee grounds for grit, honey for softness, and goat milk for its skin-loving richness. No extracts, no imitations. Just simple ingredients that have pulled their weight for generations.
If your great-grandfather wouldn’t side-eye it, it’s probably worth keeping.