The earthy one in the lineup

Cedarwood Tea Tree Soap Bar

Cedarwood up front, a green hint of tea tree behind it and patchouli underneath, in a pale bar flecked with black: the earthy one in the lineup, and the bar a man keeps for himself.

It's cold process soap, made by hand in the USA on shea butter and four plant oils, with sea salt and shavings of charcoal soap worked through it for a little texture. The lather comes up creamy and rinses clean, and the shower smells of dry wood, not candy. For the man who says he needs nothing, or for your own shelf.

Scent — Cedarwood, with a hint of tea tree and patchouli underneath. Woody and earthy, not sweet.

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Why this one

Cedarwood with a hint of tea tree and patchouli, woody rather than sweet

  • Cold process, made by hand and hand cut in the USA
  • Shea butter plus coconut, soybean, olive pomace and sunflower oils for a creamy lather that rinses clean
  • Sea salt and shavings of charcoal soap worked through the bar, the black flecks you can see, for a little texture in the lather
  • A 4.5 oz bar, about 3 x 3 x 1 in, in its own printed box.
Overview

Grounded is our cedarwood tea tree soap: a 4.5 oz cold process bar, pale with black flecks, made on coconut, soybean, olive pomace and sunflower oils with shea butter.

The flecks are shavings of charcoal soap, and with the sea salt they give the lather a little texture, short of a scrub. The scent is cedarwood first, a green hint of tea tree behind it, patchouli holding it down. It smells like a wood shop, not a first-aid kit.

It suits the man who is done with sharp sports body wash, and anyone who wants a break from sweet and floral bars. As a gift it's an easy call: Father's Day, a stocking, the friend who just moved into his first place, or paired with our Mahogany Teakwood candle as a small set for him.

How to use

Wet the bar and work up a lather in your hands or on a washcloth, wash, then rinse well. Between showers, keep it on a dish that drains, out of the direct spray.

Ingredients

Coconut Oil, Soybean Oil, Shea Butter, Water, Sodium Hydroxide (Lye), Olive Pomace Oil, Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt, Black Soap Fragments.

Lye is how every true soap is made: it reacts with the oils while the soap is made, and none is left in the finished bar. The black fragments are shavings of a charcoal soap, and the sea salt is what gives the lather its light texture. Cedarwood and tea tree are the scent of the bar. Patch-test first if your skin reacts to scented soap.

Delivery & returns

Picked & packed by hand from our North Salt Lake warehouse, usually the same business day — arriving in 2–5 business days (no express). Not quite right when it lands? Free returns within 30 days.

What’s in it

Shea butter, four plant oils, salt, and flecks of charcoal soap.

Sea salt and shavings of charcoal soap are worked through a cold process base of coconut, soybean, olive pomace and sunflower oils with shea butter. The cedarwood, tea tree and patchouli are the scent, carried in the bar.

Close-up of the Cedarwood Tea Tree soap bar showing the charcoal soap flecks through the pale bar
  • Sea salt & charcoal soap fragments

    the texture

    Fine sea salt and shavings of a charcoal soap, worked through the bar: the black flecks, and a light grit in the lather.

  • Shea butter & coconut oil

    the base

    With soybean, olive pomace and sunflower oils: a creamy lather that rinses clean.

  • Cedarwood, tea tree & patchouli scent

    the scent

    Cedar up front, a green hint of tea tree, patchouli underneath. Warm, not sweet.

Straight answer

Is the tea tree going to smell sharp and medicinal?

Not in this bar. Cedarwood leads, dry and woody, and the tea tree sits behind it as a green hint rather than the sharp note you get from a bottle of the oil. Patchouli underneath keeps it warm. If you want a bar that leads with the sharp green note, the Eucalyptus Aloe bar is the one.

Cedarwood Tea Tree soap bar on a stone dish beside a bathroom sink, its box on the shelf above
Cedarwood Tea Tree soap bar and its box on a wood shelf in warm sun

The ritual

How to use it

  1. Lather, then rinse

    Wet the bar, work up a lather between your hands or on a washcloth, wash, and rinse well. You will feel the salt and the flecks as a light texture, nothing to scrub with.

  2. The morning shower

    Cedar is a steady way to start the day, and the bar is made for everyday washing. It works just as well as the last shower of the night.

  3. Keep it dry

    Set it on a dish that drains, out of the direct spray. A dry bar keeps its shape and lasts longer.

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Complete the ritual

The full ritual, in one add.

Cedarwood Tea Tree soap bar, pale with black flecks, in front of its printed GROUNDED box on a wood blockViewing
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The full ritual $124.75

Each piece is also sold on its own.

Questions

Everything you might wonder.

What does cedarwood tea tree soap smell like?

Cedarwood first: dry and woody, like a cedar chest or a wood shop. Tea tree sits behind it as a green hint, and patchouli underneath keeps it warm and earthy. It isn't sweet and it isn't medicinal.

Is this a good soap bar for men?

It's built for him. Woody, earthy, nothing floral, a pale bar flecked with black that looks right on a man's shelf. It comes in its own box, so it works as a Father's Day gift or a stocking stuffer, and beside our Mahogany Teakwood candle it makes a small set for him. You can add a gift note to the order, and the packing slip shows no prices.

What are the black flecks in the bar?

Shavings of a charcoal soap, worked through the bar along with sea salt. They're why the bar looks speckled, and with the salt they give the lather a little texture. The charcoal is in those flecks only; the bar itself is pale.

Is it exfoliating, like a scrub bar?

Lightly. The sea salt and the soap flecks give a texture you can feel, a step up from a plain bar, but not a scrub. If you want real grit for elbows and heels, the Lemon Zest Scrub bar is the one built on sea salt crystals.

Can I use it on my face, and is it OK for sensitive skin?

It's sold as a body bar, and that's how we suggest using it; keep the lather away from your eyes. The bar is scented and carries sea salt, so patch-test a small area first if your skin tends to react, and check with your provider if you're pregnant or nursing.

Why is lye on the ingredient list?

All true soap is made by mixing oils with lye. In a cold process bar the two react completely while the soap is made, so there's no lye left in the finished bar, just soap and the glycerin the process leaves behind.