Best Bar Soap Packaging

Over at AT:LA yesterday, Gregory wrote about Novelty Hand Soaps. We admit, we're in the camp that still loves bar soap, mostly for its packaging. We've been known to save soap packages and reuse them for gift wrap or small projects. We also know that sometimes the best packaging is none at all, so we've got some well-designed soaps with minimal packaging in the mix, too. Click below for our picks...

Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
• Claus Porto Ilyria Honeysuckle Soaps, $30 for 3
• Acqua di Parma Colonia Soaps, $56 for a set
• Mrs. Meyers Clean Day Soap, $4.99
• Bliss Urban Jungle Exfoliating Soap, $18
• Pangea Organics Soap, $8
• Pre de Provence Soap, $7.25
• Bee and Flower Soap, $8.79 for 12
• Dr. Bronner's Soaps, $3.99
• Brickhouse Soap, $9
• LUSH Honey I Washed the Kids Soap, $7.95
• Valobra Primula Soap, $10

Comments (6)

I bought a bunch of soaps just for the cool, patterned wrappers at Old Navy Outlet, of all places, for $2 a bar. They rotate the look of the collection, and the scents are really good, too. I display them like books on a shelf in the bathroom.

posted by farmhousemoderne on March 19th 2008 at 4:50pm
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Oh, but you missed these:

https://www.badgerbalm.com/c-4-soaps.aspx

http://www.baudelairesoaps.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=1_357_63

http://www.bloominglotus.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=23_29

http://www.mrfrench.com/results.asp?txtkeys1=soap

http://www.giannarose.com/grastore.cfm?view=collections&Category=RobinsEggs&ProductID=RESD&do=detail

The many interesting options here:
http://www.soapguild.org/public/soap-gallery.php

posted by Jeri Dansky on March 19th 2008 at 7:30pm
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Pacifica soaps are my favorite! They're beautiful and come in so many delicious scents. I usually also have Bee & Flower jasmine in my bathroom.

posted by Alice33 on March 20th 2008 at 3:46am
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My favorites come from Fresh - their petit soaps and original soaps are wrapped in beautiful Japanese handmade paper with delicate ribbon/twine. I've given them as gifts, although they're just too pretty to unwrap.

http://www.fresh.com/html/gifts/gifts.shtml

posted by "..." on March 20th 2008 at 9:06am
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I have used Fresh soaps in the shower for years and love them, but for gift giving and decorating my favorites are Unna & Co. (http://www.unnaco.com/index.php).

posted by csq on March 21st 2008 at 8:47pm
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I recently discovered these at old navy:

http://lessthan10.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/pretty-old-navy-soap-2-for-5/

Talk about pretty - love the graphic b&w patterns. I bought them to keep around as gifts, but I might have to keep them for myself.

posted by jodycampbell on March 22nd 2008 at 10:02am
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