Most natural, cold-pressed soaps start with a simple formula: mixing high-quality base oils with lye and water to create a cleansing bar. It is a wonderful method, but we knew it could do more for your skin.
Instead of starting with plain oils, we start with a slow, meticulous botanical infusion. By prioritizing the medicinal and therapeutic properties of whole plants, we transform a standard cleansing bar into a nutrient-dense skin treatment.
Here is exactly how a Reset Bar comes to life.
Curating the raw ingredients
We begin by carefully sourcing organic, raw herbs—like calendula petals, chamomile flowers, and lavender buds. Each botanical is chosen for its specific therapeutic skin benefits, whether that is calming inflammation, providing deep hydration, or delivering a boost of antioxidants.
Our key differentiator
Before any soap is actually made, we take our nutrient-rich base oils (like olive oil) and submerge our chosen herbs into them. We allow the botanicals to slowly steep over several weeks. This extended infusion process draws out the plant’s fat-soluble vitamins, essential oils, and healing compounds, transferring them entirely into the oil.
Protecting the nutrients
Once the oils are rich, fragrant, and deeply infused, we strain out the plant matter and begin the traditional cold-process soap-making method. By keeping temperatures low, we ensure that the delicate botanical compounds we just extracted are protected and preserved, rather than destroyed by excess heat.
Resting for perfection
Great things take time. After the soap is poured and cut, every Reset Bar cures on our racks for 4 to 6 weeks. This resting period allows all the water to naturally evaporate, resulting in a rock-hard, long-lasting bar with a luxurious, creamy lather that won't melt away in your shower.
Reset Bar vs. Standard Cold-Pressed Soap
What exactly makes our infused process better for your skin barrier? Here is how we compare to the standard cold-pressed bars you might find elsewhere.
| Features | Standard Soap Bar | The Reset Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Base Ingredients | Plain, uninfused carrier oils (like standard olive or coconut oil). | Carrier oils steeped for weeks with raw, healing botanical herbs. |
| Use of Herbs | Dried petals sprinkled on top for decoration or stirred in for rough exfoliation. | Active plant compounds fully extracted into the lather to be absorbed by your skin. |
| Skin Benefits | Gently cleanses and offers basic moisturization. | Delivers targeted therapeutic benefits (soothing, brightening, healing) alongside deep hydration. |
| Scent Profile | Relies entirely on synthetic fragrances or basic essential oil blends to scent a plain base. | A complex, layered aroma that combines the authentic, earthy notes of our whole-plant infusions with premium essential oils. |