The Oshun Journal | Clean Beauty & Ritual Skincare Insights

Can You Take Bar Soap on a Plane? How to Travel With Bar Soap

You’ll never look back once you commit to the Oshun ritual - the way the lather feels on your skin, and more importantly, the way it leaves your skin feeling... Read more...

How to Use Bar Soap in the Shower (and Why It’s the Best Thing You Can Do For Your Skin)

Everything changes when you decide your skin deserves more. That YOU deserve more. Body wash, even the “good stuff,” just doesn’t cut it. Bar soap is better in every way... Read more...

Is Bar Soap Unsanitary?

A bar of soap sitting wet on the ledge invites a thought into one’s mind: is bar soap unsanitary? You rub the bar all over your face and/or body, and... Read more...

How Big is a Bar of Soap? Why Bigger IS Better

Not all bar soap is made equal, and size matters here. It speaks to how much of the good stuff your skin craves is actually inside. It also tells you... Read more...

Can Gentle Soap Be Used on Both Face and Body?

True luxury is doing more with less. We’re all about simplifying routines and turning them into rituals. But the idea of using a single bar of soap for your body... Read more...

How Long Does a Bar of Soap Last? Tips to Maximize the Shelf Life of Bar Soap

You feel the heft the moment you pick it up. Oshun is unlike any other bar of soap you’ve held before. But how long does a bar of soap last... Read more...

Why Does Bar Soap Leave a Film on Skin?

You can feel it before you’re even all the way dry after emerging from the shower and toweling off. You can even see it on the walls/glass - soap scum.... Read more...

How Do You Make Soap Smell Good Without Synthetic Fragrance?

You smell it the moment it lathers up - and sometimes, it lingers longer than you’d like. The scent in soap is added after the fact for one simple reason:... Read more...

How Do You Exfoliate With Soap?

You probably know you need to exfoliate. But the idea of adding another step to your skincare routine sounds exhausting. What if we told you it was unnecessary? You can... Read more...

Skin Nourishing Soap: The Search For Soap That Protects and Nourishes With Each Wash

Your skin deserves more than just cleansing. It should be cared for with reverence. You should feel soft, supple, and invigorated when you’re done rinsing off. Yet, most people find... Read more...

Why Does Soap Make My Skin Tight?

You’ve rinsed off, exited the shower, patted yourself dry - and you’re greeted by that all-too-familiar feeling. Your skin feels as if it’s been stretched tightly around your bones. Or... Read more...

How Ethical Soap Brands Nourish and Cleanse While Protecting Mother Earth

Something shifts when you stop mid-lather, holding that creamy bar of Oshun in your hands, and wonder - what went into bringing this soap into my ritual? You’re already in... Read more...