Saturday April 22 is Earth Day, and it’s more important than ever to do things to help protect the environment and to advance science to that end. I actually remember the first Earth Day oh so long ago. It was a very big deal because so little was being done at that time to protect our air, water and earth. Many years later, some things have improved but others not so much.
Using earth and body-friendly products is a small way to do something to help our planet and ourselves, hopefully while doing other more impactful things to protect Mother Earth.
Today, I’d like to talk about a new-to-me brand, Reverie Farms & Soaps.
Reverie Farms and Soaps
I discovered Reverie Farms and Soaps very recently. A few weeks ago, in fact.
Reverie Farms is an actual family farm located in Argyle Texas, not too far from Dallas-Fort Worth. I have a friend who lives in nearby Denton TX, so I hope someday I’ll have a chance to visit the farm myself. They have tours!
In addition to making natural and organic soaps, other bath and body products and laundry soap, they sell their own farm fresh eggs, Nigerian Dwarf Goats and Anatolian Shepherd dogs. How cool is that?!
Reverie Farms has a nicely edited list of products that they sell:
- bar soaps in unscented as well as in a range of natural scents
- foaming hand soap
- soap savers (at the best price I’ve seen!)
- body scrub
- liquid laundry soap.
I’m a bespoke soap fiend so I was thrilled to get a chance to try out their bar soap and their foaming hand soap.
Natural Bar Soap
The Reverie Farms natural organic based bar soap is biodegradable, vegan friendly, and made with organic oils of sunflower and/or safflower, coconut, and sustainably sourced palm, essential oils, and rosemary extract. The sunflower, safflower, coconut, and palm oils are certified organic ingredients.
Importantly, the bar soap is NOT made with artificial ingredients like synthetic fragrances, dyes or preservatives. Reverie Farms uses organically grown products whenever possible. The soaps are scented only with essential oils, and they are colored with organic herbs and plant extracts. The soap base recipe is made from 100% certified organic oils.
Their are 10 different scents to choose from:
- Citrus Fusion
- Lavender
- Citrus Lavender
- Cleansing Lemon Twist
- Sage Lemongrass
- Walk In The Forest
- Peppermint
- Sensitive Shea
- Herb Garden
- Unscented.
I am currently using Citrus Fusion. It has a mild citrus scent that that is gender neutral. It makes just the right amount of lather, and though it is hydrating, it isn’t greasy. Unlike some of the other hydrating bar soaps that I use that make the bottom of my tub really slippery, Reverie Farms Citrus Fusion does not.
The 4 oz. bar soap priced at $6 is a large bar that is going to last me a long time. Some bar soap seems to melt away in the shower, but this one doesn’t. Plus it fits perfectly on my soap saver. Frankly, I wish I had purchased my soap saver from Reverie Farms because theirs is more affordably priced at $3.50.
Natural Foaming Hand Soap
I like to keep liquid soap on my bathroom vanity and at the kitchen sink. Lately I’ve been getting into foaming soaps because they’re ready to go when you pump. I was happy to get to try Reverie Farms Natural Foaming Hand Soap. Importantly, the pump itself is wide which makes it easy to pump. The soap comes out in a rich but delicate foam.
Like the bar soap, it is a biodegradable, natural organic-based soap that is biodegradable, vegan friendly, and made with organic oils of sunflower* and/or safflower*, and coconut*, vegetable glycerin*, rosemary extract and essential oils (the * means certified organic ingredient). Formulated for sensitive skin. It feels smooth and moisturizing, though with my dry hands I always follow up with hand cream after I wash my hands. It has no synthetic detergents or preservatives, parabens, and it is Non-GMO.
The foaming hand soap is available in several scents:
- Lavender
- Peppermint
- Sandalwood
- Lemongrass
- Rosemary
- Unscented.
I am using Sandalwood. Like the bar soap, it is a mild, gender neutral scent. The Natural Foaming Hand Soap plastic pump bottle contains 8 oz. and is priced at $6.25.
Other Products
As I mentioned, Reverie Farms also sells Body Scrub in 4 oz. jars in about 6 different scents for $6.25 as well as Natural Liquid Laundry Soap in 32 oz. bottles for $9.00. I’d like to try them both next. I really could use the Natural Liquid Laundry Soap because it’s good for sensitive skin, and it is perfect for delicates like my new silk pillowcase.
So visit the Reverie Farms website if you can’t make it out to Argyle Texas to visit the farm itself. With both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day coming up, I think the bar soaps, foaming soaps, and body scrubs would make for a really wonderful pampering basket of cleansers that are effective but gentle on skin as well as gentle on the earth. Plus you can get 10% off on your first purchase with the discount code for Never Say Die Beauty readers: NSDB417 (the code doesn’t expire but it can be used only once) 😛
Happy Earth Day!
I want to get my hands on that bar soap! All the bar soaps that I have tried melts away in the shower so this sounds amazing just because it doesn’t.
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I was so happy that this soap doesn’t melt away like my others do, plus it’s $6 versus the $10 I’m used to paying for artisan-made soaps. yay!
Happy Earth Day! Thanks for the great review. I adore real farms that produce natural, affordable products and it sounds like you found a great one.I’m going to head over to their website and check them out,I have a friend that loves all natural household products and I may order him some laundry detergent for his birthday next month and some soap for me. 😉 Have a great weekend Allson!xo
I’d like to try the laundry soap myself, Laura. I need it to wash my silk pillowcase! I hope he likes it if you do go for it.
The soaps are both very nice. Gender neutral too! The Citrus Fusion bar soap is not a super strong scent, but I like the scent. Next time, I want the Lemongrass. The soap isn’t greasy, but it’s so hydrating that I can use it for shaving too. And it doesn’t melt away, yay. $6 seems like a bargain compared to $10 that I pay for other organic soaps. Hope you have a good weekend too! Happy Earth Day!
That laundry soap sounds appealing. My daughter and I both have sensitive skin. And, it’s in support of an environmentally-friendly small business to buy it! Happy Earth Day!
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I am eager to try the laundry soap too. The folks who own the business are sooooooo nice too
Happy Earth Day! Perfect choices!
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This fits perfectly for Earth Day. The soap has some fragrances I’d be interested in. A great bar of soap like this can last a long time at my sink.
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I have the pink grapefruit soap and it smells heavenly!
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Oh, maybe I’ll try the pink grapefruit and the lemongrass next!
Handmade soaps are the best kind! I love farm tours, and that is one cute goat! I hope you get visit them one day and write all about it.
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Me, too, Renu. It’s been about 4 years since I went to Dallas. The farm looks like a fun one to visit, and the products are wonderful
I adore products like this, and I’m always on the hunt for items that are natural and not full of chemicals. I hope you get to visit the farm one day!
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Me too, Julie! It’s been a few years since I was in Dallas.
These sound like really great products!
This sounds like a great natural brand.
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I’m not a fan of Sandalwood, but I love a good foaming hand wash. I bet the herb garden bar soap smells amazing!
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The Foaming Hand Wash comes in at least 5 other scents. I’m curious about the Herb Garden scent as well, but for me Lemongrass and Pink Grapefruit are next up.
I’d be all over that Citrus Fusion bar!!! Citrus scents are my fave
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It’s just the right amount of citrus scent! And I love that it doesn’t melty away
I love foaming hand soap and this sounds like one I definitely have to try!
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These sound like such great products! I love brands that have a meaning/focus and in this case goats (so cute!)
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Isn’t that goat the cutest? I love them!
The hand soap looks great and i like that there are various scents to choose from the rosemary sounds great.
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I am intrigued by rosemary as well. A perfect scent to keep in the kitchen
What a wonderful natural brand, it sounds like they do it all! I love sandalwood scents, and that goat isa just the cutest.
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