We are a small family business located near Austin, TX in operation since 1995. We incorporate our life long interest in native plants and herbalism into our unique formulas. Our mission and our passion is to provide you with truly natural products handmade with real ingredients that are safe for all living things and a joy to use while raising awareness of the many benefits of using responsibly wildcrafted and organically grown botanicals. A portion of our profits are donated each year to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and United Plant Savers.

Our natural products are biodegradable, cruelty free, minimally packaged, and do not contain synthetic fragrance oils, preservatives, petroleum products, FD&C colorants or dyes, parabens, phthalates, sodium lauryl or laureth sulfates, antibacterial triclosan, TEA, or other harmful chemicals. We use only sustainable certified organic palm oil in our soap recipes so we don't contribute to the depletion of the rainforest. Unlike many bath companies, we've chosen not to purchase any cheap bath accessories from China. We try to be mindful of every purchase we make and strive to support fair trade, organic, and sustainable businesses.

We're commited to protecting our environment by re-using all boxes and packaging materials, buying only biodegradable packing peanuts, keeping printed materials & packaging to a bare minimum, printing on recycled de-inked 100% post consumer waste paper, recycling all paper and plastic, reclaiming water from the evaporation in our drying room for soap production, and using reuseable cloth rags for clean up rather than disposable paper towels. 

We're proud to be working with Clean the World to help provide soap worldwide to those in need.  We've also been offsetting all of our manufacturing facility's carbon footprint through the Carbonfund.org Carbonfree™ business program since 2007. We maintain a natural wildlife habitat on our property, garden organically, and all of our employees walk to work. Together we CAN make a difference!

Thanks for your interest and support.

  Maggie Hanus, Soap Bartender

Company Policies

Orders & Inquiries:  In order to keep costs down, ALL ORDERS SHOULD BE PLACED ONLINE using our automated system and inquiries should be made using our contact form.  If you have problems with either, call 512-272-4058 Mon. - Fri. 9am-4pm CST.  Our manufacturing facility is not open to the public.

Holiday Closings: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day & Black Friday, Winter Holidays (TBA).

Payment Policy: We accept Visa, Mastercard, and Discover online in real time. No personal checks or money orders.

Return Policy: All retail orders come with a 30 day money back guarantee. Simply return the merchandise with the original invoice and a note stating your reason for return and we'll gladly refund your purchase price. Shipping & handling charges are not refundable.

Cancelled/Changed Order Policy: Our online ordering processes are automated so WE ARE UNABLE TO MAKE CHANGES TO AN ORDER AFTER IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED. Please check your order carefully before you finalize it. If you need to add additional items, you will need to place a new order which will result in additional shipping charges. Cancelled orders will have 15% or $5, whichever is higher, deducted from your refund. 

Shipping/Handling Policy: We ship to the USA ONLY, normally within 1-3 business days via UPS. NO PO, APO, FPO OR MILITARY ADDRESSES!  Use promo code 75FREE at checkout to receive free shipping on retail orders of $75 or more.  Failure to enter your shipping address correctly at checkout will cause you to incur additional fees and may delay your order. The current UPS price for address corrections is $11.  Use this map to determine UPS transit times from our location in Texas.

Incorrect, Damaged or Lost Goods Policy: If your merchandise is damaged or incorrect upon arrival save all contents and packing materials and contact us within 3 business days after its arrival. If your package is lost, contact us within 2 weeks of its expected arrival date.  Your failure to contact us promptly voids any responsibility we may have had.

Promo Codes:  MUST be entered at checkout online. We CANNOT go back and apply these for you or refund your money after your order has been placed. Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Facebook to get our money saving promo codes. 

Email Policy:  We are not responsible for order delays or miscommunication caused by your email filters preventing our emails from reaching you. Please adjust your spam filter settings so that you can receive emails from info @ awildsoapbar.com (no spaces).

Wholesale Policies:  Please apply for wholesale member access to see our wholesale, private label, and custom order policies.

Privacy Policy: We don't like getting spam and junk mail and we know you don't either, so we never share your personal information with anyone and we never subscribe you to our mailing list either.  You have to do that yourself.  Sensitive information entered online is encrypted and transmitted using Secure Socket Layers. Our site carries the COMODO Premium SSL Secure Site seal, a leader in web security.

Disclaimer: Although allergic reactions to our pure and natural ingredients are uncommon, we recommend you test our products first by using them on a small patch of skin for 24 hours. If redness or irritation develops, discontinue use. The information presented on this website is not meant to diagnose or treat any medical condition nor to replace the advice or care of a qualified health professional.

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A WILD SOAP BAR IN THE NEWS

Winter/Spring 2010 - Tooth Savior Soap for Teeth is featured in New Beauty Magazine's "Smile" section.

July 2009 -  Our Wee Wild Organic Baby Soap & Balm are featured on pg. 16 of Earnshaw's magazine.

June/July 2009 - Our Bluebonnet Soap is featured in Country Lifestyle magazine .

  March/April 2009 - Our Sassafras Shaving Soap is featured in Organic Spa Magazine .

May 2008 - A Wild Soap Bar products qualified for the stringent new Premium Body Care Standards at Whole Foods Market!

A Wild Soap Bar is featured at Wickedly Chic.

Mar/Apr 2008 Our Baby Soap, Baby Balm and 3 Organic Soaps are featured in Texas Family magazine.

Nov/Dec 2007 - Our Baby Soap is featured in Texas Journey magazine.

July/August 2007 - Our colorful Wildflower Soap was featured in Aventura magazine.

March 2007 - Our new anti-aging Wild Carrot Complexion Soap was featured in Your Life Magazine.com.

February 28, 2007 - A Wild Soap Bar announced that it offset 100% of its manufacturing and shipping related carbon emissions for 2007 with Carbonfund.org, the country's leading carbon reduction and offset organization. This important step highlights A Wild Soap Bar's commitment to be a leader in the handmade soap manufacturing community.

July 28, 2006 - A Wild Soap Bar is featured in the Dallas Morning News in a lifestyle story about decorative soaps entitled "Bars of Gold"

July 22, 2006 - A Wild Soap Bar donates 665 bars of guest soap to the Randolph Area Christian Assistance Program in San Antonio, TX, a non-denominational ministry to serve those in crisis in the greater San Antonio area of Bexar, Guadalupe and Comal counties. They've been serving area families for over 20 years.

June 2006 - A Wild Soap Bar donates 300 travel bars of Prickly Pear Soap to the Hollywood Safe Cosmetics Briefing. In attendance were about 150 Hollywood makeup artists and hair stylists who are working on such shows as "24" and "The Ghost Whisperer" and with actors as diverse as Scarlett Johansson, Candice Bergen, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Michael Douglas. The purpose of the briefing was to alert the industry to the hidden dangers of many cosmetic products on the market today and to provide safe, natural alternatives.

April 11, 2006 - "Soap Bartender" Maggie Hanus and her natural handmade soaps were featured on Great Day Houston, Houston's zany morning TV talk show.

Feb. 2006 - Maggie Hanus, founder & formulator at A Wild Soap Bar, is the featured Lifestyle CEO in Donna Maria's online Lifestyle CEO magazine.

Sept. 5, 2005 - A Wild Soap Bar™ donated 330 bars of handmade soap to local shelters in Austin, TX who are providing aid for thousands of victims of hurricane Katrina.

August 2005 - A Wild Texas Soap Bar™ became A Wild Soap Bar™. Same great soaps, same great service, same great state.

July 2005 - Handmade Soap Goes From Homely to Heavenly

June 2005 - A Wild Texas Soap Bar's native Soap on the Rocks gift set won the D.I.C.E. Award in the Mind, Body & Spirit category at the Dallas International Gift & Home Accessories Market for outstanding Design, Innovation, Creativity, and Excellence.

Jan. 2005 - A Wild Texas Soap Bar donates soap to Soap for the Troops, a Handcrafted Soap Makers Guild project that supports our troops through contributions to the Morale Kits which are distributed to deploying military through the USO.

Dec. 2004 - A Wild Texas Soap Bar was nominated for the 2005 Handmade Beauty Business of the Year award!

Dec. 2004 - A Wild Texas Soap Bar is featured at Eco Business Links, the earth's largest hand-picked green links website featuring companies that have a clear environmental mission.

Nov. 28, 2004 - A Wild Texas Soap Bar is featured on the KEYE Sunday Morning News, Ch. 42, in Austin, TX.

October, 2004 - A Wild Texas Soap Bar is personally invited to set up shop on Amazon .com.

July 2004 - A Wild Texas Soap Bar is one of the first companies to join The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and has pledged to not use chemicals that are known or strongly suspected of causing cancer, mutation or birth defects in their products.

April 12 & July 19, 2003 - Our feature story "Prickly Pear Passion" aired on Texas Country Reporter throughout Texas on several major networks & beyond via satellite TV, showing the production of and story behind our famous Prickly Pear Soap.

Feb. 7, 2003- Our Prickly Pear Soap is featured on Texas Tales, Ch. 8 Evening News, Dallas.

Dec. 2002 - Our Wild Weed Mint Soap is given rave reviews on About.com.

Dec. 2002 - Our soaps are featured with a select group of handcrafted private label manufacturers in American Spa magazine.

Nov. 2002 - Our Prickly Pear & Aloe Soap is favorably reviewed at About.com.

Aug. 13, 2000 - Our Wild Sunflower Soap is recommended in Donna Maria's Handmade Toiletries Newsletter when we were known as Of the Earth Soapworks.