Learn how honey helps attract moisture, support healthy skin, and create a rich, nourishing lather while exploring the heritage behind our newly reimagined Honey Soap Collection.

Over 30 years ago, Baudelaire’s first artisan soap collection began on a honey farm in the Swiss Alps, eventually crossing the Atlantic to Winooski, Vermont in 2012. Crafted with up to 3% honey, and combined with nourishing ingredients like goat’s milk, comfrey, and royal jelly, this bestselling collection offers a deeply nurturing and indulgent skincare experience.

Today, we are opening an elegant new chapter by introducing our newly reimagined Honey Soap Collection.

While our signature hexagon bars showcase a fresh new look in plastic-free modern folk-art boxes, the bestselling honey-infused formula inside remains the time-tested favorite you've loved for decades.

Our redesigned Honey Soap artwork draws from the timeless tradition of folk art, melding vibrant florals, bees, and stylized botanicals in a reflection of nature and craftsmanship. The freshened look is a conversation between generations, preserving the spirit and values that have always been at the heart of our Honey Soaps while giving the collection a renewed feel.

The French, renowned for their history of fine soap making, traditionally blend honey into their soaps - the natural sugars within the honey create an unmatched lather. Following this time-honored heritage, our bars are meticulously triple-milled - passing through heavy rollers three times to eliminate excess water and air. The result is a luscious, pillowy lather that lifts away impurities and restores the skin through gentle cushion and slip.

Wondering why honey elevates a daily cleanse into a deeply restorative skincare treatment? For starters, honey is naturally antimicrobial, helps shield your skin from environmental stress, and is a wonderful natural moisturizer. Here’s more:

The Ultimate Humectant: Drawing Moisture Deep Within

Honey is highly hygroscopic, meaning it behaves like a natural moisture magnet.

When you lather up with our honey soaps, the natural sugars actively draw water molecules from the air and bind them directly to your skin's surface barrier. To maximize this effect, we blend a concentrated 3% pure honey powder with lanolin and glycerin. This super-fatting process creates a physical shield that seals that hydration in, ensuring your skin emerges soft, flexible, and perfectly balanced after every rinse.

Gentle Antibacterial & Healing Support

Honey is naturally rich in enzymes that gently clean and protect without destabilizing your skin's delicate ecosystem. It provides a mild, clean defense against acne-causing bacteria, making it an exceptional ally for those dealing with chronic blemishes or maskne. Furthermore, honey contains natural anti-inflammatory compounds that signal the skin barrier to calm down, accelerating recovery from minor irritations, environmental chafing, or seasonal dryness.

Antioxidant Shielding for Cellular Renewal

Every single day, your skin faces invisible stressors like UV rays, smog, and urban pollution. Over time, this environmental stress breaks down collagen, leading to premature aging. Honey is naturally packed with polyphenols and flavonoids – mighty antioxidants that neutralize harmful free radicals. By washing with our honey-dense formula, you provide your skin with a daily dose of nourishment that supports natural cell turnover and long-term elasticity.

Meet Our Collection

Every skin type requires a slightly different approach. We’ve paired our core honey base with specialized botanical partners to address your specific skin goals:

For Deep Dehydration: Pure Honey Soap features our purest, highest-concentration of real honey powder to drench chronically dry skin types with long-lasting moisture.

For Soothing Stress Relief: Lavender Honey Soap weaves serene, wild lavender into a calming goat's milk and honey base. It delivers a peaceful, aromatic escape while leaving skin feeling soft and nourished.

For Dull Skin & Brightening: Orange Blossom Honey Soap pairs an energizing, crisp citrus-floral scent with a moisturizing goat's milk and honey base. The gentle, milk-derived acids work to lightly clarify and wake up tired skin while locking in essential surface hydration.

For Sensitive Skin: Goats Milk Honey Soap offers the comforting feel of farm-fresh goat’s milk, making it a favorite for dry, delicate, or easily irritated skin. Naturally occurring lactic acid helps gently soothe and condition while supporting a healthy skin barrier and balanced pH.

For Stressed or Breakout-Prone Skin: Calendula Honey Soap infuses golden marigold and calendula oils to provide an extra layer of anti-inflammatory and antiseptic defense.

For Mature & Aging Skin: Royal Jelly Honey Soap utilizes vitamin-dense royal jelly extract—packed with natural B-complex vitamins to actively stimulate skin bounce and guard against environmental toxins.

Made in the USA, each bar is molded in Baudelaire’s signature hexagon shape. There is a reason this product has remained one of our bestsellers for more than 30 years!

(L to R | Royal Jelly, Calendula, Pure Honey, Goats Mik, Lavender, Orange Blossom)

FAQ:

Q: What are the benefits of using honey in soap?
A: Honey is a natural humectant that draws moisture into the skin. It is also naturally antimicrobial and rich in antioxidants, helping to protect the skin from environmental stress, calm irritation, and fight acne-causing bacteria.

Q: What does triple-milled soap mean?
A: Triple-milled soap passes through heavy rollers three times to eliminate excess water and air. This process creates a denser, longer-lasting bar with a consistently smooth texture and a rich, pillowy lather.

Q: Which honey soap is best for sensitive or eczema-prone skin?
A: Our Goat’s Milk Honey Soap is specifically formulated without essential oils to provide gentle, farm-fresh comfort for eczema-prone, highly irritated, or hyper-sensitive skin.

Q: Are Baudelaire Honey Soaps made with real honey?
A: Yes. Our bestselling formula is crafted with up to 3% pure honey powder and combined with other nourishing ingredients, such as goat’s milk, comfrey, and royal jelly.

Q: Is the packaging for the Honey Soap Collection eco-friendly?
A: Yes. Our newly reimagined Honey Soap Collection features a fresh look, housed in 100% plastic-free, recyclable, modern folk-art boxes.