Gift, Novelty, and Handmade Soaps

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Novelty, Natural, and Handmade Gift Soaps

Looking for some yummy soaps for a gift or favor? Soap is used by everyone and makes a perfect gift idea. Novelty gift soaps for kids, will make bath time more fun! Nothing is better then receiving a pamper ME gift soap set! These soaps make terrific baby or wedding shower favors. Wrap up a soap and add some spa items in a gift basket and give as Birthday gift. The gift ideas are endless when you add one of these soaps!

Top: Modern Ladybug - Novelty Soap

Your guests will enjoy lathering up with these little lady bugs! They smell yummy! Ladybug soap scent is "Sugar-dipped strawberries"! Each soap will arrive with an adorable "Modern Ladybug" personalized tag, wrapped in a cute white box with a red polka dotted ribbon around for a gift giving look!






Monkey Girl - Novely Gift Soap

Give as a favor at a baby shower or other party! Your party guests will enjoy lathering up with these cute little monkey girl soaps! Each gift soap comes packaged with an adorable "Monkey Girl" personalized tag, wrapped in a cute white box with a pink polka dotted ribbon!



Handmade Bar Soap - Gardener



Patchouli Soap

By Pré de Provence®. These soaps do not contain tallow.





Goldfish in a Bag Soap

This glycerin soap has a a plastic toy goldfish inside! Thi glycerin soap is just slightly smaller than a standard bar of soap. They will scrub away to get the fish out...at least they will be clean. Made in the USA.





Fun and Funky Soap and Candle Gift Sets

Our Primal Elements soap are translucent bars with fun designs. The chunky candles are gelatin-like the color matches our fragrance. These matching soap and candle sets will make perfect gift for the candle and soap lover!

Primal Elements Color Bowl Candle and Soap Duo - Flowershop
Flowershop Primal Elements Color Bowl Candle and Soap Duo


Primal Elements Color Bowl Candle and Soap Duo - Baked Apple
Baked Apple Color Bowl Candle and Soap Duo

Aromas fill the air with rich cinnamon apple and pastry notes from the Baked Apple candle. Big Apple soap is a crisp compliment with notes of juicy red apple.

Primal Elements Color Bowl Candle and Soap Duo - Cherry Vanilla
Cherry Vanilla Color Bowl Candle and Soap Duo


Primal Elements Color Bowl Candle and Soap Duo - Grapefruit
Grapefruit Color Bowl Candle and Soap Duo

Primal Elements Candle & Soap Gift Sets

Primal Elements Icon Candle and Soap Duo - Dolphin
Dolphin Primal Elements Icon Candle and Soap Duo


Primal Elements Icon Candle and Soap Duo - Honey Bee
Honey Bee Candle and Soap Duo


Primal Elements Icon Candle and Soap Duo - Café Delight
Candle and Soap Duo - Café Delight

By Primal Elements. Enjoy the rich aroma without the caffeine with this candle and soap gift set. Includes: 13 oz. Icon Candle - Coffee Cup (2) 6.8 oz. soap bars - Café au Lait.

Primal Elements Icon Candle and Soap Duo - Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday Primal Elements Icon Candle and Soap Duo

Lovely Gift Soaps for Ladies


Berkeley Square Shea Butter Soap Set - Fig & Cherry

Our truly indulgent Fine English Sea Butter Soaps, inspired by the elegant 1920s, are triple milled to create a smooth, deeply moisturizing soap enriched with sublime notes of Fig & Cherry. Set includes 3bars of soap. Made in the UK.


Berkeley Square Shea Butter Soap Set - White Tea

Our truly indulgent Fine English Sea Butter Soaps, inspired by the elegant 1920s, are triple milled to create a smooth, deeply moisturizing soap enriched with sublime notes of White Tea. Made in the UK,


On-The- Go Soap Sheets

A single water-thin sheet will cleanse hands or delicate washables leaving them lightly scent.

Tokyo Milk Midnight in the Garden Perfumed Soap


Tokyo Milk - Midnight in the Garden Perfumed Soap

These triple milled soaps are lightly perfumed and come wrapped in beautiful hand-glittered wrappers. Choose from three paper wrapper styles. Made in the USA.


Tokyo Milk Parfumerie dei Fiori Perfumed Soap

These soaps are made with shea butter and glycerinm with a rich creamy lather that smooths the skin.

Novelty Soaps for Kids


Lollipop - Soap Favors

These adorable lollipop soap favors are perfect for party favors or amall gifts Each round soap resembles and a blue lollipop with a white swirl center and is attached to a stick, and wrapped in clear cellophane finished with a blue satin ribbon and sweet treat collections "Thank you" tag.


Pink Lollipop Soap - Wedding Favors

A sweet favor for your guests! Each soap measures 2.5" x 6" long.


Soapsicles Popsicle Soap

These adorable, handmade soaps are so lifelike that you may be tempted to take a big bite out of them. And that's what makes them so cool! They're so lifelike; every detail is considered down to the multiple scents present in both the Bomb Pop and Neapolitan Soapsicles.


Building Block Soaps 6-Pack

Shaped after the building toys, Building Block Soaps feature bright colors and fruity scents. They're slightly translucent, so they look pretty cool when stacked on top of each other in a soap dish.


Mini Gummy Bear Soap

They may smell and look like gummy bears, but they certainly won't taste like them. They're meant for cleaning only.

Novelty Soap Favors


Monkey Boy Soap

These are so cute! Use for a boy baby shower or give as a gift.


Giraffe-Shaped Soap - Baby Shower Favor

This little giraffe will be a great favor for a Jungle-themed party!

Froggy Frog - Novelty Soap

Having a Frog-themed party? Try handing out these darling green frog soaps for a favor or use as a decoration for your party!


Moon & Star Novelty Soap

Cute and classic. Our original Moon & Star graphic made into a personalized soap!


It's A Girl (Caucasian) - Baby Feet Soap

This pink soap smells like Peaches 'n Cream"! They are ready to give wrapped in a white box, with a"Girl Caucasian" personalized tag,and finished with a pink polka dotted ribbon.

It's A Boy (African American) - Baby Feet Soap - Personalized Baby Shower Favors
It's A Boy (African American) - Baby Feet Soap

This soap has a scent of "Blueberry Muffin"! These soaps are packaged with an adorable "It's A Boy" personalized tag, wrapped in a cute white box, and finished with a blue polka dotted ribbon.


Magic Frog Soap
Perfect engagement or shower gift, this glimmering frog soap might not turn into a prince, but it will produce a royal lather that charms the senses with a refreshing water lily fragrance. French milled, premium vegetable based soap, one 5 ounce bar comes in a glistening Gianna Rose Atelier keepsake box.

Mistral Shea Butter Soaps


Mistral Shea Butter Soaps

These Mistral Soaps gently cleanse and moisturize with skin-softening shea butter. Representing the best of the centuries old soap-making techniques of the South of France, these soaps are triple milled for a rich creamy lather.

Personalized & Soap Favors


Themed Personalized Fresh Linen Scented Soap Bar

Personalization your names and event date on a glossy labe and applied to the top of the box! Your guests will love this soap bar design and scent!


Sweet 16 Personalized Scented Soap Bar

The girls and party guests will love this personalized spa soap.


Fresh Linen Scented Soap Bar - 1 Sample

The soap bar is seated in a clear PVC box to showcase the product. Elegant Black and White fleur-de-lis design with matching label personalization.


Fresh Linen Scented Soap Bar

Our soap bar is adorned with a center design then shrink-wrapped and inserted into an elegant organza bag with drawstring.



Personalized Wedding Soap Favor

Personalized with a monogram. Give these soaps to your guests or bridesmaids. They will look great in almost any bathroom.



Personalized Travel Soap Favors

Your friends or guests will really feel like they cleaned up at your event!

Personalized Favors by FavorWarehouse.com

Rose Soap for Favors and Gifts


Rose Soap Wedding Favors

Each lavender-scented Rose-shaped soap favor is carved into the shape of a realistic rose bloom with a leaf garnish! Each rose soap favor comes nestled in white soap shred inside a clear box with a taupe wrap. The box also displays the messages "guest soap" and "for you" with a rose design.

Romantic Soaps for Favors & Gifts

Perfect for a Wedding Shower!



Double Heart Design Guest Soap Favor

Give your guests kisses and hugs with these soaps as your favors! They come inside a lilac box, nestled in straw, with a kisses and hugs/Xs and Os design and the words "guest soap" in the corner, wrapped and tied with a lilac organza ribbon and an attached love bird themed "For You" tag.


Wedding Cake Bath Fizzer

"Fizzers" come packaged in a clear gift box with a pink satin ribbon. Our bath fizzer favors are decorative, as well as, practical. After your guests enjoy your fabulous reception. they can go home and relax with a scented bath!


Gardenia Heart Soaps
What a pretty favor or shower gift for a romantic wedding. Two heart shaped soaps are intricately carved and nestled in a decorative damask print gift box in chocolate brown and pink. French milled, from the highest quality ingredients with a light Gardenia scent. Each soap comes wrapped in white paper with seals that match the pretty liners in the box.

European Heart Soaps
European Heart Soaps

Enriched with shea butter, these all-natural soaps are handmade in Provence according to recipes passed down from many generations.

Charming Gift Soaps & Party Favor Soaps



Love Dove Soap Party Favor

Celebrate that lovey-dovey feeling with "love dove" soap favors. They're sophisticated yet sweet favors suitable for engagement parties, bridal showers and weddings.



Cherry Blossom Soap

As fragrant as the flower for which they are named, these cherry blossom soaps are simply chic favors for all occasions. Give as favors at your Asian-themed wedding or any spring event.



Fall Leaf Soap Favors

Nothing says you've fallen in love like this pair of elegant fall leaf soaps from Beau-coup. Beautifully packaged in an elegant gift box, use them as bridesmaids gifts or bridal shower favors.



Sweet Heart Scented Soap with Signature Charm

These Heart-shaped soaps have a pleasant, fresh fragrance. Our heart soap is nestled amid natural, shredded raffia inside an elegant gift box with a black base, a black-and-ivory cover featuring an nostalgic damask motif, and a rich, black satin ribbon and bow accented with a signature gift-box charm.



Ocean Breeze Scented Seashell Soaps

Favor box holds 2 seashell-shaped soaps with the delightful aroma of gently wafting ocean air. Themed gift box has a white base, a aqua-blue lid with a delicate, deep-blue criss-cross motif dotted with seashells and a pure-white, satin ribbon and bow.


Something Blue Soap Favor
This adorable something blue soap favor is the perfect accent to your upcoming bridal shower. Four stacked soaps arrive wrapped and ready to go, with a gift tag and a lovely blue bow.

Put the Wow in Your Wedding with Weddingstar

I Love Handmade Bar Soaps!


Nectar - Handmade Bar Soap



Coconut Mango - Handmade Bar Soap



Dead Sea Mud - Rinse Handmade Bar Soap



Speppermint Shave Rinse Handmade Bar Soap



Rinse Handmade Bar Soap - Merlot



Handmade Bar Soap

Each soap is made with a blend of Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Olive Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil & Palm Kernel Oil with the exception of our Facial Bars which also include experienced friendly Rice Bran & Avocado Oils.

Mud Pie, The Thymes & More Gift Soaps


Honey House Honey Blossom Soap 10.5 Oz.

Moisturizing and creamy, this natural soap is overflowing with royal jelly, shea butter and honey to rejuvenate and freshen dry tired skin. The Honey House originated in 1994 out of a desire to offer an exceptional product that really worked.


Mud Pie Cosmopolitan - Linen and Soap Set

This set has 2 oatmeal colored 100% linen towels and 2 soaps scented with Spring Rain.


Mud Pie Initially Home Guest Towels in Lucite Holder

This clear lucite guest towel holder comes filled with 15 guest towels featuring a classic laurel leaf pattern filled with an enameled script initial. The guest towel and holder set make a beautiful addition to any home.



Mud Pie Initially Home Soap Dish Set
Set includes: 2triple milled vanillawood scented soaps and initial ceramic soap dish.


Oatmeal & Honey Triple Milled Bar Soap

Made with palm and coconut oils plus guar gum to produce a rich creamy lather. Honey adds moisture; rolled oats gently exfoliate. Saponified beeswax makes the bar harder and long lasting. No propylene glycol. No laurel or laureth sulfate. No dyes or pigments. The Naked Bee does no animal testing.

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Pre de Provence European Soaps

Soaps of Marseille, Bouches Du Rhone, Provence, France

Soaps of Marseille Print


Pre de Provence® Soap - Cucumber

European Soaps Ltd. offers beautiful soaps, lotions, and bath gels from Europe. It distributes domestic products that are found in the natural products industry in the United States.


Pre de Provence® Herbal Soap - Eucalyptus

These Aromachology and Aromatherapy products are made with only the finest ingredients and no animal testing. The herbal soaps are in a comfortable square shape. The soft rounded sides help the soap to fit nicely in your hands- a perfect cross between bath and hand.


250g Pre de Provence® Soap - Agrumes

European Soaps Ltd. is the exclusive distributor of Pré de Provence®, a French line of soaps, bath & shower gels, oils, fragrance and hair care. These Aromachology and Aromatherapy products are made with only the finest ingredients and no animal testing.



Provence 5 Soap Gift Pack

European Soaps Ltd. is the exclusive distributor of Pré de Provence®, a French line of soaps, bath & shower gels, oils, fragrance and hair care.

Soap & Spa Gift Sets

Mudlark Aubrey Mug & Hand-Crafted Spa Set
Aubrey Mug & Hand-Crafted Spa Set

The set includes a 6.6 oz Savon d'Amande Soap, which quadruple-milled in the French tradition from goat's milk, honey, almond, and oat to last bath after heavenly bath.

Organic Spa Basket
Organic Bath & Body Spa Basket

Relaxation and cleansing await the body with Organic Rosemary Mint Body Cream, Earth Gems' Ginger Leaf & Palmetto Bath Salts, Wild Mint Lime Wholesome Bar Soap, and all-natural bamboo linens.

Yummy Cupcake Bakery Soaps!

Soap Cupcakes
Cupcake Soaps

Yes, these are really soap, how cute these would look in your soap dish! We have so much fun making these, and no two will ever be the exact same.

Made by hand, each soap is unique - up to the whipped frosting soap on top and the added sprinkles. They come in some yummy fragrances too, including Cupcake, Love Spell, Vanilla Buttercream, and Raspberry Choco Truffles.

Soap On A Rope and Novelty Soaps

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Soap Dishes & Holders

Suction Soap Holder - Pack of 2 in White by Jokari®
Suction Soap Holder 2-Pack

Stop soap from melting away or slipping off your sink with this holder. Plastic is great for wet areas like the shower, bath tub or kitchen sink because it won't rust. This soap holder helps your soap last longer by allowing it to dry more quickly and stay dry. Soap removes easily from the holder.

Wishbone Soap Dish- Teal
Wishbone Soap Dish

A fun accent for any bathroom! Made of molded rubber, this flexible dish is easy to clean and fun to have.

Oasis Bathtub Caddy in White
Bathtub Caddy

The unique design allows for one side of the tray to securely hold a wine glass while the other side of the tray has a slotted holder for soap. The back side of the tray features special groves that can hold loofahs, sponges, razors and other bathing items.

Forma Suction Sponge Holder - Clear
Suction Sponge Holder

2 suction cups instantly attach to any solid surface, this sponge container can be placed just about anywhere in the kitchen or the bathroom.


Wooden Dowel Soap Saver Dishes

The open dowel design of this wooden soap dish is an attractive way to display your favorite soap next to any kitchen or bathroom sink, and the design allows soap to drain and dry on all sides, making it last longer. Please note, dish does not include bar of soap - shown for display purposes only.


Wood Soap Saver Dishes

The slatted design of this wooden soap dish allows soap to drain and dry on all sides, keeping it from softening into a pool of liquid and making it last longer.


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A Brief History of Soap

Hudson's Soap Landscape


Hudson's Soap Landscape Giclee Print


A Brief History of Soap

References to soap have been found in Sumerian clay tablets dating back as far as 2500 BC and it is believed that the Babylonians were making soap as early as 2800 BC. At the ruins in Pompeii archeologists uncovered a complete soap-making factory with whole finished bars of soap still intact.

The earliest soap recipes were crude mixtures of animal fat wood ashes and water (a blend known as potash) boiled in a cauldron over an open fire. The resulting soft soap mixture was used for the cleaning of clothes and the body.


The 'Stinky' Middle Ages
The practice of bathing declined during the Middle Ages as it was thought that bathing was dangerous and unsanitary (yikes!) Soap was still produced during this era but it was used primarily for washing clothes and it became a highly secretive trade with regional recipes jealously guarded by the craftsmen. The production of soap began to differ from region to region. For example the Mediterranean countries used a pure vegetable oil base (usually olive oil) while the Northern European countries produced soaps with a base of animal fat.

Baths are Back in Style (thank goodness)
The 18th century saw a marked rise in the popularity of bathing and as a result of basic supply and demand gave way to an increase in the production of soap and new ways of making it. It was discovered that adding salt to the soap mixture would produce the hard bars we now take for granted. But soap production during this time was still very much a process of trial and error luck and superstition and it wasn't until the early 1900s that soap-making was transformed into a more scientific and sanitary process. But surprisingly enough most modern soap makers of today still use basically the same production methods that were used at the turn of the last century.

Soap Making Today
Soaps today are made mainly with a pure vegetable oil base plus sodium natural emollients water and essential or fragrant oils. The chemical reaction formed when these ingredients are combined is called 'saponification'. Tallow (or animal fat) is rarely used any longer and is found mostly in less expensive low-lathering soaps. Most high-end soaps are made exclusively with vegetable oils.

The milling process involves a process of grinding and compressing the soap mixture through metal rollers which removes water and makes the soap more dense and long-lasting. Finer soap is milled at least twice and some soaps are milled up to five or six times. Triple-or-more milled soaps can last a surprisingly long time especially if proper care is given to the soap.

The most popular skin-softening emollients found in natural soaps today include olive or coconut oil shea butter or glycerin. A by-product of the soap making process glycerin is a natural humectant that actually attracts moisture to the skin making glycerin-based soaps some of the most moisturizing available.

The Care and Handling of Soap
Because it's designed to dissolve in water soap is best kept high and dry when not in use. Use a soap dish that provides drainage or allows the soap to sit above the water that drips off of it.

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Which is your favorite Gift Soap here?

  • NinaLouder Mar 21, 2012 @ 6:26 am | delete
    Good ideas. Thank you.
  • Coe Mar 14, 2012 @ 3:34 pm | delete
    Gift soaps are great because they are cute accents for the bathroom and can also be used.
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  • MedicalArticles Dec 22, 2011 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    Very interesting, soaps is a cute gift.
  • stockysister Dec 7, 2011 @ 10:14 am | delete
    Wow, some of these are so creative! I think my favorite is the goldfish in a bag soap! I like the novelty of the notebook with individual-use soap pages. I think the santa coal soap is adorable as a stocking stuffer, haha.
  • RobinDM Nov 29, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Love that bath caddy, but handmade soaps will always be my favorite because that's what I make myself! ;-)
  • YolandaLacar Nov 6, 2011 @ 1:06 am | delete
    too cute! love these soaps
  • nigel7725 Nov 3, 2011 @ 11:57 pm | delete
    Thanks for the insights about soap gifts and favors.
  • daria369 Aug 26, 2011 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    I love bar soaps and looking for new ones all the time. My preference are the ones wit all natural/organic ingredients. Nicely done and great resource. Blessed! :)
  • franstan Aug 6, 2011 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    I love these soaps
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Gift soaps are so much fun to give and receive! They smell great too! I love the "Fish in a Bag" novelty soap for kids!

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Ginger Peach Handmade Soap 

Ginger Peach Handmade Glycerin Soap

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Sun-kissed juicy peaches with a hint of ginger spice make this an incredible soap for summer!

Cinnamon Vanilla Handmade Soap 

Cinnamon Vanilla Handmade Glycerin Soap

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This scent can be described in just two words, smooth & creamy! You won't find too much vanilla or too much spicy cinnamon in this one.

My Pet Fish Soap 

My Pet Fish ® Soap, Handcrafted Glycerin Soap, Made in USA

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With a small toy fish in the middle of clear, vegetable based, glycerin soap, getting clean eventually wins you a toy! Simply peel the plastic bag from your soap, and you have a soap shaped like a bag of water.