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Dr. Bronner’s Unscented Pure-Castile Bar Soap
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A plain castile-type bar with ten named ingredients and no fragrance or essential oil. EWG’s Verified directory lists a Baby Unscented soap with this bar’s ten ingredients. It is a true soap, and no pH is stated.
Best for Anyone who wants a fragrance-free bar for hands, body or face at a low price, and whose skin tolerates soap.
- Our quality rating
- Good (4 of 5)
- Price range
- Budget
- Verified marks
- EWG Verified (listed as “Baby Unscented”)
- Size
- 5 oz bar
approx. $5.19 for a 5 oz bar
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How we evaluated it
Why we chose it What put it on our list
- Ten ingredients, all named on the page: organic coconut oil, organic palm oil, sodium hydroxide (none remains after the oils are made into soap), water, organic olive oil, organic hemp seed oil, organic jojoba oil, sea salt, citric acid and tocopherol.
- No added fragrance or essential oils. The page says “Free from added fragrance” and lists none, so this is fragrance-free rather than just unscented.
- EWG’s Verified directory lists “Dr. Bronner’s All One Hemp Pure Castile Soap, Baby Unscented” with the same ten ingredients as this bar. EWG’s entry does not say “bar,” but its list has sodium hydroxide and sea salt, which the liquid soap’s list lacks (the liquid uses potassium hydroxide). Dr. Bronner’s also says the oils are Regenerative Organic Certified and fair trade; we did not open those listings.
- About $1.04 an ounce on the maker’s site.
Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy
- It is a true soap, made with lye. Neither the page nor the label states a pH. Soap is typically more alkaline than the roughly pH 5.5 our skin microbiome guide suggests for cleansers. If your skin is dry or eczema-prone, a syndet bar or a liquid cleanser may suit better.
- Palm oil is one of the oils. Dr. Bronner’s labels it as certified organic and fair trade. We did not check those certifiers.
- The page says to keep it out of eyes and to flush with water for 15 minutes if it gets in. It is not a tear-free baby soap.
- Soap can leave a film in hard water.
What to know Details worth knowing first
Our guide to shampoo and body care says a simple bar or castile soap is often the cleanest option, and our fragrance guide explains why we look for no fragrance at all, not just “unscented”. This bar fits both: oils, water, salt and two small additives, with no fragrance or essential oil.
EWG’s Verified directory lists a “Baby Unscented” Dr. Bronner’s soap with the same ten ingredients, which we read as this bar (EWG’s entry does not say “bar”). The organic and fair-trade marks on the page are the maker’s claims; we did not open those certifiers’ listings.
The caution is the soap itself. It is made with lye, and the maker does not give a pH. Our skin microbiome guide suggests cleansers near pH 5.5, and soap is typically more alkaline than that. If you have dry or eczema-prone skin, try one of the alternatives below.
Quality & testing How it measures up against our checklist
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- EWG Verified (directory entry we opened)
| What we checked | What we found |
|---|---|
| Every ingredient listed Maker’s claim | Ten ingredients on the product page and the label, with sodium hydroxide marked as not remaining after saponification. No “fragrance” line. |
| Independent screening: EWG Verified Verified | Dr. Bronner’s says this bar is EWG Verified. EWG’s directory lists “Dr. Bronner’s All One Hemp Pure Castile Soap, Baby Unscented” as an EWG Verified product, category baby soap, data last updated May 2024. Its ten ingredients match this bar’s, but the entry does not say “bar” or give a size. The other Dr. Bronner’s bars in EWG’s directory are scented (Almond, Cherry Blossom, Green Tea, Rose, Sandalwood Jasmine). MADE SAFE’s index does not list Dr. Bronner’s. |
| Fragrance-free Maker’s claim | The page says “Free from added fragrance”, and the ingredient list names no fragrance or essential oil. |
| Short formula Maker’s claim | Ten ingredients, all plain oils, salt, water and two additives (citric acid, tocopherol). |
What the labels mean
- Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
- Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
- Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.
Sources Where our facts come from
- Dr. Bronner’s Unscented Pure-Castile Bar Soap product page. Maker’s page. Sold under the handle “baby-unscented”. The product is titled “Unscented - Pure-Castile Magic Bar Soap”. Open ↗
- EWG Verified directory entry: Dr. Bronner’s All One Hemp Pure Castile Soap, Baby Unscented. Certifier or regulator listing. Shows the EWG Verified mark and a ten-item list: hemp seed, coconut, palm, olive and jojoba oils, sea salt, citric acid, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide and water. EWG blocks automated fetches, so we read it in a browser. Open ↗
- Whole Foods Market listing: Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Bar Soap, Baby Unscented, 5 oz. Independent source. Price and ingredient list as shown by the retailer. Open ↗
Where to buy Other stores and the prices we saw
- Whole Foods Market approx. $5.29 for a 5 oz bar. Whole Foods’ online grocery page for the 1-pack. We did not confirm who sells it.
Prices as we saw them on October 22, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.
Alternatives Other options to compare
- Meliora Bath & Body Soap Bar, Unscented Six ingredients and MADE SAFE certified, a 4 oz bar at about $6.99. Also a lye soap.
- Dr. Bronner’s Unscented Pure-Castile Liquid Soap The same oils as a liquid, to dilute for body or hands. About $17.19 for 32 oz on the maker’s site.
- Vanicream Cleansing Bar Not a true soap, and it has the National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance. Its 18 ingredients include PEG compounds and petrolatum.