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Handmade BotanicalsWith a Story

Biblical and historical inspiration.
Botanical ingredients.

Handmade soaps, natural deodorant, insect repellent, pet soap, and grooming products from Redlands, California.

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100% NATURAL & VEGAN Plant-based ingredients, nothing artificial.
BOTANICAL PRODUCTS Pure, luxurious, and anything but ordinary
HANDMADE In Redlands, California.
BIBLICAL & HISTORICAL Products with real stories.
100% natural & vegan
Plant based castile soaps
Handmade products

From workshop to market

J.D. Bauer Botanicals creates small-batch soaps, grooming products, and botanical formulas in Redlands, California, using natural, vegan ingredients and inspiration drawn from history and old-world traditions.

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100% natural & vegan Small-batch botanical products Historical & botanical inspiration

Featured Natural Soaps

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Black 30% Norwegian pine tar soap bar with charcoal

30% Norwegian Pine Tar Soap - Dark, smoky, and intense.

30% Norwegian Pine Tar SoapDark, smoky, and intense.
$8.95
Biblical Borith Dead Sea mud and frankincense bar soap

Biblical Borith - The Soap from the Bible

Biblical BorithThe Soap from the Bible
$8.95
Sage Blossom geranium, sage and lime bar soap

Sage Blossom - Geranium, Sage & Lime

Sage BlossomMy current favorite!!
$8.95
Silk Road sandalwood and vanilla bar soap

Silk Road Sandalwood - Worth the Detour

Silk Road SandalwoodWorth the Detour
$8.95

Why J.D. Bauer

What Makes J.D. Bauer Different?

Soap should do more than sit there and smell nice.

J.D. Bauer Botanicals makes small-batch natural soaps, including Castile-style soaps, and botanical products with an emphasis on distinctive ingredients, practical formulas, and memorable stories. Our soaps, shampoo, deodorant, grooming products, and specialty botanicals are made with vegan ingredients and a hands-on approach in Redlands, California.

Some recipes draw inspiration from biblical references, ancient trade routes, old-world bathing traditions, and historically significant botanicals, while others are built around straightforward everyday needs.

The result is a collection that feels personal rather than mass produced: natural bar soaps with character, botanical grooming products with purpose, and formulas designed to be useful as well as interesting.

Thoughtful ingredients. Small-batch craft. Botanicals with a story.

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What Customers Are Saying

4.9 average across 4,461 customer reviews
“Im a repeat customer and always appreciate the quality of the soaps and quick shipping.”

Jenn, Etsy customer review · September 17, 2026

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J.D. Bauer in the desert near Redlands, California

Behind the products

Meet the Maker

What ingredients are used in J.D. Bauer Botanicals products?

J.D. Bauer Botanicals products are made with natural, vegan ingredients. Many of the plants used in the products are grown by J.D. Bauer, and only food-grade ingredients are used.

How is J.D. Bauer soap made?

J.D. Bauer soap is made in small batches using wooden molds. The soaps do not touch plastic during the molding process.

What inspires J.D. Bauer Botanicals products?

J.D. Bauer Botanicals products draw inspiration from botanical ingredients, history, biblical references, old-world traditions, and practical everyday uses.

About J.D. Bauer
THE J.D. BAUER DIFFERENCE

Old-world soapmaking.
Botanical ingredients.
Made by hand.

100% NATURAL + VEGAN
HANDMADE Small batches. Made from scratch.
HISTORY + BIBLICAL Ancient recipes, old-world traditions, biblical inspiration.
BOTANICAL Ethnobotany, native plants, many grown by J.D.
WOODEN MOLDS No plastic contact during soap molding.
FOOD-GRADE INGREDIENTS Simple materials. Intentional formulas.
all natural vegan small-batch made from scratch historical biblical botanical
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