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Rarely Guide
Eviction Notice for Your Plastic Bottles
Your shower deserves better than whatever that three-in-one situation is doing right now. We pulled together a rosemary shampoo bar from an Amish soap maker, a citrus-and-sage bar that smells like the outdoors had a spa day, a body wash made from actual wild-harvested trees, and a handmade soap dish from Paraguay because even your soap deserves a place to sit.
The Full RundownIn the Guide
Four Products. One Better Shower.
Why These Four
We Tested a Lot of Showers
Actually Natural
Every product in this guide is made from real ingredients by people who care about what goes into them. No parabens, no synthetics, no petroleum derivatives. Just things that grow in the ground, processed by hand, and shipped to your shower.
The Scents Work Together
Rosemary. Citrus, cedar, and sage. Douglas fir and mountain mint. These aren’t competing — they’re all in the same family of clean, earthy, grounded scents. You walk out smelling like a person who has their life together, and honestly that’s most of the battle.
The Details Matter
The soap dish is the move that ties it together. A handmade terracotta dish from Paraguay turns “I bought some nice soap” into “I think about my shower.” Three color options — green moss, glacial white, gunmetal — and each one is individually stamped by the potter.
Three Makers, One Shower
Amish Made Soaps does exactly what the name suggests — handcrafts soap the old way, with no parabens, no petroleum, no synthetics. Their rosemary shampoo bar produces the kind of rich, fluffy lather that makes you wonder why you spent so long buying things in plastic bottles. The rosemary oil nourishes from root to tip without stripping away anything your hair actually needs.
Ancient Morning Scents makes the Citrus & Sage bar with virgin olive oil, organic coconut oil, avocado oil, castor oil, and shea butter — which is less of an ingredient list and more of a mission statement. The citrus-cedar-sage combination hits that sweet spot between “I just hiked a mountain” and “I own a very nice towel.”
Juniper Ridge makes the Bonfire Body Wash from wild-harvested Pacific Northwest plants. Douglas fir, red cedarwood, eucalyptus, mountain mint — it smells exactly like the woods it came from. And the soap dish? Hand-shaped from terracotta clay dug from the hills of Paraguay, individually stamped by the potter. Every single one is different. It’s the kind of small thing that makes a bathroom feel like someone cared about it, which is really all we’re going for here.
“I switched from a bottle of 3-in-1 to this and my shower has never forgiven me for waiting so long.”
— A Rarely Customer
Questions
The Stuff You Want to Know
What’s in this guide?
Four products for a complete shower overhaul: an Amish Made Rosemary Shampoo + Body Bar, Ancient Morning Scents Citrus & Sage Bar Soap, Juniper Ridge Bonfire Body Wash (8 oz), and a handmade terracotta soap dish from Paraguay. Everything you need to stop using that mystery bottle that’s been in there since you moved in.
Who makes these?
Three different makers plus an artisan potter. Amish Made Soaps handcrafts the shampoo bar with no synthetics whatsoever. Ancient Morning Scents makes the citrus and sage soap with a blend of five nourishing oils. Juniper Ridge wild-harvests Pacific Northwest plants for the body wash. The soap dish is handmade from terracotta clay in Paraguay. We found each of them by doing what we always do — looking for people who care too much about getting their one thing right.
What’s the deal on the guide price?
That’s real money you can spend on, say, a nicer bath mat. Or just a regular bath mat. We don’t judge how you allocate your savings.
Can I use the shampoo bar on my body too?
Yes. It’s a shampoo and body bar, so it works on both. The rosemary oil is good for your hair and your skin. For best hair results, follow with a 50/50 apple cider vinegar and water rinse to seal the hair shaft. Sounds weird. Works great. This is one of those trust-the-process situations.
Which soap dish color should I pick?
Green moss, glacial white, or gunmetal — all three look great, and each one is individually stamped by the potter so yours will be unique either way. Pick whichever matches your bathroom. Or whichever matches your personality. We went with gunmetal because it made us feel like a secret agent, but that’s a personal journey. Leave your color choice in the order comments.
Your Shower Called. It Wants an Intervention.
Your three-in-one’s days are numbered.
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