I Have A Lot of Feelings About Hand Soaps

NEST New York makes it easy to have a matching scent story throughout your house—we love the Moroccan Amber scent, which comes in candles, hand wash, hand lotion, and more. It makes us feel like we're sipping spiced tea in a bright, lush garden in Marrakech—even when we're actually just drinking earl grey in our sweatpants on our couch. 

Toronto-founded F.Miller Skincare is still under the radar here in the U.S., but that doesn't make us any less obsessed with the cool sustainable packaging (it's 100% recyclable and made of post-consumer resin) and even cooler plant-based formula. The subtle lather feels like a green juice for your skin—it cleanses without stripping, simply leaving it feeling healthy. 

Japanese brand MyKirei is all about sustainability (refillable bottle)—but we really love this foaming hand soap because when you press down on the top of the bottle, the soap comes out onto your hand in the shape of a flower. Yes, you read that right—it's the cutest thing ever and makes washing your hands so much fun.  

When iconic French fragrance brand Diptyque first debuted their hand care collection, I couldn't stop thinking about how impressive chic the glass vessels next to any sink. Even better, it lived up to the hype. The soothing soap smells totally transporting and is made with lavender and rosemary floral waters to purify, and honey makes it so there's no hand cream needed post-wash. 

A Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day hand soap in every bathroom is a total flex. I love this brand because it's an accessible form of clean beauty—you can shop it when you're picking up your fancy pig-hunted black truffle mushrooms from Whole Foods—or order off Amazon by the dozen at under four bucks a bottle. 

The first time I went over to my boyfriend's apartment, this was the soap sitting by his sink. (With the matching lotion!) I'm not going to say it was love at first sud, but I was certainly impressed. The tiny pieces of pumice gently exfoliate the skin while you're washing hands, which give you the smoothest skin ever—yet it's still gentle enough to use while I'm still having a major eczema flare-up. 

Sometimes, you have to transform every moment of your day into something purposeful. Like washing your hands: take those 30 seconds of warm water and scrubbing and use them to practice deep breathing with an amazing smelling soap, like this one from Love Beauty & Planet. It's the right amount of foamy that won't strip the skin, and the bottle is so pretty it'll look great in every bathroom. 

Gelo's soaps come ready to assemble—because they are delivered water-free, the product has a lighter carbon footprint when it comes to creation and shipping—pop the pouch into the bottle, add water, and shake. It transforms into a super-foamy hand soap just like magic. 

The minimalist-chic design and super-oversized OUAI hand wash (and matching hand lotion) need you to Instagram them, stat. Scented in the brand's best-selling Dean Street fragrance (it's a fruity-floral), we bet this is what Chrissy Teigan uses to wash up after she tests something out for Cravings: Hungry for More. 

I love everything the brand Everyone puts out (the lavender bubble bath is *chef's kiss* good!), and this affordable-but-luxurious feeling hand soap is no exception. 

Australian clean beauty brand Grown Alchemist's hand wash comes in large apothecary pumps that last—and the fragrance blends are super uplifting. 

Yes, it is expensive. But it also smells amazing. And your friends will be so impressed when you have this Byredo beauty sitting by the sink. It comes in three different scents—Rose, Vetyver, and Suede—adding a new level of joy to cleansing. 

Yes, you can be nostalgic about hand soap. And maybe this person is a little bit stuck in the past if they are still using this hand soap at home. But it's good soap. And it gets the job done. So no judgment here.