Frequently Asked Questions
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General Information
Why switch to Self-Care For Dudes soaps?
- Enhance Your Journey with soulfully crafted soaps and goods tailored just for you.
- Smell Great & Awaken Your Senses with Dual-Action Aroma Blends of pure essential oils and natural extracts in our body & hair bars.
- A Real Good Shower, Guaranteed. 14-Day 100% Dude Approved Money Back Guarantee.
- Support Your Hair & Skin Health with hydrating and mineral-rich ingredients.
- Enjoy A Shower Experience Like No Other with captivating aroma blends, hydrating ingredients, and self-care wisdom, all-in-one.
- Benefit From 100% Natural Ingredients. Free of synthetic fragrances, fillers, or chemicals.
- Support American Businesses. Created with passion by our founder JR and handcrafted by our team of experienced soap makers in North Carolina.
- Comradery: Be a part of our virtual Campfyre on TikTok @selfcarefordudes
What ingredients do you use?
- High On Life: Saponified Oils (Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil), Naturally Derived Fragrance, Kaolin Clay, Sodium Lactate, Colloidal Oatmeal, Dead Sea Salt, Yellow Iron Oxide.
- Evening Wind Down: Saponified Oils (Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil), Naturally Derived Fragrance, Kaolin Clay, Colloidal Oatmeal, Sodium Lactate, Jojoba Seed Oil, Dead Sea Salt, Violet Ultramarine, Chamomile Powder
- Dark Night Detox: Saponified Oils (Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil), Naturally Derived Fragrance, Sodium Lactate, Colloidal Oatmeal, Kaolin Clay, Dead Sea Salt, Activated Charcoal
- Wilderness Repair: Saponified Oils (Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil), Naturally Derived Fragrance, Kaolin Clay, Sodium Lactate, Colloidal Oatmeal, Dead Sea Salt, Parsley Powder, Spirulina Powder, Aloe Vera Powder
- Morning Jumpstart: Saponified Oils (Olive Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, Castor Oil), Naturally Derived Fragrance, Kaolin Clay, Sodium Lactate, Colloidal Oatmeal, Dead Sea Salt, Annatto Seed, French Red Clay
What do your soap-bars smell like?
- High On Life: Refreshing citrus and coconut floating above smokey, leathery depths.
- Evening Wind Down: Deep cedar wood notes and sleepy lavender crowned with calming chamomile.
- Dark Night Detox: Rich, dark woody musk with black pepper and a hint of mint.
- Wilderness Repair: an abundant forest—warm, earthy foundations rise to meet fresh fir, pine and bergamot.
- Morning Jumpstart: Spicy ginger and crisp citrus that settles into a fresh, woody foundation.
How can I maximize my soap bar?
- Test for hard water. If you have hard water, any and all soaps and conditioners will not be able to function and lather properly. Soft water = better lather = uses less soap = better for your skin and hair. Solution: Install a filtered shower head or water softener.
- Use hands or scrubber. Lightly coat hair & body with soap bar then use hands or scrubber (not the bar) to massage soap into skin for a minimum of 5 minutes while the ingredients work. Let it sit and work its magic.
- A little soap goes a long way. Our soap has a smooth legendary lather that doesn’t take much soap to cover your hair and body with cleansing, hydrating and aromatic suds.
- Don't let it melt! Try our 2-In-1 Soap Saver & Scrubber.
- Insert card: These tips above are also located on the insert card inside the soap box.
What if my skin break out?
- It's not likely: Our soap simultaneously cleanses AND hydrates and typically will not cause break outs.
- Purging: Temporary skin purging can occur with our high quality cleansing and detoxifying ingredients. Impurities are brought to the surface of the skin to be expelled which can lead to a temporary increase in breakouts and pimples that should resolve within a few weeks.
How do I use the body & hair bar?
Insert card
- Follow each bar's unique self-care tips on the insert card located inside the soap box.
General guidelines
- Start: Allow 5-10+ minutes. Take your time, dude. A little of this soap goes a long way. Avoid contact with eyes.
- Body & Hair: Lightly coat hair & body with soap bar then use hands or scrubber (not the bar) to massage soap into skin for a minimum of 5 minutes while the ingredients work. Let it sit and work its magic.
- Mind: Unique to each bar. See insert card.
- Breathe: Unique to each bar. See insert card.
- Quote: Unique to each bar. See insert card.
- Finish: Unique to each bar. See insert card. *Use soap saver.
Do you put cologne in your soap bars?
No. We do not use any synthetic "cologne-like" fragrances. We only use pure essential oils and natural extracts also known as Naturally Derived Fragrances.
Why natural fragrances?
- It awakens your senses
- Smells great
- Better for skin & hair
- Creates a self-care experience from nature itself
What if I have hard water?
- Hard water will negatively affect the function any soap no matter the brand or recipe.
- It's hard on your skin and hair due to its high mineral content that can cause skin dryness and brittle hair.
- It keeps soap from lathering properly and inhibits the soaps ingredients from working.
- For instance with our soaps, we add additional castor oil, shea butter and fine ground oats to produce a moisturizing and conditioning effect that lasts after the shower. But when used with hard water, these ingredients are easily stripped from the skin and aren't able to do their work.
What can you do if you have hard water?
- Install a filtered shower head or a water softener.
What is Self-Care For Dudes all about?
Please visit the Our Story page to learn more about us.
How long does shipping take?
We ship out orders in 1 - 2 business days. U.S. shipping takes 2 - 5 business days.
14-Day 100% Dude Approved Money Back Guarantee?
- Thoughtfully crafted and designed with purpose, we're confident that our products are the very best out there.
- If you're not 100% satisfied, contact us within 14 days and let us know your issue. We will work on your issue first to see if it can be solved. If not, we will process a product refund minus shipping costs and the original order's processing fees.