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The Start
This started with a kid who couldn't use regular soap. Eczema meant most bars like the drugstore kind, loaded with synthetic fragrance and dye, did more harm than good. So we started making our own. Cold process, plant-based oils, nothing synthetic. What began as soap for one kid with sensitive skin turned into Wild Timber.
Why Natural Only
Most commercial soap isn't actually soap, it's detergent, bound together with synthetic fragrance and chemical fillers that strip skin instead of cleaning it. Natural, handmade soap made through the cold process method keeps its glycerin intact, using plant-based oils that clean without stripping. If you've dealt with sensitive skin, eczema, or just want to know what's actually touching your body, that difference is the whole point.
What Inspires Our Bars?
Every scent starts with somewhere real like a trailhead, a lake, a stretch of highway. Alpine Meadow, Sierra Sunrise, Emerald Bay Pine. These aren't invented names, they're places worth remembering, translated into a bar of soap. We'd rather build a scent around Tuolumne Meadows than a marketing team's idea of "fresh linen." If you've been somewhere that stuck with you, there's a decent chance we've tried to bottle something like it.
Proudly Made in America
Wild Timber is a father-son operation based in St. Louis, Missouri. No overseas manufacturing, no importing a base and slapping a label on it — every batch starts and ends in the same workshop. Made in America isn't a sticker here. It's the whole operation.
Why It's Different
No synthetic fragrance. No mass production. No filler ingredients added just to cut costs. Just plant-based oils, natural ingredients, and an experience that makes each one different. Made by hand by real people, not factory machinery.
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