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Natural Soap: Chocolate & Honey
Natural Soap: Chocolate & Honey
If you love chocolate, this decadent face and body bar is a treat. Swirled with real chocolate and enriched with cocoa butter, coconut milk, and honey, it creates a rich, creamy lather with a warm cocoa aroma that leaves skin feeling soft, calm, and deeply moisturized.
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Product Overview
Good For: Normal to Dry Skin • Mature Skin • Sensitive Skin
Chocolate & Honey is a soap made for those who enjoy a richer kind of clean. Swirled with real chocolate and cocoa powder, this bar feels as luxurious as it looks. It creates a dense, creamy lather that feels rich in the hands and leaves skin comfortably moisturized and soft.
As you lather, a natural cocoa aroma gently unfolds — warm, comforting, and unmistakably real. It turns an everyday routine into a small moment of pleasure.
This is a soap for chocolate lovers, yes — but also for anyone who appreciates a beautiful, natural soap that feels nourishing and gentle on the skin.
Ingredients Behind the Feel
Every ingredient in this soap is chosen for a reason. Thoughtfully combined, they work together to create something richer than a simple cleanse — a carefully crafted bar that goes beyond ordinary soap.
Highlights of this recipe:
- Real Chocolate & Cocoa Powder — Adds natural color, a warm cocoa aroma, rich lather, and soothing, indulgent feel on skin.
- Honey — Contributes to the soap’s mildness and enhances the creamy, silky lather.
- Unrefined Cocoa Butter — Adds richness and creaminess to the lather and brings a smooth, moisturizing feel to the bar.
- Coconut Milk — Contributes a rich creaminess to the lather and a nourishing feel to the skin.
Aroma, Texture & Lather Notes
- Aroma: Warm, natural aroma of cocoa butter and real chocolate.
No added fragrance or essential oils. - Texture: Silky bar with swirls from real chocolate and cocoa powder.
- Lather: Dense, fine-bubbled foam with a smooth, lotion-like feel.
- Exfoliation: Smooth, creamy bar — no exfoliation
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Formulation Notes
- Made with Fair Trade real chocolate — not fragrance
- Generously superfatted for an especially mild, creamy cleanse
- Designed for skin that prefers a gentle, richer-feeling soap
- Gentle enough for face and body
- No added scent
Real chocolate. Rich lather. A bar that feels unmistakably special.
How To Use
How Should I Use Natural Soap to Clean My Face?
We believe in simple, effective cleansing for your complexion and that is accomplished with natural soap and water. The purpose of soap is to combine with oil and dirt on the body, which allows water to wash it away. The method you use to cleanse your skin, especially your face, is really personal preference. We thought we would share just a few examples. 
Hand Lathering is usually the suggested method for cleansing delicate facial skin.
- Use lukewarm water to create a creamy lather in your clean hands.
- Gently massage the lather over your face using circular motions with your fingers.
- Rinse with cool water and pat dry.
Washcloth Washers: A washcloth can help remove dead cells and invigorate your skin. A gentle massage with a soft washcloth can help keep facial skin smooth and clean.
- Rub the bar on a soft, clean, wet cloth to create a creamy lather.
- Apply to your face by a gentle massage using circular motions.
- Rinse with cool water and pat dry.
If you are using a washcloth:
- Exfoliating or scrubbing too hard may cause the skin to become red and irritated.
- Use a clean washcloth, especially if you are prone to acne. Washcloths can re-deposit dirt and grime right back onto your skin.
- Washcloths can have soft or rough fibers. You want to use soft, NOT rough fibers on your face.
Never share washcloths or other accessories and replace or clean them often.
A Few Other Pointers:
- Use warm, not hot, water to wash your face.
- Use cool water as a final rinse to close your pores.
- Avoid products made with synthetic ingredients that can irritate facial skin.
- Avoid products that contain alcohol which can cause skin to become tight and dry.
- Apply a moisturizer immediately after washing your face while skin is still damp.
Effective, Feel Good Ingredients
The goal is simple: to Harness the Power & Simplicity of Nature® to cleanse, soothe, heal, and protect your skin and hair!
Our unique formulas rely on moisturizing oils and butters, healing botanicals, and pure essential oils. We choose every ingredient with one end-result in mind….the BEST possible natural skin care for YOU!
Featured Ingredients
Organic Chocolate*
Chocolate adds natural color, aroma, and indulgence to skin care. In soap, it creates beautiful swirls and enhances cocoa butter’s warmth. In body care, we also take advantage of chocolate’s skin-conditioning properties—proving that sometimes, skin care can simply be joyful. *Fair Trade Certified
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Chocolate adds natural color, aroma, and indulgence to skin care. In soap, it creates beautiful swirls and enhances cocoa butter’s warmth. In body care, we also take advantage of chocolate’s skin-conditioning properties—proving that sometimes, skin care can simply be joyful. *Fair Trade Certified
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Organic Cocoa Butter*
Cocoa butter is a rich, creamy butter that melts at body temperature to soften and soothe dry skin. Packed with fatty acids and antioxidants, it locks in moisture and adds shine and smoothness to dry or damaged hair while reducing frizz and breakage. *Fair Trade Certified
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Cocoa butter is a rich, creamy butter that melts at body temperature to soften and soothe dry skin. Packed with fatty acids and antioxidants, it locks in moisture and adds shine and smoothness to dry or damaged hair while reducing frizz and breakage. *Fair Trade Certified
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Organic Honey
Honey is a natural humectant that helps hydrate, soothe, and soften skin and hair. Rich in enzymes and antioxidants, it supports gentle exfoliation, calms irritation, and promotes a healthy moisture balance—making it a timeless ingredient for comfortable, well-nourished skin and hair.
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Honey is a natural humectant that helps hydrate, soothe, and soften skin and hair. Rich in enzymes and antioxidants, it supports gentle exfoliation, calms irritation, and promotes a healthy moisture balance—making it a timeless ingredient for comfortable, well-nourished skin and hair.
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All Ingredients
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*Ingredient is Fair Trade Certified ^Used in the saponification process to turn oil into soap and glycerin. None remains in the finished product.
Made with certified organic Oils, Cocoa Butter & Chocolate
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Overall rating: 4.64557 / 5 from 79 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
This chocolate and honey soap is praised for its amazing feel, rich lather, and moisturizing properties. Customers love its heavenly chocolate scent and note improvements in skin conditions like eczema.
Summary topics
- Skin Feel (15%): A significant number of customers brought up that the product feels amazing and leaves their skin soft and moisturized.
- Lather Quality (9%): It was reported by customers that the soap lathers very nicely and never leaves their skin feeling dry or tight.
- Skin Hydration (30%): In general, customers found that this soap of chocolate and honey did not dry out the skin.
- Aroma (30%): Many customers pointed out that the product smells amazing and has a heavenly chocolatey scent.
Review topics: ["size","fragrance","quality","issues","feels","ingredients","skin","smells","looks","hair","works","soap","bar","lather","chocolate","cocoa","honey"].
Review highlights
- "My skin feels nice and soft since I started to use this bar, especially my face." —
- "I love this soap, it smells amazing, and in the shower, the smell is intoxicating!!" —
- "The chocolate honey makes my skin feel amazing and my teenage daughter is in love with the Bamboo Charcoal." —
Reviews
Chocolate & Honey
"It's a very good soap and good quality it smells good highly recommend"
Soft gentle and beautiful
"This bar lathers wonderfully and smells great and just looks so pretty with the chocolate swirls"
Good soap!
"Smells nice, but the scent doesn’t cling like artificial fragrance. Smooth and good lather."
"Its nice, however i don’t really smell any chocolate in it. Hopefully its given more of a chocolate smell! Overall i like it."
Everybody loves chocolate
"I love the smell of this one, it’s one of my favorites. Also, this bar soap makes my skin feel clean but also healthy."
Well packaged and great to
"Well packaged and great to use!"
Amazing!
"Amazing!"
Chocolate soap
"Love the soap it leaves my skin so soft. smells so goodwill order again love the chocolate smell"
PH +
"This cleanses my skin and face, a little really goes a long way with suds. I feel clean, refreshed, soft and smooth and it aligns with my ph no drying, no itching, very moisturizing for my body so far some with my face so alternating with clay soap every other day."
Q&A
- is this chocolate soap safe to use on cats for bath time?
- Hi Jinah, Thanks so much for reaching out! I would recommend our coconut milk pet shampoo for cats. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions and have a great day! -Christina, Chagrin Valley
- What does this bar smell like?
- Hi There, Thanks for your question! Our Chocolate and Honey bar has a light cocoa scent from the cocoa powder, chocolate and cocoa butter! I hope this helps :) Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and have a great day! -Christina, Chagrin Valley
- Are you wholesale or retail? Thank you.
- Hi There, Thanks for your question! We provide our products for both retail and wholesale purposes! If you are interested in wholesale, please contact wholesale@chagrinvalleysoap.com for more information. Thanks again for reaching out and please contact us anytime with additional questions! -Christina
- Can your soap be used for body, hair, and face for the same bar? What is the difference between the shampoo bar and the soap bar?
- Hi There, Thanks so much for your question! Our Chocolate & Honey bar is only for your body and face. If used on your hair, it will most like be too heavy and leave your hair feeling oily and weighed down. You can use any of our shampoo bars as body bars but we do not recommend using our soap bars as shampoo as the blends of oils and butters are much richer and heavier and may be too much for your hair. Hope this helps! Thanks again for reaching out and please contact us anytime with additional questions! -Christina
- Hi! when is the sample bar in stock?
- Hi There, Thanks for your question! Our Chocolate & Honey Sample bars will be back in stock within the next 6 weeks! Thanks again for reaching out and please contact us with any additional questions! -Christina
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Customers Choose Chagrin Valley Soap
Why Use Chagrin Valley Natural Soap?
People choose Chagrin Valley Soap for many reasons, but they all begin with one simple belief: a soap can only be as good as the ingredients, knowledge, and care that go into creating it.
Here are twelve reasons our customers choose our handmade natural soap:
It's Real Soap
Every bar is made through the traditional process of saponification using organic plant oils and butters—not synthetic detergents.
We Begin with Exceptional Ingredients
We use certified organic plant oils, botanicals, clays, herbs, and pure essential oils chosen for their unique benefits.
We Leave Out Ingredients Your Skin Doesn't Need
No synthetic detergents, artificial fragrances, artificial colors, filler ingredients, or unnecessary additives.
Our Soap Helps Keep Skin Naturally Moisturized
High-quality oils, generous superfatting, and naturally retained glycerin help create a mild, conditioning bar.
The Scents Come from Real Plants
Every scent begins with a real plant—not a synthetic fragrance oil.
At Chagrin Valley, we scent our soaps only with pure botanical essential oils. Many of our recipes also include aromatic herbs, spices, flowers, and other plant ingredients that contribute their own subtle, authentic aromas.
We believe the scent of a soap should reflect the integrity of the ingredients that go into every bar.
Our Recipes Support Healthy Skin
Gentle cleansing and thoughtfully selected ingredients help respect your skin's natural balance.
Our Soaps Create Rich, Creamy Lather Naturally
Beautiful lather comes from carefully balanced plant oils—not synthetic foam boosters.
Quality Is Worth the Investment
An extraordinary bar of soap isn't made by accident. It begins with exceptional ingredients, expert formulation, and the patience to let every bar fully cure—creating a bar that does far more than simply cleanse your skin.
Our Soaps Are Kinder to the Environment
Organic ingredients, minimal packaging, and concentrated bar soap help reduce environmental impact.
Every Recipe Has a Purpose
Each bar is formulated to achieve a specific balance of cleansing, lather, conditioning, and skin feel.
Our Company Values Are Built into Every Bar
Organic certification, ethical sourcing, cruelty-free practices, and sustainable choices reflect our commitment to doing things the right way.
Every Purchase Makes a Difference
You are supporting a family-owned business committed to craftsmanship, transparency, and educating customers about natural skincare.
We do it all ourselves--from start to finish--from our hands to your hands--from our family to yours! Thank you!
🌿Want to learn more? Read our complete guide: Why Use Natural Soap? 12 Reasons to Choose Chagrin Valley Soap.
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What is My Skin Type?
Your skin is as unique as you are.
If you think about it, your skin type is not even the same for all of the areas of your body.
The skin on your face is different from the skin on your hands, which is different from the skin on your back which is different from the skin on your feet ...etc.
Although your skin type is determined by genetics, it will also be affected by other factors and can change with time.
Understanding your skin type is a good starting point before trying or switching to natural products.
There are typically five types of healthy skin: normal, dry, oily, combination, and sensitive.
NORMAL SKIN
This skin is balanced, neither too dry nor too oily. It has regular texture, no imperfections and a clean, soft appearance, and does not need special care.
OILY SKIN
Oily skin is the result of excessive secretions of sebum, an oily secretion of the sebaceous glands. Oily skin tends to attract more dirt and dust than dry skin and may be prone to blackheads, acne, and excessive shine. It is frequent in adolescents and often seen with acne or blemish-prone skin.
DRY SKIN
For some people dry skin is caused by external factors such as the weather, low air humidity, sun, or hot showers, and it is often temporary.
However, for others it may be a lifelong condition. Dry skin is a result of a decrease in natural oil production which often results in skin that is flaky and has a rough appearance. Dry, cracked skin is often prone to skin disorders, such as eczema.
SENSITIVE SKIN
Truly sensitive skin easily reacts to external stimuli. The skin is often fragile, thin or fine-textured, dry, and prone to allergic reactions.
Sensitive skin often feels uncomfortable, tight, red or itchy. It is a delicate skin that needs a lot of TLC.
COMBINATION SKIN
Combination skin is just what is sounds like, it has characteristics of both dry and oily skin. The area with more oil is usually the T- zone (forehead, nose, and chin), while the skin on the cheeks is normal or dry.
For more information on skin type and help with product recommendations for your individual needs, please read our blog, What's Your Skin Type?
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How To Wash Your Hands To Help Stay Healthy
Regular handwashing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others.
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says that for good hand hygiene all you need is plain soap and water.
Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another and throughout an entire community.
Five simple and effective steps can help reduce the spread of illness so you, your family, your friends and the general public can stay healthy.
Hand washing is a win for everyone . . . except for the germs!
CDC recommends cleaning hands in a specific way to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. The guidance for effective hand washing was developed based on data from a number of studies.
Wash often and follow these five steps every time you wash your hands!
1. Wet your hands with clean, warm running water and apply soap.
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When dealing with cold and flu viruses, as you wash your hands the soap molecule burrows its way into the fatty envelope of a virus and literally pulls the virus apart.
2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap.
- Soap and friction help lift dirt, grease, and microbes—including disease-causing germs—from the skin so they can be rinsed down the drain.
- Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
3. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds.
- Lathering and scrubbing hands creates friction, which helps lift dirt, grease, and microbes from skin.
- The entire hand should be scrubbed. Microbes are present on all of the wrinkly surfaces of the hand, especially under the nails.
- How long are 20 seconds? About the amount of time it takes to hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.
- The ideal length of time for handwashing can depend on other factors for example, if hands are very dirty or if you are caring for someone is ill.
- Evidence suggests that washing hands for about 15-30 seconds removes more germs from hands than washing for shorter periods.
4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
- If you are using a public restroom use a paper towel to turn off the faucet after hands have been rinsed.
5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.
To date, studies have shown that there is no added health benefit for consumers (this does not include professionals in the healthcare setting) using soaps containing antibacterial ingredients compared with using plain soap.
Information is taken from the CDC.gov website
Read our blog "Simple Soap Can Help Decrease the Spread Of Viruses"
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Is Your Palm Oil From Plantations That Protect Our Rainforests?
We often receive emails from concerned customers that have read about the devastating effects that palm plantations can have on tropical forests.
At Chagrin Valley Soap we treasure our planet and its inhabitants. We know that although we play a very small part, we must always make choices that are ecologically and socially responsible.
As the global demand for palm oil continues to increase we want to be part of the global initiative that changes how that palm oil is grown.
Our Palm Oil is grown and manufactured according to standards for sustainable practices set forth by Palm Done Right.
Certified Sustainable
Certified sustainable by RSPO (The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) and Palm Done Right
Our USDA organic palm oil variety carries RSPO Certification, otherwise known as Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, guaranteeing the sustainability and traceability of the palm oil production throughout the supply chain.
It has RSPO-IP (Identity Preserved) certification which is one of four certification levels offered by the RSPO and carries the highest and strongest level of sustainable guarantee with traceability of each lot of palm oil back to the field of origin. With Identify Preserved sustainable palm oil, the entire batch of palm oil is from a single identifiable certified source and kept separate from all non-certified batches.
Palm Done Right presents the first fully integrated, 100 percent organic supply chain in the palm oil industry. Palm Done Right requires a fair labor certification, organic certification, Non-GMO Project Verification, and has the highest level of certification — Identity Preserved — offered by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
As the global demand for palm oil continues to increase, we believe that if both manufacturers and consumers demand Certified Sustainable palm oil, producers will grow Certified Sustainable palm oil. That is the only way to really protect our rainforests.
If there is no demand for sustainable palm oil, growers will continue their cheaper unsustainable practices, because no one is paying them for a sustainable product. (If you build it, they will come!)
Please read our blog, "Will A Palm Oil Boycott Really Help?"
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Don't I need to use antibacterial soap to protect my family from germs?
The Short Answer
NO! Adding antibacterial chemicals to soap does not keep your family safe from germs.
I understand why folks (especially those with children) are choosing products labeled “Antibacterial,” hoping to keep their family safe in the war against germs.
According to Janet Woodcock, M.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
"Consumers may think antibacterial washes are more effective at preventing the spread of germs, but we have no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water.
In fact, some data suggests that antibacterial ingredients may do more harm than good over the long-term.”
Simply washing your hands with old-fashioned natural soap and water rids your skin of most fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Soap does not kill germs, it surrounds them and carries them away.
The Long Answer
Please read our blog: Antibacterials: More Harm Than Good!
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Do Your Natural Soap And Shampoo Bars Have An Expiration Date?
The Short Answer
Yes And No!
Although handmade natural soaps usually get better with age, we recommend using our soaps within 12 months of purchase. Our scented soaps should be used within 3 months after removing them from the box.
Although the soaps will not be "spoiled" after that time, you may notice some changes as natural soap ages.
- some natural colors may fade over time
- the scents from pure natural essential oil scents will fade over time
The changes in color and scent happen even more quickly in our sample size bars.
These small natural soap bars have a much greater surface area to volume ratio which allows essential oils to evaporate from the surface more quickly. However, the scent may still be there when you lather up.
I have found some ancient bars hiding in my closet that years old. The scents were gone, but the lather was incredible!
The Long Answer
For a more detailed discussion please read our blog, "The Shelf Life, Color & Scent of an All Natural Soap."
How You Can Help Prolong Shelf-Life
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Natural soaps need to breathe. Exposure to air promotes hardening of your soap and contributes to longer-lasting quality. Soap should be left unwrapped in their boxes or wrapped with breathable materials. Tight wrappers cause humid conditions by preventing evaporation of moisture.
- Our soaps are packaged in breathable, recyclable, sustainable packaging! Keep your natural handmade soaps in a dry, cool place away from sunlight, excessive heat and humidity.
- Our scented soaps, like Lavender Rosemary, can be placed in a muslin bag, old clean sock, or wrapped in a piece of cloth and put in your linen closet or dresser drawer to give a delightful fragrance to your linens and clothes while waiting to be used.
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Are Your Products and Ingredients Cruelty Free?
All of Chagrin Valley's natural soap, shampoo bars, and personal care products are certified cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny.
Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve has been Leaping Bunny Certified since 2013.
The Leaping Bunny Program was developed in 1996, by The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC), to identify and support companies that are doing their part to help eliminate the unnecessary use and mistreatment of animals to test cosmetic products and ingredients. The CCIC is made up of eight animal protection groups including the Humane Society of the U.S., as well as groups from Canada and Europe.
At Chagrin Valley we do not test our finished products on animals (other than human volunteers). But what about the raw materials, the ingredients we use?
Many products display labels claiming that their finished product is ‘not tested on animals’ but this does not guarantee that the product ingredients are actually free from animal testing.
The CCIC Standard is a pledge that a company makes to remove animal testing from all stages of product development. Our pledge to buy ingredients that are cruelty-free is integrated into the purchase agreement for all of our suppliers.
Personal care products displaying the “real” Leaping Bunny logo are certified ‘cruelty-free' using the internationally recognized Humane Cosmetics Standards. These rigorous standards require that no animal testing is performed or authorized for finished products or any of the ingredients in any stage of product development by the company, its laboratories or its suppliers after a fixed cut-off date. All Leaping Bunny companies are subject to independent audits and pledge commitments that are renewed on an annual basis.
This annual renewal is a key requirement that sets the Leaping Bunny Program apart from other cruelty-free certification programs. Companies that manufacture products, as well as their ingredient suppliers, must annually recommit to upholding their promise to not conduct animal testing on any finished products, ingredients, or formulations.
Why is this annual commitment renewal important? "Because product formulations change, suppliers come and go, and manufacturers develop innovative lines to meet consumer needs. But we know that compassionate consumers need to be confident that no animal testing is involved in the products they use."
At Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve . . .
- we do NOT test our products on animals
- we do NOT use ingredients tested on animals
- we do NOT sell into markets that require animal testing
The Leaping Bunny Program provides
the best assurance to consumers
that they are making compassionate shopping choices
by purchasing Cruelty-Free skin care!
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