Kirk’s Original Fresh Scent Castile Bar Soap
Kirk's
Original Fresh Scent Castile Bar Soap
A low-cost, plastic-free coconut bar in a printed carton. It still scores a 1 on plastic, but confidence is partial because the scent is not fully disclosed. The product page calls it natural fragrance and says it has no artificial fragrance, while Kirk's ingredient glossary says it is a mix of synthetic fragrance and essential oils. We go with the glossary. If you want no fragrance at all, choose the Fragrance Free bar.
A classic coconut castile bar in a printed carton, made since 1839. Leaping Bunny certified. Its scent includes synthetic fragrance, so pick Kirk's Fragrance Free bar if you want to avoid that.
How this score breaks down
Strengths
- Plastic-free bar in a printed carton the brand describes as FSC-certified paperboard
- Simple coconut castile formula made since 1839
- Leaping Bunny certified since 2003
- Low price per bar
Trade-offs
- The Original Fresh Scent contains synthetic fragrance, per Kirk's own ingredient glossary, even though the product page says natural fragrance
- The individual fragrance ingredients are not disclosed
- Kirk's liquid soaps use palm-derived glycerin; this bar uses coconut glycerin
Scored on our consumables method (consumables-v1, 2026-09-23). How we rank →
What's inside
Sodium cocoate (coconut soap), water, glycerin from coconut, sodium chloride, sodium gluconate, and fragrance. Kirk's ingredient glossary says the Original Fresh Scent is a combination of synthetic fragrance and essential oils, and that those synthetic ingredients contain no phthalates.
| Part | Material |
|---|---|
| Soap | Sodium cocoate, water, glycerin (from coconut), sodium chloride, sodium gluconate, fragrance |
| Carton | Printed carton; the brand says its cartons are FSC-certified paperboard |
Free of Palm oil in the bar, phthalates (per brand), parabens, EDTA, sulfates
- Packaging
- A printed carton, as shown in Kirk's product photos. Kirk's says its paperboard cartons use FSC-certified fiber, though the product page itself does not name the packaging material.
- Microplastics
- No plastic ingredients listed. The bar is coconut soap, water, glycerin, salt, sodium gluconate, and fragrance.
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About Kirk's
Kirk's has made coconut castile soap since 1839, and today the company is run by sisters Katherine and Molly Oliver, who carry on the business from their father. It is certified as a majority women-owned business and is still family-owned and operated. Kirk's makes bar soaps, hand wash, and a 3-in-1 liquid soap built on coconut oil, and it keeps its formulas short. The company is Leaping Bunny certified, which confirms no animal testing. Its Original Fresh Scent includes synthetic fragrance, per Kirk's own ingredient glossary, so the Fragrance Free bar is the simpler choice.
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