Lavender Bar

Madaba olive oil — The base of the bar, pressed in Madaba. Makes a mild, conditioning soap with a low, dense lather.

Lavender extract and lavender oil — The hero. Grown in Madaba too, on different ground. Used twice — the extract in the water phase, the oil at trace. Two forms of the same flower doing different work.

Sweet orange oil — Lifts the top so the lavender doesn't sit flat.

Vanilla extract — Warmth underneath. Keeps it soft rather than medicinal.

Frankincense oil — Resinous Levantine backbone. The through-line across all KON bars.

Shea butter & sweet almond oil — Richness. Why the bar feels cushioned rather than squeaky.

Castor oil — Lather. A small amount does a lot.

Kaolin clay — Silkiness and slip on the skin.

Mica — Mineral color. That's the whole color story — nothing else.

Made only with plant oils, botanical extracts, and mineral color.

Wet the bar and work it between your palms for a few seconds — olive oil soap lathers low and slow, so give it a moment before it blooms. Then across the body, or over the hands at the sink.

This is the one we reach for at night. The vanilla and frankincense come forward more in warm water, and the scent stays on the skin a while after. For the morning, the Matcha Bar is the other end of the same day.

Keeping it: stand it on a draining dish where air can get underneath. An olive oil bar that dries out between washes will last weeks longer than one sitting in a puddle.

Is this going to smell like a laundry product?

No. Sweet orange, vanilla and frankincense sit alongside the lavender, which pulls it warm and herbaceous rather than clean and sharp. It's scented with botanical oils, not fragrance oil.

What does "single-origin" mean here?

That the two ingredients this bar is built around — the olive oil and the lavender — both come from Madaba, Jordan. The rest of the formula (shea, coconut, almond, castor) is sourced conventionally.

How long does a bar last?

It depends almost entirely on whether you let it dry out between uses. On a draining dish with air underneath, a bar lasts considerably longer than one sitting in water. That single habit makes more difference than anything else.

Why olive oil?

It's the tradition this soap comes from, and it makes a milder, denser bar than the palm and tallow blends most bar soap is built on. It also lathers lower — that's the trade, and we think it's the right one.

Can I use it on my face?

It's a body and hand bar. That said, I've used it on my face daily for months. Everyone's skin is different, so patch test first.

Where does it ship from?

Made in Jordan, shipped from California.