With so much choice, why shop with us?
We're all about a little luxury and simplicity, sustainably.
Skincare that works as hard as you do — without the routine
You've got a job, a family, a life — and about four minutes for skincare, if you're lucky. You still want it to work. You still want to know what's actually in it. And you'd rather it didn't cost the earth to make, or to buy.
That's what Clementine Suds is for.
We make natural, effective, plastic-free skincare — bar soaps, shampoo bars, and body care — that swaps the ten-step routine and the ingredient guesswork for something simpler: good, honest products you can trust, that fit into a life that's already full.
We're a purpose-led business that happens to make skincare
Most skincare brands start with a product and bolt on a bit of sustainability later. We started the other way round.
Clementine Suds exists to prove that skincare doesn't have to choose between working well, being kind to your skin, and being kind to the planet. Every bar we make is designed around that principle first — the ingredients, the packaging (or lack of it), the way we source, the way we run our workshop. Sustainability isn't a marketing line for us. It's the reason the company exists.
That's also why we keep our ranges small and considered rather than chasing every trend — fewer, better products, made properly.
Good for your skin, good for the planet
We formulate every product with an uncompromising approach to ingredients and quality — no fillers, no unnecessary extras, nothing added just to bulk out a bar. In 2024, that approach won us Bronze at the Free From Skincare Awards.
Every bar is:
- Palm oil-free — no contribution to palm-driven deforestation
- Vegan — no animal-derived ingredients, ever
- Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free — independently audited to the internationally recognised gold standard, not just "not tested on animals" in name only
- Plastic-free — once it's gone, it's gone. No bottle, no pump, no packaging waste sitting in a bathroom cabinet or a landfill
- Cold-processed by hand — made slowly, in small batches, the traditional way, which preserves the natural glycerine and skin-loving properties that mass-produced soap strips out
Each bar is hand-stamped with a smile before it leaves our workshop. Small thing, but we think skincare should bring you a bit of joy, not just tick a box.
Our story
Clementine Suds started the way a lot of good ideas do — as a way of avoiding real work. After years behind a desk, staring at screens, and one too many daydreams about a different kind of life, we packed in the corporate grind and moved a kitchen-table hobby into a barn in the Hertfordshire countryside.
What started as soap for friends and family became a proper skincare business — but it's kept the same starting point: make something genuinely good, by hand, without cutting corners.
We're still based in that same corner of Hertfordshire, where every bar is made — not outsourced, not mass-produced on someone else's production line, but made by us, in small batches, so we can stand behind every one.
Common questions about Clementine Suds
Is Clementine Suds skincare vegan and cruelty-free?
Yes — every product is vegan and certified cruelty-free under the Leaping Bunny Programme, the internationally recognised gold standard, independently audited and backed by a fixed cut-off date policy across our supply chain.
Why bar skincare instead of bottles?
Bar format means no plastic packaging, a condensed longer-lasting skincare product, and a simpler routine — nourishing ingredients in a format that does its job and then is genuinely, completely gone, no bottle left behind. Plus the water-free format means that we dont always need to add preservatives.
Where are Clementine Suds products made?
Every bar is handmade in small batches from our workshop in Hertfordshire, using the cold-processed method to protect the natural, skin-loving properties of the ingredients.
Is Clementine Suds palm oil-free?
Yes. Every product is formulated without palm oil, to avoid supporting palm-driven deforestation.