At High Tide, we’re not just about a clean smoke from our hemp cones or a gaming win with Team High Tide—we’re about cleaning up the planet and keeping you healthy, one bar of Eucalyptus Hemp Tea Tree Soap at a time. This isn’t your average wash—it’s a hemp-powered revolution that ditches harmful chemicals and synthetic fragrances, delivering real benefits for your skin and the oceans we’re fighting to save through our Impact initiatives.
Ditching the Dirty: Why Traditional Soaps Fall Short
Walk down any store aisle, and you’ll find soaps loaded with stuff you don’t want on your skin—or in our waterways. Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), a common foaming agent, strips skin of its natural oils, leaving it dry and irritated—studies like one in Contact Dermatitis (2005) show it triggers sensitivity in up to 40% of users. Parabens, used to preserve shelf life, are found in 99% of breast cancer tissue samples (Environmental Health Perspectives, 2018), raising questions about their safety. Then there’s triclosan, an antibacterial once common in soaps, banned by the FDA in 2016 after evidence showed it builds up in the body and disrupts hormones. Add synthetic fragrances—often phthalate-based, linked to endocrine issues—and traditional soaps start looking less like a cleanse and more like a chemical bath.
These ingredients don’t just harm us—they hit the oceans hard. SLS and phosphates wash into waterways, lingering and stressing aquatic life, according to Environmental Science & Technology (2011). Mass-market soaps contribute to plastic waste, too, with packaging clogging the seas we depend on—unlike High Tide’s sustainable approach.
High Tide Hemp Soap: A Cleaner Way
Our Eucalyptus Hemp Tea Tree Soap, available in our Shop, flips the script. Made with saponified organic oils—olive, palm, coconut, shea, and hemp—it cleans without the harsh stuff. Hemp oil, packed with omega fatty acids, hydrates and repairs skin naturally, while its anti-inflammatory perks (noted in Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2014) calm irritation—no SLS needed. Eucalyptus and tea tree essential oils bring antibacterial and antifungal power, tackling odor and acne without triclosan. Peppermint leaves add a fresh kick, all without synthetic fragrances or phthalates. It’s vegan, all-natural, and free of animal fats like tallow, common in traditional bars—check out its full story in our Tide Turners blog.
This isn’t just about feeling good—it’s about doing good. Hemp grows fast, in 90-120 days, using minimal water and no pesticides, making it a sustainability champ. Our fair trade, organic palm oil skips deforestation pitfalls, and every ingredient biodegrades cleanly—no toxic runoff poisoning fish or coral. Traditional soaps can’t match that eco-edge.
Washing Away Ocean Pollution
High Tide’s commitment goes beyond the bar. With every soap purchase from our Shop, we remove 25 plastic bottles from the ocean through our GreenSpark partnership, tackling the 14 million tons of plastic that hit the seas yearly (per IUCN estimates). We’ve paired that with tree-planting in endangered Florida forests, amplifying our Impact efforts. Shipped in recycled cardboard, this soap doesn’t just wash you—it washes away pollution, one order at a time. Watch how it all comes together on High Tide TV.
Healthier You, Healthier Planet
Switching to High Tide’s hemp soap means healthier skin—moisturized, not stripped, thanks to hemp and shea. It means fewer chemicals soaking into your body—no parabens or triclosan to worry about. And it means cleaner oceans—less waste, less harm, more restoration, as detailed in Tide Turners. Studies show the average person uses 12-15 soap bars a year; if those were all High Tide, that’s 300-375 fewer bottles polluting the seas per person, annually.
This is High Tide’s higher purpose in action: a soap that’s tough on dirt, gentle on you, and fierce for the planet. It’s not just a wash—it’s a revolution, hemp-powered and ocean-bound—join us and roll into a cleaner future.