2nd Ground
The Ground Report
Science, sustainability, and the story behind the bar.
How Long Does a Bar of Coffee Soap Actually Last?
About four weeks of daily showers per person — but that number moves a lot depending on one thing most people get wro...
Is Coffee Soap Too Harsh for Sensitive Skin?
The honest answer to the question we get most: whether a coffee-ground scrub is too rough for reactive skin, why a tw...
I Make Soap From Coffee Grounds Nobody Wanted
What Bay Leaf Actually Does for Your Skin
Bay leaf has been used on skin for centuries, and the reasons hold up better than most botanicals. What laurel actual...
Coffee Scrub Bar vs. Loose Coffee Scrub
Loose coffee scrubs are messy, come in plastic, and don't last. Coffee scrub bars solve all three problems — here's t...
Why We Don't Use Palm Oil
90% of conventional soap bars use palm oil — often hiding under names you'd never recognize. Here's why 2nd Ground ha...
What Is Upcycled Beauty?
Upcycled beauty takes waste and turns it into skincare that actually works. Here's what it means, how it differs from...
The Skin Benefits of Coffee Soap
Used espresso grounds contain more antioxidants than brewed coffee. Here's what a coffee skincare bar actually does f...
Why We Turn Coffee Waste Into Soap
The honest version of why 2nd Ground exists: what happens to a café's spent espresso grounds after pickup, why the ba...
The Reclaimed Process
The bar behind the blog.
Everything we write about lives in this bar. Patented. Handmade in Brooklyn. Built from grounds everyone else throws away.
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