ABOUT US
FORK & MELON makes soap for people who value taste, health, pragmatism, and nuance.
We rethink soap as a reflection of personal style—clean, considered, and made to live out in the open.
Founded in 2018 with the intention of making healthy soap beautiful, our timeless aesthetic extends to our products and every element of the brand.
Our multi-use products are made with clean ingredients and designed to be refilled, reused, and kept. Large-format refills mean fewer shipments, less waste, and better cost per use.
Style, health, ease, and authenticity.
Soap that looks as good as it feels. For sinks with standards.
Most of our formulas are fragrance-free by design—not because scent is bad, but because we believe in restraint.
No hidden ingredients. No unnecessary additives. Just clean, effective formulations that respect skin, shared spaces, and personal boundaries.
WHO WE ARE...
CLEAN
COOL
CONFIDENT
EFFORTLESS
FUNCTIONAL
GENEROUS
GENUINE
We think of keeping the sink the way we think about getting dressed—minimal and unfussy, sometimes expressive, generally intentional, full of ease.
We design products to be kept.
Refillable bottles. Large-format refills. Fewer shipments. Less waste. Better cost per use.
Sustainability, to us, is about systems—not slogans.
Designed to make sense over time. We're all about long-term relationships.
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Style is personal.
Health should feel calm.
Good design earns its place.
Nuance matters.
Time should be spent on more important things.
Soap as a marker of style.
Our Founder
Cheryl Fork is the founder of FORK & MELON, and the author of intellectual style newsletter, Soap As Fashion, where she explores the intersection of personal style, health, beauty, motherhood, culture, and more.
Cheryl began her career in the New York fashion world, where she honed her eye for design and luxury. She continued to build her expertise in product development, marketing, and strategy at premium global brands, always infusing her roles with an elevated sense of style.
*Pictured in her first NYC apartment.
Facing a crossroads during her fertility journey, Cheryl entered the world of clean beauty and home products, driven by a desire to choose healthier options for the products she used regularly. Dissatisfied with the lack of stylish, clean ingredient-driven hand soaps, she leveraged her extensive background in product development, passion for skincare, and impeccable aesthetic to launch FORK & MELON in 2018. She currently lives in Carlsbad, CA with her husband and young daughter.