It's time for me to come clean (ba dum chah!) and confess that I may have become a bit of a soap hoarder over the past several months. I've completely abandoned liquid bath gels in favor of all natural bar soap (and actually bar soap typically will contain fewer ingredients which I like). I rationalize the excess I've squirreled away in my closet by saying to myself that it doesn't expire, that if I get into a pinch I can use it as hostess gifts, and in the meantime it's an added bonus that my t-shirt drawer smells lovely now.
My current fave was a lovely gift from a French friend who brought me a trio of donkey milk soap back from the South of France (thanks Nathalie!). At first the idea of rubbing donkey anything on my body was a bit repulsive - I'm not going to lie. But something about it being a French donkey made it a bit more palatable, especially as I imagined the donkey lazily spending its days lolling around in lavender covered fields of Provence. I mean, this donkey probably has a better life than I do, let's be honest. But I quickly became a sucker not only for the adorable packaging, but also the terrific moisturizing benefits. Plus, the first bar in the package was a Patchouli scent, so I knew it was meant to be (not pictured above because it's happily ensconced in my shower at the moment). I can't wait to try the Lavender and Eucalyptus scents.
Plantlife also makes some great all natural bar soaps. I love the Patchouli (of course), the Anise/Clay and the Sandalwood. They also make an Argan face/body bar that I'm eager to try. I've tried soaps on my face in the past (Dove and Cetaphil) and found them to be too drying, but as soon as I give these babies a whirl I'll come back and update this post. It would be nice to have a two in one for travel especially, so fingers crossed!
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