Once I was on my own, I started buying whatever was cheap. I ended up settling into a Dial or Lever 3000 rut. Upon moving to NYC, I dabbled in liquid body soap -- with bubbles to boot. But I've never been a washcloth kind of guy, even though I know a guy named Washcloth. Eventually, I settled on Dove soap. I always have liked the way it smelled but it was nothing terribly exciting.
However, recently things have been changing for me on the soap front. Very exciting things have been happening. First, Youthlarge and I stayed at the Salish Lodge near Seattle. Handwashings couldn't stop raving about the soap from a previous visit. He was right - the soap was fantastic. But not life changing good. I had to wait two more months for that.
For my birthday, Cousin Leah bought me soap from Lush where she works. And holy shit, I had no idea that the simple matter of a bar of soap could so dramatically change my quality of life. For a few weeks, showering with it started my day off on the right note. I tried two bars -- "Red Rooster" and "Demon in the Dark." How can you not like a soap that has this description? "Peel the wax, lather and wait for your dark side to appear."
Demon in the Dark!
Youthlarge admitted that she had stolen the "Honey I Washed the Kids" bar. So I might not ever know what it would have been like to bathe with soap described as "Mouth-watering honey soap for washing you, the kids, the dog and the granny. Real honey hand and body soap to soothe and sweetly scent your skin."
But now I'm out and I haven't bought more. I'm currently slumming it with some Salish soap. But if I run out of that, what am I going to do? I can't go back to Dove after reaching such great heights. Cousin Leah, please help! I have to continue using soap that has two different colors in it!
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I can't believe you haven't already told me about this. I am very intrigued.
wait, say more. what exactly makes it so awesome and life changing? i want a soap epiphany too.
he smells like a dream!
and i object to being called a stealer. i was sharing.
When Dad told me the subject of your blog tonight, I mistakenly thought you meant soaps as in continring stories on tv. I was delighted to see the real subject and as I was reading down the page, I already had my comment framed in my head. I was going to suggest that you try Lush soaps, which indeed have changed my life too. (gifts from Leah at Thanksgiving) It's almost a spiritual experience! I have also implored Rosemary to talk Leah into continuing to work at Lush forever!
I am conflicted though because Dad still only uses a portion of each bar of soap and I feel compelled to use up the leftovers. So I use the Lush stuff for special occasions. My goal in life is to someday catch up with the soap segments and be able to use Lush every single day
I LOOOOOVE Lush products - You have to try their bath bombs if you haven't yet. They are awesome!
kevin,
buy some and you will see.
it is like bathing in pure heaven.
Firstly, You had you own bathroom as a kid?
Bloody hell! I feel like I was raised in the eastern bloc! If i had known that American kids were luxuriating in their own private steam chambers I would have stopped banging on the door for my sister to finish, pinched twenty quid from my mum's purse and got on the first flight to JFK, towel still a'flapping in the breeze.
As for modern times i prefer L'occitaine or whatever that fancy french stuff is. I got some for christmas, used it and then realised that Beth had been buying me ths stuff for ages. I had just kept the bars in my travel washbag for going away.
Oh you complete tarts. Use watered down Gain like men's men do(I'm not a man's man however so I will confess a fondness for Dr. Bronner's magic soaps).
bowles, i didn't have a sibling until i was ten and a half years old. so by the time she wasn't shitting in diapers and i had to share a bathroom, i was already 13 years old.
ahhhhhhhhh making my famila addicts of good soaps. If you want more let me know and I will be happy to supply you if nothing else the people I know should reap the rewards of my lush gig. Come to the store and I can cut it fresh for you and you can sample all the soaps on hand.
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