Nagchampa – Banana Soap

“Snorky”

This small bar of soap wasn't anything like the big, weirdly shaped bar of Nagchampa soap I used earlier, which was more a sandalwood soap. This one is pale yellow and has a very slight fragrance. Maybe that's good, in a way, because actual banana can have a pretty intense smell, especially when ripening—it's one of those that balances on the fine line between delicious and disgusting. So this is just a hint of banana. To be honest, I'm not sure the hint isn't in the word Banana, engraved on the bar in a very cool font, or the pale yellow color, or the attractive box. I'm wondering if maybe it's been sitting around for awhile—well, I bought it awhile back, and it's been sitting around here, and who knows how long it was in the store or on the long road from India? I wonder if I should pay more attention to the date when a soap is manufactured? Anyway, it cost only a few dollars, and is pretty small. It's vegetarian, I guess—“Free from Animal Fats”—among the ingredients is palm, rice, and coconut oils, and glycerine. It's a really pleasant, good on your skin soap, so if you're in a store and see a box, hell yes, pick it up! If you're wondering, the nickname I gave this soap, “Snorky,” isn't because that's what Al Capone wanted to be called, instead of Scarface, but because it's the name of the elephant keyboard player in the Banana Splits band—he's kind of my favorite.

Soap Review No. 74