Santa Fe Soap Ranch – Dead Sea Mud Soap

“Ancient Spa”

I love this soap, sorry to see it go, so I'm trying to make it last. It's one of those that was a little off-putting to me at first, because it's a little intense, but it soon grew on me. It's got a pretty heavy scent—I'd call it “earthy,” but that seems too easy, what with “mud” in its name, and being tan to brown with very dark brown or black little squares throughout. But it does have that essence—I guess it reminds me a little of chocolate, too, or a flavored pipe tobacco. Nice ingredients, all good stuff, including shea butter, hemp oil, and mud from the Dead Sea. How much mud, I don't know—that can't be cheap, if it really comes from the Dead Sea. I had to read something about the Dead Sea, of course—it's fascinating, and I could sidetrack half a day there, if I let myself. It sounds like that mud is mineral rich and very good for your skin. I've had no complaints. Lately, I've had some kind of knee problem, and if I had enough of this soap, maybe it would help. Santa Fe Soap Ranch has a very good website—if I ever get to Santa Fe, I'll stop by their store. There's kind of a mind-boggling array of interesting looking soap on their website. It kind of got me thinking—along with attempting to sample every soap in the whole world, maybe I should start making soap. My goal being, to come up with some variety of soap that no one has ever yet made or even thought of! But what would that be?

Soap Review No. 94