Original Products Botanica – Go Away Evil Soap

“Pascal Lite”

This is a bar soap that's intended to remove evil and negativity, and comes from this place in the Bronx, New York, called Original Products Botanica that has been selling various spiritual, new age, and occult products for over half a century. The New York Times said it best: “A veritable home depot of spirituality.” Nice package, in red and black, with a “Devil” wearing a suit, and a crow. The soap itself is fine, no fragrance to speak of, which is probably appropriate. Their website says it best: “Stop evil dead in its tracks! This soap gets rid of all the evil around you from your enemies, the dead, demons, and other evil sources.” As far as I can tell, it works, too. Do I believe it? Sure, I believe in everything—which I think makes the most sense. To believe in “nothing” is still a belief, but you're just back to where you started. Or behind where you started. I figure you can apply a version of “Pascal's wager” to this soap. Even if it doesn't actually get rid of the evil, it cleans whatever body parts you apply it to. That's what we in the soap review racket call a “win-win” situation.

Soap Review No. 119