Beauty from the Root – Coffee Overload

“Bath Café”

“Coffee” and “Overload” are two words that I've seldom found myself using in proximity to each other—I mean, I try not to go nuts, with the coffee consumption—but generally, it's been the more the better. And there are very few things I love more than coffee—and they tend to be the heavy-duty concepts—you know, peace, love, trees, soap, cats, and so forth. Of course, lately, it's been necessary to practice some degree of moderation—but fortunately not where soap is concerned! So, this union of two of my favorite things naturally found itself under some pressure to deliver—and it comes through splendidly. This is a fine handcrafted, natural, vegan, palm-free, paraben and synthetic free bar of soap, with Peruvian coffee grounds as an exfoliating element—and even a few decorative coffee beans on top. It's from local (to me, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) beauty company Beauty from the Root—and was an easy choice for the first of their varieties for me to sample. Ingredients include cocoa butter and shea butter, and several oils, including coffee bean oil. It's great on your skin. There is enough coffee in this soap that it has a bold, natural coffee fragrance which I really love. I have recently cut way down on my coffee consumption—to a couple of cups a day—and I cut out my traditional evening cup of coffee. But since I usually take a bath in the evening, now I can enjoy the coffee soap, get a good night's sleep, and not go through the roof. I don't think I'll ever get to the point where I completely replace my intake of substances with, instead, satisfying, stimulating fragrances—but this is certainly a step in the right direction.

Soap Review No. 132