Soap-n-Scent – Eucalyptus

“Personality Test”

It’s not like this eucalyptus soap is polarizing, like cilantro—I think everyone would like it, and would have to wonder about anyone who doesn’t—it’s just that it posed some questions for me. It’s a lovely, subtly scented, skin-friendly, green and white swirl bar—maybe the most overall pleasant bath bar soap I’ve used this decade. What got me thinking, though, after hammering out my “Soap Top Ten,” was why this one isn’t in the top ten? Do I personally prefer soap that’s a little weird, with a lot of personality, but is sometimes mildly offensive? Is it just all about evoking buried, complex, intense memories? Is it the burden and the gift of nostalgia? I can’t answer these questions today. This is sure a nice soap, though. It’s from Thailand—a company called Soap-n-Scent, not to be confused with my formerly favorite soap store in Milwaukee—or was that Soap and Sense? Or Soap and Cents? I’m sorry, I don’t remember—too many years have passed—and cups of coffee have accumulated—and the soap comes and goes like the new leaves and the fresh snow.

Soap Review No. 156