Locavore – No. 2 – Sandalwood & Patchouli

“Sandal-Time”

The name of this local soap is even longer than some of those from India. It’s from LüSa Organics, so I guess technically that’s the name, but Locavore is also the name, so anyway, the whole name is: LüSa Organics Dancin’ Fool Locavore Soap No. 2 – Sandalwood & Patchouli—which is a few more syllables than “Lux.” They are based in Viroqua, Wisconsin—somewhere I’d like to visit, haven’t yet—not exactly right around the corner, but the same state, and close enough for me to call local. So, this is my favorite soap lately and one of my favorites in quite a while. The ingredients are all quite aboveboard, many of them organic. It feels like a dream. The crucial thing here is the fragrance, which is a blend of patchouli, clove, and Australian sandalwood. As readers know, I have been become kind of a patchouli nut, I admit it, just can't get enough. I also love sandalwood. Now, I don't mean to criticize this soap at all, because I love it, but as far as the fragrance goes, the clove dominates a bit. And I love clove, too, so that should be perfect… except for, oddly, I have noticed that, as much as I love clove in food and cigarettes, it's not my favorite when it comes to soap. I’ve noticed the same thing with anise, in soap. Maybe it’s because the fragrance is too dominant. I suppose my top all time fragrances are things that I do not understand, or know what they are, or know why they smell the way they do, or affect me the way they affect me. So that's just me—and it’s not even a criticism of this soap, which is very fine. I will look forward to trying the other LüSa Organics products.

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