Duke Cannon Supply Co. – Accomplishment is Our Secret Weapon!

“True Grit”

Of the Duke Cannon soaps I’ve tried, this is the most usable, I mean for other than a laugh—for one, because of its subtle fragrance—when washing with it, you don’t feel like you’re in a Chrysler Imperial with a guy selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door. The always entertaining DCSC box states that the scent is “inspired by drinking a fine scotch in a wood-paneled den.” I don’t know about that, but it does have some fragrance, and it’s pleasant. What I like best about this very large, coal black soap, though, is its feel, which is slightly gritty—there’s a very fine sandy texture—I’m assuming from the activated charcoal—and it’s very nice on your skin. You’d never guess that from the soap’s name, which nonetheless is inspired—though, gets me thinking about that phrase, “secret weapon”—which is seldom a literal weapon—and can be applied to virtually any field of endeavor. Plenty of the usual “real man” nonsense on the box—kind of funny, considering that real men use whatever’s cheapest in the grocery store and don’t spend time thinking about it. There’s even a “trademarked” slogan, “Not for Clowns”—which I take to mean equating clowns with incompetent people—totally wrong. Clowns exist to get under your skin—and if it’s your intention to “ban” them, then they’ve done their job.

Soap Review No. 176