Halló Iceland – Volcanic Ash

“Lava Hockey”

I assume they play hockey in Iceland—I don’t know about in volcanoes—or with this soap as a puck, even though it’s puck-shaped—my favorite soap shape! The soap comes from Rhode Island—though supposedly the ash (ingredient) is from Iceland. There are a lot of ingredients I’d rather not look into, including “Fragrance”—and it is pungent. The box describes it as “cedar leaf, smoked wood, crisp birch, and a hint of dark pepper.” I’ve no problem with that, though my initial assessment is “weirdly too sweet and kind of pukey.” I don’t love the fragrance, but I do love the grit—it’s one of the grittiest I’ve had in a while—a fine bath soap. Also, the box is weird—it looks like it would contain a man’s cologne or some very expensive earbuds—but the weirdest thing is that the inside of the box is covered with a photograph—what looks like a photo or photos of rocks—maybe a volcano (that would make sense, huh). That’s right, I said inside. On the inside of the box. Maybe it’s a photo of the inside of a volcano! Very cool, if you ask me, and a bizarre design choice.

Soap Review No. 191