AWSB – Dandelion

“I Think of U”

A funny thing happened—I saw one lighting bug this summer, one night—which made me think about how I used to see millions—it’s a summer thing. The very next day, there was an article on the front page of the newspaper (at my job) about how lightning bugs are disappearing—which is sad. I usually make a note of when I see the first dandelion of the year, write it on my calendar and, for me, that denotes the first day of summer. This year it was late April, and maybe the next day I saw this soap at a local apothecary—so I had to buy it. It’s not a local company, but it’s a small company, from Texas—it’s pricey, but if I was rich, I’d always buy these nice soaps with good ingredients that are good on your skin and have a pleasant fragrance. Dandelions aren’t known for their smell, but the flowers are beautiful, and you can eat the greens, and when I was in high school, I made dandelion wine in honor of Ray Bradbury’s book by that name, which I read every summer. Fragrance here is subtly provided by a few essential oils, I guess, though it smells slightly anise-y—pleasant and subtle, but not real exciting to me, just because it’s not nostalgic. Fragrance is so personal. I had to get out my pocket acronym finder to look up the company name—at first, I thought it said ASMR, which would have been weird. Then I thought of A&W Root Beer, which is also very summery. Also, AWB, (Average White Band), who have a fantastic song called “Sunny Days (Make Me Think of You).” Ultimately, I could have looked at their very nice website to discover it stands for: “A Wild Soap Bar”—their trademark is: “Take a wash on the wild side!”—and I’m all about that.

Soap Review No. 224