All of our soaps are handmade, and due to this handmade nature, design, texture, and color variations may occur, but that is part of the soap's character and charm; it's NOT perfect or popped-out of a machine!  

 Exposure to air promotes hardening of your soap and contributes to longer-lasting quality. Like fine wine, good soap needs time to age and reach maturity. Allow your soap to "breathe" in non-airtight containers or wrappers. Place in a basket in your bathroom or linen cupboard to make towels smell nice too!

We recommend using a draining soap dish so your soap does not sit in a puddle of water.  We offer wooden, slatted, one-piece soap dishes for this purpose! 

 We are often asked if natural soap lasts long. With handmade or ANY soap, how long it lasts depends on how you use it. If you use any soap as a scrubbing tool, your soap won't last long. Use a washcloth, sponge, or loofah to rub soap onto your skin and it will last longer. Natural handmade soap contains NONE of the chemicals commercial soaps use to make them last, so you feel no residues on your skin following bathing with Simply Soap. You are also far less likely to need moisturizers as a result!

NOTE:  Bath accessories such as washcloths,  loofahs, back brushes, ayate clothes, etc. are collectors of dead skin cells and bacteria.  They should be rinsed thoroughly after each use and left to air-dry.  Wash at least once or twice a week with a disinfecting solution (1% bleach solution), or throw in the washer.  You can also put them  in the microwave on high for two minutes to kill bacteria.  

Bar sizes and weights are approximate since they are hand-cut and labeled based upon expected weight after curing time (an on-going process). Usually 5 oz. at cutting time, they cure to approx. 4.8 oz. at the least.

Lather from the soaps is WHITE (some people ask!) even though some of the bars have deep coloring due to the oils and botanicals used to make them.

All of our soaps are gentle on all body parts. Consider them face AND body soaps....with the exception of Lave Sus Manos which contains cornmeal and may be too harsh on skin other than hands; and Sunrise Sauna which contains powdered loofah.  Retention of the natural glycerin makes these soaps extremely gentle, yet effective on all of your skin.

Mint-scented soaps may create a "cooling" sensation which while refreshing on skin, may be felt by some to be a bit TOO cooling on female private parts ....you may want to avoid prolonged exposure of this area with mint soaps.

Many of my customers report tucking bars of soap in interesting places such as their clothing drawers as a sachet, in pillow cases, on their dashboard, in a purse.....handy to have for a quick mood-enhancing, aromatherapy "whiff break".

Do not get soap into eyes!  Our soaps are not "tear-free."

As with anything that touches the skin, it is possible certain soaps may be irritating to certain people. Discontinue use if ANY allergy or irritation occurs.  

Many of our soaps smell "good enough to eat," but please do not ingest.  For external use only. Be sure to monitor your children using these soaps who may be prone to tasting them.  And PLEASE, parents.....ALWAYS monitor small children vigilantly  while they are bathing--do not leave unattended for a moment!!!  

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