After-Winter Shaving Soap

Bruised spearmint leaves, cold pekoe tea, slushy mud and frozen leaf mold

It's not cold enough to be a snowy wonderland, but not warm enough for mud season, either... must be After-Winter! Here in Pennsylvania, spring always takes its sweet time, leaving us to languish in a chilly morass of partially melted snow dirtied by rotting leaves & road salt. It's a profoundly unsexy time of year, but sometimes the smell of peppery frost & wet earth hits just right. After-Winter tramples toothpaste-adjacent spearmint leaves into a sloppy slush of Indonesian patchouli, dank vetiver, & forgotten cups of tea for a blend that's both dirty & fresh, tannic & minty.

This listing is for a generous 4-ounce round of my luxurious glycerin soap, fortified with ultrafine bentonite clay for a smooth, comfortable shave. I use a hefty, round mold that sits handsomely in a shaving bowl, or you can lather up with your hands. The end result? Huge, stable lather, great slip & delicious scents to get you soft, smooth & ready for action. I hand cast in small batches with no SLS, propylene glycol, parabens, animal products or other funny stuff! Most of my fragrances are phthalate-free, too. My bars produce gorgeous, abundant lather & have unique scents that cling gently to your skin. You'll be left feeling clean & smelling fantastic. I hand-wrap each bar in cellophane, with all ingredients clearly labeled for your peace of mind:

Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Safflower Oil, Glycerin (kosher, of vegetable origin), Purified Water, Sodium Hydroxide (saponifying agent), Sorbitol (moisturizer), Sorbitan oleate (emulsifer), Oat Protein (conditioner), Bentonite, Titanium Dioxide, Fragrance Oil, Mica

Since I work in small batches, you may notice slight variations in color from bar to bar. New to a good old fashioned wet shave? The guys at The Art of Manliness won't steer you wrong: http://artofmanliness.com/2008/01/04/how-to-shave-like-your-grandpa/