Winter Stories Shaving Soap

Crisp black tea, spiced bay rum, sticky marzipan & shortbread cookies, & a haunting smudge of coal dust

“It always is Christmas Eve, in a ghost story."

- Jerome K. Jerome

Long, dark nights invite long, dark tales... Scrooge's three spirits & Shakespeare's apparitions were just a few of the ghosts that creep through the halls on cold, lonely December nights, leaving trails of forgotten spices, bitter almond crumbs & coal smoke. Pour another cup of tea & curl up next to the fire for unsettling tales of things that go bump in the wee small hours...

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, Mica

Since I work in small batches, you may notice slight variations in color from bar to bar.

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