[soapcraft] Re: Mandy's Soap

  • From: Louise Shing <louiseshing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:48:30 +1300

Thanks for asking Mary I thought I was the only naïve one that didn¹t know
what IMO stands for.


Hee hee

Louise


on 14/3/10 10:27 PM, Mary Louise Parker at maryp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Good review, can I ask what (IMO) means please and I notice sometimes you use
> a J at the end of sentences ?
> 
> Thanks, mary
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 14/03/2010, at 9:43 PM, Ross Spencer wrote:
> 
>> Mandy's Soap
>> Cinnamon and Orange
>>  
>> A small but fairly thick rough cut bar.
>>  
>> Packaging
>> Again, secure and can see the soap. Label gave good information but was a
>> little difficult to read.  I love the warning for sensitive skin.  I also
>> love the properties listed next to each of the oils.  Resealable!
>>  
>> Pre Shower Impressions
>> Packaging was easy to open and resealable.  The soap was fairly hard and waxy
>> with a slight oily feel but still dry.
>> The colouring was uneven giving a marbled effect.  Not sure if this was
>> deliberate or not but it is quite nice.
>> The cinnamon was very strong and I get a faint orangey note.  I think the
>> paprika may have influenced the scent a little as well.  Overall smells
>> spicy.
>> Moderate hardness when cut.
>>  
>> In The Shower
>> I thought there was going to be some colour bleeding but none!
>> I was initially a bit disappointed in the lather but once the soap got going
>> it was really, really good stable fluffy lather.
>> I thought the scent might have been overpowering in the shower but it was
>> actually quite a nice level.  Some vanilla would have taken the edge off the
>> cinnamon a bit (IMO).  No irritation from the cinnamon but then my skin is
>> very tolerant.  The scent lingered very slightly on my skin afterwards.
>> A moderately hard bar.
>> My skin felt great after using this soap
>>  
>> Overall Impressions
>> This soap performed really well and was interesting all round.  I liked the
>> colour and the feel of it.  The scent was a little raw for me but actually
>> really invigorating in the shower.  I really liked it and it had personality
>>  
>> Ross Spencer
>> 24 Ocean View Place
>> Rakaia Huts
>> RD3 Leeston
>>  
>> Check out my soap and jewellery <http://wild-hybrid.co.nz/>
>>  
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