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5.06.2012

Cellar Door Soap Co. Soaps {review}


I discovered the Cellar Door Soap Co. after reading about it on Soap Obsessions. And I just couldn't resist all the wonderful minty soap options they offered. Because if you don't know this already, I love me some minty soap. And the soaps from Cellar Door Soap Co. have been known to take me to far off heavenly minty places...

{the soap}

But let's start off with talking about the soapy bits first. I love the description on the Cellar Door Soap Co. gives about their soap:

We make soap. Damn good soap.

And let me tell you, they definitely make some pretty damn good soap. The bar lathers up beautifully in the shower with  soft and gentle lather. It has that sort of creamy goodness that makes you want to lather up forever. I feel rather comfortable in the shower with Cellar Door Soap Co. bars. I love it when soap does that.

And with all that lovely, creamy lather, the soaps leave my skin feeling soft and moisturized. I also use these soaps a lot to wash my face and I feel little need to use any moisturizer afterwards. I've also used a few times to wash my hair and it was better than a lot of shampoo bars I've tried!

The soap is just pretty damn amazing.

{scents + ingredients}

I just had to order these bars of minty goodness...


Eucalyptus Spearmint - I'm reminded of spearmint gum at first, but once the water hits the bar the eucalyptus emerges and it's almost a bit medicinal, but soothing.


Peppermint & Tea Tree - I can smell the tree. I'm reminded of the dampness of the forest and I feel like I'm standing with my nose right up to a tree after the rain. This one is particularly fantastic on the face as well - it leaves my face super smooth!


Rosemary Mint - It is the mints of all mints. It is minty goodness at its best. It comes alive in the shower with an explosion of minty aromas that is so blissfully refreshing.

Ingredients include olive oil, coconut oil, distilled water, sustainable palm oil, sodium hydroxide, castor oil, shea butter, essential oil, sugar, titanium dioxide, bamboo charcoal (Peppermint & Tea Tree) and spearmint leaves (Rosemary Mint).

{conclusion}

I will tell you how much I love these Cellar Door Soap Co. soaps. When they are gone, I am going to repurchase them. All of them. I have never repurchased any specific bar of soap from anywhere. But I can't imagine being without these soaps. That is love. And I think you should go find yourself some Cellar Door Soap Co. love.

2.17.2012

Cellar Door Soap Co. {haul}


Hey, I'm on a roll with these haul posts! I just happened to receive another package in the mail today! And oh, what a gloriously minty package! Just soooo very minty! Mmmm...

Yes, anyway, I ordered three soaps from the Cellar Door Soap Co. thanks to the review and recommendations I found at the wonderful Soap Obsessions blog! I was originally only going to order two, since I don't usually order so many soaps from a shop I've never tried before. But I trusted the reviews and I couldn't resist all of their minty soaps!

I ordered:
- Eucalyptus Spearmint
- Peppermint Tea Tree
- Rosemary Mint

And I also received 3 samples in:
- Green Tea Lemongrass
- Oatmeal Milk & Honey
- Sex Panther

Everything smells wonderful! I am seriously in heaven now! Complete BLISS! I will save discussion of individual scents for the review, but I will say I am having a hard time deciding which to use first for my nightly shower!
 

I will talk about ordering, shipping, and customer service though, which is something I never really go into detail on. But I figured since I have started doing haul posts, it can be a place where I go into more depth on my experience. 

Cellar Door Soap Co. also has an Etsy shop, but I decided to shop through their own site. It had a minor, although a bit frustrating glitch, but I decided to stick with it even though I knew Etsy would be faster and easier (not having to set up an account and all). I like to support indie shops as much as possible! The glitch was that I was not able to change my shipping address - both my billing and shipping address kept resetting any time I changed one of them. This probably won't be an issue for most of you, but I tend to move a lot so my shipping address is always changing!

There was a note section though, so I just asked if they could ship to my current address since I was unable to change it. The next day I got a little note from them apologizing and confirming they could honor my shipping request. 

Right after that, I also got an email saying that my soaps had shipped! I ordered late at night 2/13 and my package was shipped out 2/14 with a tracking number. I received my package today 2/17 only THREE days later! And I think I should point out that the company is based in Michigan and I live in Alaska. Just awesome awesome shipping times! 

Overall, customer service with Cellar Door Soap Co. was fantastic. My concerns were quickly addressed, and my order was put together in record time. I didn't even have time to start thinking about when my soap would get here before it was waiting in my mailbox. AND, samples were included, which are always welcomed! 

I am anxiously awaiting my shower tonight - I have a feeling I am going to be amazed! :)