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An atypical hard soap
Zero foam yet very lubricating
Fragrance
I was gifted this soap as a present. I had the choice between Indian Sandalwood, West Indian Lime and Moroccan Myrrh. All three fragrances are very particular, complex, very masculine, woodsy, except the lime that has, to my nose, a slightly medicinal odour I don't care for. I've chosen the Moroccan Myrrh because it has a deep, oriental, mysterious, unique fragrance, I haven't anything similar to it. On the packaging, the soap is described has having "A distinguished fragrance of myrrh blended with the lively notes of bergamot and cardamom with a warm amber base."
On the company website, Moroccan Myrrh is described as :
- Top Notes : bergamot, black pepper, petigrain
- Heart Notes : cardamom, geranium, lavandin
- Base Notes : myrrh, amber, guaiac wood
Presentation
The packaging is sober and very masculine. A beautiful teak bowl, made in India, inside a simple, slightly textured, cardboard box. A drawing of traveller on a camel serves as a reminder that initially, myrrh was produced in Yemen (now in Somalia) and sold in Egypt and Europe more than 2000 years ago.
Lather? No, but a lubricating film instead.
This is the most puzzling soap I've ever tried. It produces a thin, evanescent foam, that last for only 15 seconds on the face, no matter how much or how little water I've tried. However, it produces an extremely slick oily film on the skin. At first, I taught this was might be useless because it didn't produce the familiar thick white lather. But, once I got gradually used to the idea it is almost totally transparent, I had absolutely no problem shaving with it. It's weird, but it's very good performer. It leaves my skin very hydrated.
For me, this is keeper. I am very happy with it.
