Soft soap

It's an odd one, soap.  Reminded me of the Eddie Izzard bit about lard.  "I'm still here!  You can't get rid of me!"  There are so many pump action shower gels, foams, essences and God knows what else a bar of soap is old school - slightly messy, deeply effective but tricky to use as it shoots all over the place.  I was sent some Sodasan Pure Berries soap to try, and to be honest, resisted it for a while.  I have ranted on this blog before about how much I loathe over-packaging and fiddly caps, but clearly I have been seduced by modern design ideals.

When I opened it up the beautiful berry smell hit me, and after a day's fighting with thistles in the garden  it made me feel genuinely squeaky clean and smelled wonderful.  My daughter loves it ("I am so clean Mummy, I've done everywhere....") and Simon also uses it, as he is under the impression that shower gel is for girls, even if it's something butch like cedarwood and lime.  It's satisfying to use, that's the word.  And doesn't dry the skin.  Nice.