I remember growing up using Lever 2000 or Irish Spring soaps because it was the only thing that would not break me out in a rash. Having sensitive skin, soaps were not easy to come by but quite honestly, as a man – I never gave it a lot of thought. As I got older, I wanted to use “good soap” that would attract the ladies and started using the bottled soaps from Bath and Body Works. It obviously worked – I got me a great lady. We can attribute that to the soap if you want. I have been told I have a pretty good personality too

Back on topic, I really never gave much thought to moisturizers or lathering or any of that other “stuff” that women worry about when spending 10 minutes on the soap isle at WalMart – I just run in, get my usual, and get out. If they don’t have it – I come back later.

After being recruited to act as a technology consultant for SoyLicious.com (see post here), I asked what the big deal about Soy Soap was. I could tell with one whiff of the candles that they were the best soy candles I have ever smelled, but I honestly had no clue why someone would buy soy soap online or through a consultant rather than just going to WalMart and buying a Dove or something (or whatever other regular bar soap you get). In order to “show me”, I was sent a bar of the Oatmeal Milk and Honey. Being as straightforward as possible here – I originally planned on just giving it to my wife and having her tell me how it was. Being that I got a Lavender bar as well – she told me to take the Oatmeal Milk and Honey.

My Experience with the soap was not overwhelming at first. My main concern was – is this going to break me out into an awful rash? Some of the positive items I notice about the soap:

1. Lathered up MUCH better than my other soap so I actually use much less
2. Feels smooth going on. I know – this is hard to explain but it is like I am washing with silk (for lack of a better “manly” analogy)
3. Rinses off much easier so you don’t have to feel like you are washing off your soap after you wash with it. You know what I mean – you feel like you are coated with soap and you have to wash it off – well you don’t feel that way with the soy
4. After a couple of weeks of using it, I have noticed that my skin feels a bit softer. As a man, I don’t know if this is good or bad, but ultimately it feels better and knowing that soy is good for you I have to assume that soft skin is better

And of course, no good article would be “good” without the “bad”:

1. The first few days of using the soap I noticed that it was making my face (and only my face) a bit dry. Now, this could have been due to the weather as it was in the teens that week, but since most of my day is spent sitting on my butt behind a computer and not braving the elements of a harsh Mississippi winter – I attributed it to the soap.
2. THE SMELL LASTS A LONG TIME! To some of you women out there, I am sure this is a plus, but when a man is sitting with his man friends and they ask who smells good (like good as in cookies, not good as in manly), it is hard to say “that’s me – it is my Oatmeal Milk and Honey soap”. The good news is that there is an unscented one but I think I need to hold out until we have one that smells like leather – what do you think?

Overall, I rate the soy soap high on my list and will continue to use it, albeit I will most likely stick to an unscented bar next time. The value is good considering the price versus how long it lasts (bigger than typical bar of soap and use less because of better lathering). The health benefits are appealing to me although I am not an extremely health-conscious person but the fact they are made with renewable resources (Soy Beans, American Grown) is a big plus to me.

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