True vanilla absolute, not a synthetic fragrance oil, warm, rich, and worth every bit of the extra pour.
Most "vanilla" soap on the market is scented with a fragrance oil built to imitate vanilla. The Vanilla Absolute is scented with the real thing: genuine vanilla absolute, used at a generous rate in our cold-process base, so the scent reads warm and rounded, closer to the vanilla bean itself than to a candle-aisle approximation.
Because true vanilla absolute is one of the more costly ingredients we work with, this bar is priced to reflect that; it's a small indulgence, not an everyday impulse buy, and it's meant to be treated that way.
Vanilla is known for its warm, comforting character, and beyond scent, it lends the finished bar a soft golden-cream color with no added dyes. Like our other essential-oil scented bars, expect the aroma to mellow gently over the curing period, a natural part of how scenting agents behave in cold-process soap.
Cured for several weeks, hand-poured, hand-cut, and left with its full natural glycerin content, The Vanilla Absolute lathers rich and conditions the way only true, unstripped soap can.
Each bar is handmade in small batches from the finest ingredients we can source, hand-poured, hand-cut, and individually wrapped for gift-giving straight off the shelf. Because every batch is made by hand, no two bars are ever quite identical; slight variation in color is part of the craft, not a flaw.
Ingredients: Sodium Olivate, Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Sweet Almondate, Sodium Castorate, Vanilla Absolute Essential Oil, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Chloride.
