Dandelion Naturals — Cocoa + Mint Bar Soap

Cocoa and peppermint. A thin mint you wash with.

A cold-process bar with cocoa and peppermint: rich and cool at the same time. The cocoa brings a soft, sweet chocolate note and a creamy lather; the peppermint essential oil leaves the skin tingling and cool. It is the bar that makes kids want to take a bath and adults linger in the shower.

Cold-process soap keeps its natural glycerin, the part commercial bars strip out, so it leaves skin soft rather than squeaky. No synthetic fragrance, no detergents, no preservatives.

Who this is for

• You have kids who need convincing at bath time
• You want a treat in the shower that is not sugar
• You like mint but want it softened with something warm
• You are building a holiday gift basket

How to use

Lather, wash, rinse. Avoid the eyes; peppermint stings. Keep the bar on a draining dish so it dries between uses and lasts longer. One bar, cut by hand, so size varies slightly.

Handmade in small batches by Michelle Hamilton, a retired nurse, at Dandelion Naturals in Hayfield, Minnesota.