Dandelion Naturals — Happy Day Bar Soap

Orange and peppermint together: sweet and cool in the same breath.

A cold-process bar scented with sweet orange and peppermint essential oils. The orange is bright and a little candy-like; the peppermint cools it down and keeps it from getting cloying. Cheerful is the right word, and it is a good bar for a kid's bath as well as the morning shower.

Scented with pure essential oils, no fragrance oils. 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 want a soap that smells happy without smelling like perfume
• You have kids who fight the bath and need a bribe
• Synthetic fragrance gives you headaches or rashes
• You need a small gift that everyone likes

How to use

Lather, wash, rinse. 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.