Okay, I just wanted to warn you that when it comes to Virginia Soaps and Scents, I am by no means unbiased. I absolutely LOVE their products. I am so glad that I was chosen to review this company and receive samples, because I may never have discovered what I was missing. Okay, enough raving, let me tell you all about it.
Virginia Soaps & Scents is run by a homeschooling family out in Virginia. They make their soaps with all natural oils and no added chemicals. And best of all their soaps are hand-cut, so each bar is a unique creation. One thing to keep in mind with these soaps is that they are all natural. So if you have allergies to flowers, don’t pick up the Rose scented bars. They actually include the rose petals in the soap, so you might have an allergic reaction. Imagine having a hay fever attack from a shower!
Now I have dry skin as do my children. So, when it comes to soaps (especially scented soaps) I’m pretty leery about trying them. In my experience the scented soaps job is to rob me of whatever little moisture I have left and make the lotion companies very happy. Anyway, the first soap that I used not only smelled delicious (Oatmeal, Milk & Honey) but left my skin soft and (gasp!) moist.
I did my usual routine with the pure coconut oil I’ve found to be the most effective against dryness, but I used a tenth of what I normally do. Okay, so I just knew that this was a fluke, but each shower just got better and better. So, I finally let my children use the soap and was again amazed at how moisturizing and effective it was. I am now a true believer. Their bar soaps cost $4.95 for a 4.5 oz bar and they come in a variety of scents that are unbelievably wonderful.
I have wanted to make my own laundry soap for awhile now, so the sample of their laundry soap really came at a good time. I was surprised at how easy it was to make and how little is necessary to clean a full load of clothes. It’s proven to be very economical as well as a great teaching lesson for the whole family. They sell the laundry soap mixture for $4.95 and it does between 64-72 loads for less than seven cents a load.
Now, there was also a shampoo bar included in my review bag. I had never seen one of these before, and I laughingly wondered what kind of scarecrow hair I’d have after using it. Being a mutt, my hair has interesting ideas of it’s own. My hair is straight and wavy with a couple of curly spots to make it all lots of fun (not!) My daughter’s hair has always been a challenged because regardless of how much conditioner, oils, etc. that I put on their hair I could never get it to shine or hold moisture. So, I had no expectations of this working at all. But once again I was wrong.
I used my daughters a guinea pigs this time because the way I figured it the public would forgive scarecrow hair on children faster than on me! So I washed my oldest guinea pig’s hair and was shocked. After rubbing her hair with the soap for just a few seconds soft, creamy suds sprang forth. Not only did they smell good they felt very good to my hands as well. I used too much soap in her hair (usually it takes a lot of shampoo from the bottle to get her head sudsy), so I was steeled for a long rinsing process.
Wrong again! The shampoo rinsed out easily and cleanly. I didn’t find any spots that the shampoo lurked (like commercial shampoo does). And best of all her hair was soft and moist. I did put a little coconut oil in her hair, but nothing like I used previously. And best of all, her hair was shining and kept that sheen until her next washing! A never before occurrence in her nine years on the planet. Her experience was repeated with the whole family and we’re in love. Their shampoo sells for $5.50 for 5.5 oz. bar. This is a great price when you consider that I still haven’t exhausted the sampler bar (which is considerably smaller) and I’m using that on four heads.
So, yep, this gets a 5 Star Rating with the Khalid Family. You can pick up your sampler pack by visiting Virginia Soaps & Scents.
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by Virginia Soaps & Scents: One Family’s Road to Entrepreneurship | HS-WAHM, on November 22 2009 @ 12:48 pm
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