I don’t know what excites me more about the Satsuma soap bar by The Body
Shop- the way the tangerine scent engulfs my bath space or the way my skin
feels after a wash. Lets starts of by getting the name sorted, shall we?
Satsuma sounds pretty exotic and all of that exoticism dusts off when we
realize that it is in fact a type of orange, a commoner among fruits. Satsuma
oranges originated from the Satsuma region in Japan and is often seedless as
Wikipedia informs us. I just found it a little funny when The Body Shop website
claims that the bar of soap is made from “real” Satsuma “seed” oil. Seed?
Oopsy, indeed.
Keeping this minor mystery aside, the Satsuma soap priced at a slightly
above average price of 90 rupees, is a far cry from disappointment. The soap is
soft, smooth and shaped for a perfect fit in your palm. The scent is
highly citrus based and smells slightly of more than just oranges. Though it
gathers up a good lather, it does not fail to leave your skin well moisturized.
I don’t see how it can harm an acne prone skin or oily skin- as far as I’m
concerned, it would suit any skin type… The scent diffuses beautifully onto
your skin and stays on for a long time. Since I stay in a very summery
Rajasthan, the soap was quite a blessing- with the lather leaving me squeaky
clean (from all that desert sand) and the Satsuma scent leaving me confident
enough to face the world (and not have to worry about sweat stains or BO).
Uplifted senses are just the cherry on the cake…
Now for the pricing- yes, it is not necessarily affordable or fit a
student’s pocket easily, and one might argue that we will find other citrus
soaps that is lighter on our wallets and that is where I would disagree. Being
a huge fan of citrus scents, the Satsuma soap is the best I’ve used so far and
I’ve tried many others since and they have all been disappointing- either they
don’t lather enough or the scents smell like artificial chemicals. More over,
with The Body Shop’s no animal testing policy and giving back to the community
policy, I feel like that 90 rupees is my little bit towards the environment.
SELLER: The Body Shop
Wikipedia link:
I don’t know what excites me more about the Satsuma soap bar by The Body Shop- the way the tangerine scent engulfs my bath space or the way my skin feels after a wash. Lets starts of by getting the name sorted, shall we? Satsuma sounds pretty exotic and all of that exoticism dusts off when we realize that it is in fact a type of orange, a commoner among fruits. Satsuma oranges originated from the Satsuma region in Japan and is often seedless as Wikipedia informs us. I just found it a little funny when The Body Shop website claims that the bar of soap is made from “real” Satsuma “seed” oil. Seed? Oopsy, indeed.
Keeping this minor mystery aside, the Satsuma soap priced at a slightly
above average price of 90 rupees, is a far cry from disappointment. The soap is
soft, smooth and shaped for a perfect fit in your palm. The scent is
highly citrus based and smells slightly of more than just oranges. Though it
gathers up a good lather, it does not fail to leave your skin well moisturized.
I don’t see how it can harm an acne prone skin or oily skin- as far as I’m
concerned, it would suit any skin type… The scent diffuses beautifully onto
your skin and stays on for a long time. Since I stay in a very summery
Rajasthan, the soap was quite a blessing- with the lather leaving me squeaky
clean (from all that desert sand) and the Satsuma scent leaving me confident
enough to face the world (and not have to worry about sweat stains or BO).
Uplifted senses are just the cherry on the cake…
Now for the pricing- yes, it is not necessarily affordable or fit a
student’s pocket easily, and one might argue that we will find other citrus
soaps that is lighter on our wallets and that is where I would disagree. Being
a huge fan of citrus scents, the Satsuma soap is the best I’ve used so far and
I’ve tried many others since and they have all been disappointing- either they
don’t lather enough or the scents smell like artificial chemicals. More over,
with The Body Shop’s no animal testing policy and giving back to the community
policy, I feel like that 90 rupees is my little bit towards the environment.
Just go pick up a bar, will ya? Don’t you see, I cant stop gushing about
the soap?
SELLER: The Body Shop
Soap name: Satsuma Soap
Price: Rupees 90
Bought from: The Body Shop store, The Forum Mall, Bangalore
Wikipedia link:
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