I have a bar of Zest in my travel soap dish now because the French-milled soap I was using for six months finally depleted (I got it some time ago at a department store, and started using it last summer). They don’t seem to stock it in supermarkets around here. I don’t like bar soap that turns into mush as soon as it gets wet.
ETA: “Here” is Portland Oregon.
ETA: I prefer going to a store to ordering it online.
What is “french milled”, anyway? Can it (whatever “it” entails) be done by the Swiss or the Albanians, or like Champagne, there are certain EU regulations that apply?
I dunno. When I’ve found it before (usually in hotel bathrooms, though not lately) it just said that on the label. The one I had was much bigger than hospitality-industry sized, though.
I would try a google search for “buy Marseille soap near me”. I know you said that you’d rather buy it in a store but if you can’t find a store near you that sells it, there are good on-line options.
Marseille soap and French-milled soap aren’t the same things. Marseille soap is a specific product- it’s traditionally mostly olive oil, and made in some specific fashion.
French-milled soap is a process. Basically it’s the same thing as "triple-milled soap’, which means that they pass it through a sort of soap mill three times, making the finished product denser and drier versus normal soap (it removes some moisture on each pass).
Online, you’ve got an embarrassment of riches.
In person, These guys have good products- I’m familiar with their shaving stuff. They also are sold in brick & mortar stores - the store locator shows a bunch in the Portland area.
There’s a L’Occitane store here, which is in the Portland area.
Yeah, they are big and they are a little expensive but they should last a good long while and Naval Diplomacy matches the blue in my new main bathroom.
Ideally, it will fit in my covered soap dish, but that’s just because I’ve made a habit of keeping it in one in my bathroom. But as long as it’s not the quick-dissolving type, I can learn a new habit. I’ll be bringing the dish into the store anyway, just to check.
Thanks for the help!
ETA: There’s one not five minutes away from my apartment, which is nice!
Pre de Provence Artisanal Soap, been using it for a few years. I can’t use normal soaps due to the oils and fragrances they add. All the flavors can be found on Amazon, I normally buy it at a small shop in Coupeville, Washington, it’s cheaper there. They also have small bars that are perfect for travel. Amazon.com: Pre de Provence
Yep…TJ Maxx, Burke’s, Tuesday Morning, any of those places will have it. At deep discounts. You get what they have tho’, it won’t be there the next time.