Virginia Soaps and Scents site is like a feast for your eyes. The soaps look so good you can almost smell them through the screen! They truly are pretty to look at as well as fun to use!
As part of the Old Schoolhouse Crew we were sent samples of Virginia Soaps and Scents laundry detergent to make, shampoo bar and regular soap bars to try.
Let’s start with the soap.
First of all I had to fight my daughter to use them! She was especially attracted to the oatmeal one. They have a good lather and are rather creamy. The scents are pleasant and not too strong and they are very “pretty” to look at! I do have trouble with scented soaps sometimes as they make me sneeze. These did not leave me sneezing. Our only problem is we are fairly accustomed to the pump type soaps and no longer own any soap dishes. I’m not sure that we’re ready to switch back to a bar soap but if we did these would be fabulous.
We had never tried a shampoo bar so I was the first to try it. I would love to say I had fabulous results but I did not. My hair was very hard to brush through (I have fairly long hair) and it felt almost gummy or sticky. The best way I can describe it is when you get too much chlorine build up. Anyway, I had heard that a vinegar rinse can get rid of build up so I tried that then shampooed again and had very similar results. The third time I shampooed with the bar I used my regular cream rinse after and it was tolerable but still not as silky feeling as I was used to. After my experience I chose not to try it on my daughters hair that I already have a difficult time brushing.
Our water here is slightly hard so I don’t know if that is part of it or what. I know many of the crew members had great results so I encourage you to read their experiences as well if you’ve been thinking of a shampoo bar.
The third product we were sent to review was a laundry soap kit. It comes with complete instructions for “making” the laundry soap (basically add water, heat and thicken.) I have made my own before so I was familiar with the process. The picture shows what it looks like after thickening. We “funneled” it into a rinsed out old detergent container. It is sort of globular so you “pour” or glob out ½ cup per load.
Our first few loads went fine and we were happy with the results however it didn’t get the smells out of the workout clothes. Again, don’t know if it’s an issue with our water or what? I tried adding more soap to the next load but still the odor remained. We love homemade laundry soap but for us this one isn’t quite strong enough for all the odors. Again you may want to check out other crew member review as many had great results.
To check out the other crew member reviews click here.
The soaps are $4.50 per bar or 3/$12, the shampoo bar $5.50 each or 2/$10 and a laundry “kit” to try is $4.95. I encourage you to check their site out, it’s really fun to look through.
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