Sultana of Soap

I have been meaning to try this Lush soap for a while, but due to the fact it's one of the more boring-looking varieties on offer, I have often pushed it to the bottom of my 'to-buy' list in favour of shower gels or bubble bars. But last week, I decided to buy an 100g slab of Sultana of Soap to test out and see what I thought.

Sultana of Soap is presented as a white slab topped and laced with berries and sultanas, which make the slab of soap almost look like a bar of nougat. These are used as a decoration but also act as a mild exfoliator. Although this soap is plainer than some of Lush's other offerings, it has a really fresh and mild scent, with the slight sour note of the berries lingering in the background. This, for me, is a scent I would associate with the spring and summer months, as it's light enough and not cloying in the slightest. It's not the type of scent I would usually go for, but makes an interesting change from the gourmand scents I like best.

The texture of Sultana of Soap is a really creamy, moisturising one. It's so soft and squidgy that when you press down on the bar lightly, you leave a dent. When I washed with it, it didn't create a thick lather, but instead a light cream that felt nourishing as well as gently cleansing on my skin. The fruits studding the top of the bar of soap exfoliated gently, but they soon began to fall off and fishing them out the water so that they wouldn't clog the drain was slightly annoying. But once I had rinsed the soap off, my skin felt fresh and clean, and I noticed the scent lingered for a while afterwards which was pleasant.

Due to this soap being a rich and creamy variety, Sultana of Soap does tend to melt and dissolve easily when left around water, so the best thing to do is to pat it dry after every use, and cut your bar into thirds or quarters so you aren't using the whole piece under running water at once.

Overall, although this soap isn't perfect and isn't one of my absolute favourites scent-wise, it did make a nice change from my regular soaps and is one I will turn to if I need something soothing and moisturising for particularly dry skin- in fact, I would go as far to say it's the most moisturising soap from Lush I have ever tried. Recommended.

7/10