Down the Bayou — Shaving Soap Sample
Down the Bayou is the hush between breaths in the House of Forgotten Lore. Where Papa’s smoke curls upward in the rafters, this path runs outward into the wild—past lantern glow, past foot-worn boards, and down toward the slow-moving water where silence has weight and the trees lean close to listen.
At the Apothecary’s bench, the bayou’s stillness is rendered in lather. Stearic, tallow, and mango butter melt together under watchful hands, whipped into a cream dense enough to steady the blade and smooth enough to coax the mind into calm. This is not factory goop masquerading as soap; it is patient craft, built from honest oils, heat, and time.
The fragrance begins with a clean, drifting brightness—elemi and coriander, like first light glinting off water. Ginger and black pepper warm the air beneath it, echoing sun-warmed cypress roots. Lavender wanders in soft and unexpected, as though carried on a passing breeze. Deeper still, oakmoss and cedarwood rise like the dark trunks that guard the shoreline, patchouli resting at their feet as moss underfoot. Amber casts a final gold shimmer over the scene, while clove hangs at the edges like the very first hint of autumn.
Each batch is poured, cured, and judged by the Apothecary’s exacting standards before release. The small vessel exists for reconnaissance—to test the ritual before committing to the full discipline.
Ingredients: Vegetable-Based Stearic Acid, Aqua, Grass-Fed Beef Tallow, Organic Coconut Oil, Potassium Hydroxide, Mango Seed Butter, Castor Oil, Palm-Derived Vegetable Glycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Avocado Oil, Fragrance, Aloe Barbadensis Juice, Sodium Lactate, Silk Peptides.
Net Wt.: 4 oz
Do not use if allergic to any listed ingredients. Discontinue use if any irritation occurs.
- Return to the Apothecary’s Bench– browse the other tonics and preparations awaiting their next devotee.
- Wander Down the Bayou — slip deeper into the quiet mile and see every soap, aftershave, and relic shaped by the bayou’s breath..
| Weight | 2 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 1 × 1 × 1 in |
| Product | Shaving Soap-4 oz, Aftershave-4 fl. oz., Shaving Soap Sample |
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beautiful, very well made, I took the large size but I think the smaller one is better for whipping soap… I want to use it more and be more precise for a further review
This is my second bowl from this merchant. I bought the large size bowl as I tend to use larger shaving brushes like the Simpson Chubby 2 and Chubby3. The shaving bowl works really well in generating lots of lather because of the ridges that are there in the bottom on the bowl. My usual routine is to fill the bowl with hot water and soak the shaving brush I plan to use that morning. After about a couple of minutes, I empty the bowl and load the shaving brush with soap or cream. Once loaded, I whisk the brush in this bowl to get oodles of lather. Being made of resin it keeps the warmth from the hot water and is very light as well. The colors are so unusual, it looks great just standing on your bathroom countertop. I’m very satisfied with this purchase and would recommend this product to anyone looking for a shaving bowl.
Exceptional shave soap with a stellar post shave!
Exceptional shave soap with a stellar post shave!
A wonderful and quite unique scent.