Take me to Brazil. I probably won't be getting to Brazil anytime in the next couple of years- so I guess trying their soaps is the next best thing? I bought this on sale a couple of months ago in a three pack. So this makes the 2nd one of the pack. I also bought another gift set that has two soaps in it...I just want to test them all.
Granado claims:
Inspired by the lush gardens of 19th-century Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Real combines the citrus and effervescent freshness of bergamot and mandarin with the romantic delicacy of flowers, highlighting orange blossom as the star of the creation.
The creamy bar soap, made with 76% natural-origin ingredients, contains a plant-based formula enriched with vegetable glycerin, murumuru butter, and coconut oil, which help to hydrate and soften the skin while leaving it delicately scented.
First up, let's talk packaging. I don't think this is the normal packaging but it comes in a cute tin ornament that I will definitely be keeping to reuse for something. Not sure what. This one has a cute little fish on it. Then it comes wrapped pretty nicely. I like it. And bonus the packaging is super earth friendly.
The soap itself is nice. Looks like high end soap. Has the name embossed in it.
It lathers well, rinses clean, doesn't dry my skin. In fact, my skin feels pretty soft.
But the scent. Not a fan.
It had potential. It has some lovely floral notes, I can't pick them out but they aer definitely the scent of flowers. But not the same old, same old flowers. The floral notes in this are different. According to the scent notes it's supposed to be orange blossom, mandarin, and bergamot. I can definitely tell that there is citrus but I wouldn't have picked those. The floral notes are lovely and unique. But there is something off about it. It's a very loud floral. Not headache inducing but it has some punch to it. And for some reason the scent reminds me of port-a-potties. I'm not sure what notes is giving that association...and I tried to get past it...or overlook it. Or get used to it. But I really didn't enjoy whatever note that was.
Ingredients:
ELAEIS GUINEENSIS OIL (ELAEIS GUINEENSIS (PALM) OIL), AQUA (WATER/EAU), COCOS NUCIFERA OIL (COCOS NUCIFERA (COCONUT) OIL) , SODIUM HYDROXIDE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, STEARIC ACID, PALMITIC ACID, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), ASTROCARYUM MURUMURU SEED BUTTER, GLYCERIN, SORBITOL, DISODIUM EDTA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, MYRISTIC ACID, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ETIDRONIC ACID, DISODIUM DISTYRYLBIPHENYL DISULFONATE, PEG-12, CELLULOSE GUM, TETRASODIUM EDTA, TOCOPHEROL, HEXAMETHYLINDANOPYRAN, TETRAMETHYL ACETYLOCTAHYDRONAPHTHALENES, BENZYL SALICYLATE, LINALYL ACETATE, CITRONELLOL, COUMARIN, POGOSTEMON CABLIN OIL, HEXYL CINNAMAL, AMYL SALICYLATE, TRIMETHYLCYCLOPENTENYL METHYLISOPENTENOL, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS FLOWER OIL, PINENE.
I did really like the first soap I tried from the brand..and I'm still excited to try more. But this one did not do it for me.
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