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GIVEAWAY: The Joy of Soap

February 15, 2010 by Jessica Dougherty 75 Comments

The Joy of Soap features natural soaps that are hand crafted, hand cut and hand wrapped in small batches, using certified organic oils, therapeutic grade essential oils and ingredients that are gentle on your skin. I recently had the pleasure of sampling several soaps, all featuring fun names. My favorite was Elizabeth’s Wild Hair Shaving Soap which left my skin feeling so smooth. I also enjoyed Feeling Frisky which smelled fantastic and my husband loved the Manly Man soap. Due to high demand, The Joy of Soap is working to develop bath and body products that help you to develop your own daily cleansing and bathing rituals using gentle and nourishing oils and botanicals that leave skin clean, refreshed and rejuvenated. The Joy of Soap is a certified cruelty-free and vegan soap company – approved by PETA standards. They also maintain a set of Green Practices and continually strive to become more green as they grow and find new suppliers and partners.

*GIVEAWAY – Closed – Congratulations Claudette Soucy: The Joy of Soap is generously offering one lucky winner a $40 GIFT CERTIFICATE. To enter, visit The Joy of Soap website & leave a comment on this post noting at least one product you would like to try. Giveaway ends at Midnight EST, Monday, March 1st.

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Comments

  1. T says

    February 20, 2010 at 11:22 pm

    I’d love to try the “Peppermint Passion” soap!

  2. Katherine says

    February 21, 2010 at 9:07 am

    Mmmmmmm It’s hard to pick just one – I would love to use the all! Great shop you have. I might start with the Two in the Shower Tea Tree or the Peppermint Passion. I think they both would smell divine! Thank you for the giveaway – I need some new soap now!

  3. mallory says

    February 21, 2010 at 10:12 am

    I’d like to try elizabeth’s wild hair shaving soap, the all night almond or maybe the jump me jasmine. I also think Cranky Pants Pear sound yummy!

  4. jen says

    February 21, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    Oh I would love to try the Ginger Snap soap, I have a new obsession with Ginger lately. Thanks for the candy!

  5. Karen says

    February 21, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    I’d like to try the Feeling Frisky,or the Lay Me Down Lavender. Lavender’s always a good bet.

  6. Jess D. says

    February 21, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    i LOVE peach, so I would definitely go for those! 🙂 LOVE the creative names of these products!

  7. Vickie Riddle says

    February 21, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    I would love to try the Feeling Frisky. Can’t wait for the Spring 2010 products to come out.

  8. Sarah Coulsey says

    February 21, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    I would love the lay me down lavendar soap. This is such a great giveaway!!!!

    sarahcoulsey03 at gmail dot com

  9. Amy says

    February 21, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    I would love to try the Rosy Cheeks Rosemary soap!

  10. MsMc says

    February 21, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    I like the all-night-almond soap.

  11. Kathleen says

    February 22, 2010 at 2:40 am

    Wow – What very cool names for your soaps – love them all – but the “Two in the Shower Tea Tree” would hold my husband’s attention (hahaha), it would also quite possibly be a therapeutic remedy for my son’s mysterious skin condition which resembles eczema (I know that tea tree oil has healing benefits) – and I could always use some extra moisture to my skin at the tender age of 55!

  12. WCatDD says

    February 22, 2010 at 9:39 am

    I’d love to try their soaps! Especially Ginger Snap and Peppermint passion!

    Thanks for the giveaway. Good luck all!

  13. Lynne says

    February 22, 2010 at 11:42 am

    I would like to try Two in the Shower Tea Tree soap

  14. Elizabeth says

    February 22, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    I would love to try Feeling Frisky. Anything to relax in this house. 🙂

  15. Megs says

    February 22, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    I want to try the Peppermint Passion soap. I heard peppermint soap will rid of nausea, which would be great not to have to take medication for it 🙂

  16. Cheryl says

    February 22, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    I would like to try the
    Two in the Shower Tea Tree
    soap.
    Thank you.

  17. carolej says

    February 22, 2010 at 6:05 pm

    Lay Me Down Lavender, hands down because I love all things lavender!

  18. Melissa Oakley says

    February 22, 2010 at 6:39 pm

    OMG There is so much great stuff on the site its hard to choose. Anything rose or lavender or lilac scented makes my day.

  19. Michelle says

    February 22, 2010 at 9:00 pm

    I’d love to try the wild hair shaving soap and the cranky pants pear soap!

  20. Jenneva says

    February 24, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    Feeling Frisky sounds like it smells divine!

  21. Jennifer Cullimore says

    February 26, 2010 at 9:00 pm

    I think I would like to try the “Peppermint Passion”. They all look great!

  22. Wehaf says

    February 27, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    I would love to try the two in the shower tea tree soap.

  23. Barbara Marlow says

    February 28, 2010 at 9:00 am

    How do I choose? Lay Me Down Lavendar sounds perfect for a hot bath or shower right before bedtime.

  24. Stefanie says

    February 28, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    The peppermint passion would be interesting and also the wild hair shaving soap.

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