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[fuyu]

OMG Seventh Sojourn soap I miiiiissed yooooouuu. But now I have Sweet Apple and Vanilla Bliss and Arabian Spice and omg yummy <3 I need to go take a long shower with my smelly soaps.

I also got my copy of Yourself!Fitness today. Having done my first workout, I have to say this is gonna be pretty intense. X_O This plus biking to school every day plus going to the gym most of the week plus the Wii we'll be getting soon... I had BETTER lose 20 pounds by the end of the year, holy crap. XD

Still in job limbo - no word from the internship and I doubt there will be any, bookstore will call me if any openings appear, but otherwise, no luck. Sigh. Maybe for now I really should just focus on finishing college and pulling myself together, both mentally and physically.

Work on portfolio, post up a resume... sigh. I suppose I could take Self-Promotion again in a couple semesters when I'm ready to graduate, I could really use the review.

Well, at least for now I have lovely smelly soap, and I've finished a commission, and my plan to Lose Weight And Get Into Shape, Dammit is beginning. So life's pretty good.

Comments

[white_aster]

Heee! ^__^ I love their soap. I've since delved into the sordid world of many OTHER hand-made soaps, but I still really love the Arabian Spice scent. mrrrrr. :)

[fuyu]

Ironically, I like the Arabian Spice the least of these three (I could sit and sniff the Sweet Apple foreeeever, though), but it's still pretty lovely, yes. ♥

Only problem is, it turns out Sweet Apple STINGS like a bitch as a facial soap, at least for me. D: Sob. I'm not sure what it is, I don't remember the other scents I used being so painful.

But... but it smells so good...

[white_aster]

Oh no! Sweet apple might have some serious cinnamon in it, which could be what's making you sting. Though I'd expect the Arabian Spice to, also. :(

[fuyu]

Yeah, I think it might. :( That explains why Vanilla Bliss hurt too...

I guess the solution is maybe not to scrub so hard? And to rinse promptly?

(I figure my complexion needs all the help it can get, but if it hurts and stings perhaps I should ease up.)

[white_aster]

Yeah, maybe easing up will work. But cinnamon's just one of those things that folks can have contact allergies to, so if it's stinging whenever you put it on, then probably you should just stop using it on your face. Maybe use as hand soap or shower soap instead, if that skin's less sensitive. :(

[fuyu]

Booo. :( See, the weird thing is it didn't hurt any other part of my anatomy (admittedly this test was not entirely comprehensive, but still), just my face. I was scrubbing pretty hard, too, so... I dunno. Further experimentation is clearly warranted!

[white_aster]

Well, the face on the skin is some of the most sensitive on the body, much more sensitive than the arms and legs and whatnot, so it just might be that you're having a reaction in the most sensitive skin, but not the rest. Good luck!

tmi?

[fuyu]

Further testing has been done - apparently it was more a problem with scrubbing roughly over broken skin (GEE, YOU THINK?). Uh, my complexion's pretty bad and I have a bad habit of picking, so... there was a lot of broken skin on my face when I tried the soap, as it happened. XD; I let it heal a bit and haven't had any trouble since.

This is all of course only to the good. YUMMY SMELLY SOOOAAAPS.

Re: tmi?

[white_aster]

Yay! \o/ Glad that you figured it out and can now enjoy yummy smelly soaps num num! :)