The Best Soap Ever? - Aug 28, 2009
Dear Gardening Friends
While holidaying in Merimbula last February we went to the famous Candelo markets. This market is held once a month in a sleepy little town called Candelo. One of my friends moved to Candelo about 5 years ago and he loves it. If you ever go there I highly recommend the French toast with ricotta and fresh blueberries at the little cafe opposite the park.
While I was at the market I bought 3 cakes of Lemon Myrtle Soap from one of the store holders simply because I liked the smell of it. They put the soap in an envirobag which I think is made from rice.
Well I bought the soap home stuck it in the bathroom cupboard and there it stayed until several weeks latter we ran out of soap. I got the soap out and gave it a sniff.
Lemon Myrtle soap is made using the oil from an Australian native tree called Backhousia citriodora. The oil is Anti bacterial and anti fungal. The fragrance is a cross between lemon grass ,lemon and lime.
Apart from the great smell this soap lathered more than any soap I had ever used before and yes I'm a bloke so I washed my hair with it too. It made you feel fresh and peppy. The cake of soap lasted at least 2 weeks in our shower.
Eventually we ran out of the Candelo soap so I tried several other brands bought from super markets and other markets but they were always a big disappointment. Too soft, not as many bubbles, not the same colour, not the same great smell.
In frustration I contacted my mate in Candelo and asked him to track down the store holder and see if they could deliver the soap to the nursery. Yes they could but only in boxes of 100 !
Well I was that excited about getting the soap again I ordered the box at a really good price and now I have decided to share this soap experience with all my gardening friends.
We have it at Tim's Garden Centre now for $3.25 or buy 3 like I did for $9.00.
This soap will change your life. I have given it to friends as gifts and its changing their lives too.
Best wishes
Tim