Swedish Dream Sea Salt

 

I have no idea why I bought this fragrance sample. I didn't know it was a "thing".

While writing this post I just discovered that this fragrance is a knock off of the original scent made by the soap makers at KalaStyle. They describe it as smelling like cool, crisp ocean air. The fragrance people say it smells like cucumber, lavender, balsam, lime and oakmoss with a hint of musk. That's a nose full of scents.  

Sea salt? I've got it. I used to sprinkle it on the tops of all my soap until I realized the salt would draw moisture from the air and make the tops sticky. I gave this loaf a dose of it anyway because how could I not? 

Here's the plop photo before I smashed it all in and gave it a sprinkle. All these batters have been behaving so beautifully. I don't know where all this good juju is coming from but I'll take it. 

Taking it out of the mold the next morning was interesting. After tipping it out I realized the top was covered in water. I had taken the soap out of the cooler and sat it by an open window while we took the dog for a walk. Bad move. I didn't even think about all the early morning humidity coming in on the ground floor. It melted all the sea salt and gave the loaf a nice bath in sea water. I had to hold it upside down for a while to drain before I could cut it.

Each bar then had to be dried off but it didn't seem to be an issue. Some people steam their bars to remove soda ash so a little water never hurts. I'm hoping that's the end of the sea salt drama because I love how these turned out. I've even started liking that strange scent. It grows on you.