Cis Straight White Man - All-Natural Handcrafted Soap
Scott and I are doing our very best to resist turning into a pair of those stodgy "old folks" that no one can stand to be around. You know them, right? Stubbornly set in their ways, refusing to ebb and flow with life as it changes. Yeah, we trying really hard to NOT be that (a forever work in progress ;) For all of the nitty gritty details about this soap bar and more about it's odd name, please visit the additional info sections :)
Allergen warning
Please note that all of our products contain unrefined coconut oil, most contain unrefined sweet almond oil, and some contain unrefined shea nut butter. Please refer to the ingredients list for complete details.
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Cis Straight White Man
Ingredients
olive oil*, coconut oil*, water, sweet almond oil*, sodium hydroxide**, castor oil*, patchouli essential oil*, cedarwood essential oil*, indigo powder*, clove bud essential oil*, cacao powder*, pure kaolin clay, rosemary antioxidant* (*certified organic ingredient) (**none remains after saponification)
Product Details
Name: Cis Straight White Man
What you get: One 3.7 oz bar of soap
Scent: Patchouli & cedarwood with an undercurrent of spicy clove
Scented by: 100% pure & certified organic essential oils
Texture: This bar of soap is completely smooth & without texture
Lather: A delightfully creamy lather
Washcloth test: Will leave brown marks on a white washcloth due to the cacao powder, but I've always found them to rinse clean
Colors: Brown, green & cream
Colorants: Organic cacao powder & organic indigo powder
Free from: Artificial colors, micas, synthetic fragrances, preservatives, animal products
Made where: Handcrafted in New England
Soap use & storage
Please use a well-draining soap dish with adequate airflow to ensure that your soap dries out properly between uses. Allowing your soap to sit in a puddle of water will quickly turn it to mush and shorten its lifespan significantly (and unnecessarily!).
For more soapy tips & tidbits, please visit our FAQ page :)
Refund policy
Due to the nature of our items, we do not accept returns, but you are entitled to a full refund or replacement if your soap is somehow defective or if you’ve received the wrong item (please contact us within 3 days of receipt). One of the reasons we decided to sell our soaps is because we think they’re crazy awesome, and we’re really hoping that you will too! But in the event that you’re completely underwhelmed by our sudsy product, please don't hesitate to reach out and we'll do our best to make you happy :)
Story behind the name
Honestly, I didn't think it would be quite as hard to "keep up with the times" as it's turned out to be, especially when it comes to the words I choose and their appropriate usage in these rapidly changing times. In my defense, when I was in high school I don't even remember any openly gay students, and trans was simply an oddly interesting thing that had absolutely no bearing on my life. Obviously, there have been some massive changes unfolding since I roamed those corridors three decades ago, and I'm doing my damnedest not to become a stodgy old relic.
So fast forward thirty years and our queer daughter has spent many after-dinner conversations doing her best to keep me and Scott current. Sometimes there's been initial resistance ("they" was tricky to adjust to, mostly because it's confusing in its plurality), and I still struggle to remember whether or not "trans-woman" or "trans-man" is appropriate, and I really don't like the word "queer" because in my mind, it's an insult. But overall I think we're adjusting well and, for the most part, we've got (some of) the current lingo down.
Consequently, this soap is a shout-out to a new twist on an old word and our inclusion of it into our vocabulary. Although, if I'm being honest, I'm still not sure Scott remembers what Cis means... ;)