iVi Scents Going Out of Business Sale

Unfortunately, I have such sad news to share. iVi Scents, one of my favorite stores for body-safe (no parabens, phthalates, GMO’s, mineral oils, triclosan, or cruelty) bath and body products is going out of business… Everything is 50% off right now, and things have been getting close to selling out FOREVER!

Their soap is some of the best that I’ve ever bought. It smells wonderful, and fills the whole bathroom with scent even when not in use. ~ Come back home from a bad day. Smell the bathroom. Mmm…. Life is now 20% better.~ It lathers with little effort, and it’s great for my sensitive skin. They come in loads of awesome scents like Ozone, Sandcastle, Hawaiian Cake, Milk and Honey, and Peppermint Kissed. These are what I’ll be stocking up on soon.

They also have pretty awesome body butters, but they do contain silicones. Dimethicone, to be exact. At one point, they actually carried bath bombs, perfumes from Demeter Fragrance, and I think they had some lip balms, too.

So, why are they going out of business if they have all these awesome products? Well, once things were taking off to the point where the owner and creator of the line couldn’t supply the orders by herself, she moved to a lab. This eliminated the products besides the soaps and the body butters, and it also drove the prices up. Even though I adore her soaps, $6.99 per bar was just too much for my wallet. Unfortunately, I think maybe she just priced herself out of the market. (Or Apple went after her because of the lower-case ‘I’ in everything…) And now that she’s having a going out of business sale, the soaps are cheaper than they’ve ever been.

If you’ve never signed up with iVi Scents before, you can get a $5 eGiftcard when you signup for the newsletter, which is enough to get one of the soaps, with almost enough left over to get one of the towel treats. If you have any loyalty points accumulated on your account, now is the time to cash them in for gift cards.

I have no idea when the store is actually closing. There’s been very little information put out by the owner about the business closing. So, I guess, once everything is sold out completely, the site will be gone.

Review of the Grapefruit Mint Soap from YesterYear Soap

 

A while ago, I was given the opportunity to review some natural artisan soap from YesterYearSoap.com. They handcraft all of their soaps, which contain the highest quality essential oils formulated specifically for soap. YesterYear Soaps are good, old-fashioned artisan soaps.

I was sent two random soaps. The first was a vanilla strawberry-scented soap, which you can read about by clicking here.

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Ingredients

olive oil, coconut oil, soybean oil

Whatever scent bar says it is on the wrapper is what other ingredients you can expect, in terms of oils, herbal bits, and other things. Since this one is grapefruit/mint, those are what oils and bits are in the bar. I can definitely see the dried mint bits speckled in it.

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Scent

I was given the grapefruit/mint soap to test out. Both scents are very noticeable, although the mint is stronger. The scent is strong enough to make my whole bathroom smell wonderful.

You know those days when you just feel gross? This soap arrived around the last couple days of my period. When I’m having my period, I usually lay around in pain indoors. Staying in all day makes me feel so gross, not to mention that signature period smell. Blech! The grapefruit/mint soap is great to wash that feeling away. The mint has that cooling effect, while the grapefruit adds a fresh, clean feeling. It’s very refreshing and makes me feel like I smell so much better.

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Lather

Sodium Lauryl Sulfates are usually what make soap lather so well. They’re also bad for your liver. This company doesn’t use SLS, and definitely doesn’t need it. When lathered with a shower poof, this soap turns into a thick, creamy lather that could almost be used in place of shaving cream/gel.

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Skin

My skin has not voiced any complaints; no irritation, itchiness, or anything. I will admit that my skin gets rather dry fairly quickly, and this soap is perfect for it. It’s rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and nutrients to smooth and soothe. Since there are no chemicals, dyes, or preservatives to irritate any allergies, those with sensitive skin should be fine.

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Packaging

The packaging is very simple. The bar is wrapped in shrink wrap, and has a paper label wrapped around it with the company name, logo ( as featured in the image to the right), ingredient list, and website. The bars are rather large and square. Mine didn’t fit in my shower caddy, so I sliced some of it off and let my mother try it. She loved it, too! 

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Rating

 

I loved the scent of this soap and how it made my skin feel. It’s a very fresh, clean scent, perfect for morning showers or a nice refresher. I would definitely recommend it. Many thanks to YesterYear Soap for letting me review this! 

 

 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.

Review of the Vanilla Strawberry Soap from YesterYear Soap

 

Some time ago, I was given the opportunity to review some natural artisan soap from YesterYearSoap.com. All of their scented soaps contain the highest quality essential oils formulated specifically for soap. And let me tell you, those scents are potent (in a good way)! I was given the vanilla strawberry soap to test out.

YesterYear Soaps are good, old-fashioned artisan soaps. There’s nothing artificial in them and they’re all hand-crafted. Being a part-time artist, that’s something I really appreciate. It’s nice to see companies getting back to a time when they really cared about the products and patrons.

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Ingredients

olive oil, coconut oil, soybean oil

Whatever the bar says for the scent is what oils, herbs, or other bits are used in the bar. Since this one is vanilla strawberry, those are what oils and bits are in the bar. There are small but visible pieces of dried strawberry and little flecks of vanilla.

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Scent

It really does smell just like strawberry. The sweet, fruity aroma is enough to make me want to eat the bar! There are some deep red bits that I’m assuming are dried strawberry pieces.

The vanilla, I think, is what really gives this soap it’s sweet scent. It’s almost like strawberries and cream. Actually, when I use it, it makes the bathroom smell like strawberry shortcake.  This soap is perfect for anyone who has a sweet tooth.

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Lather

Sodium Lauryl Sulfates are usually what make soap lather so well. They’re also bad for your liver. Luckily, you have nothing to fear with this soap, and no lather to lose! Without the help of any harmful chemicals, it produces a wonderfully thick and creamy lather when I use my shower poof with it. Great if you’re too cheap to waste money on shaving gel for your legs like me.

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Skin

The oils in this soap are very nourishing. My skin has no complaints. This soap is rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and nutrients that pamper my skin. For those with skin sensitivities, you should be fine with this soap. There are no chemicals, dyes, or preservatives to irritate any allergies.

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Packaging

The packaging is very simple. A paper wrapper with the company name, logo ( a classic beauty admiring herself), ingredient list, and website is wrapped around the bar, which has been wrapped in shrink wrap to seal it off.

The bars are rather large and square. I love the generous portion. It does seem like I get more with this soap compared to the usual bar of Dial that hubby gets.

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Rating

  

I would definitely recommend them! In fact, I’ll probably be sending this website, if not some of the soap, too, to my cousin. She’s also a natural beauty nut. Many thanks to YesterYear Soap for letting me review this! 

 

 

 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.

Take Me Away - Review of Knight in Shining Armor ismell Soap From iVi Scents

 

 

Waiting for your knight in shining armor to rescue you from the perils of daily life? I suppose every girl wishes that at some point. When the demands of life get to be too much, we just want to get away from it all. A handsome man to complete the deal isn’t bad either.  Well, this soap can’t whisk you away on a white horse to a palace where your prince will wait on you hand and foot, but it can lift your mood with it’s sweet scent and luxurious lather. 

The Knight in Shining Armor iSmell Soap from iVi Scents is veggie based bar soap that’s full of a sweet, fresh scent and no toxic scuzzies like other soaps. All ingredients are either naturally derived or safe synthetics. Because some scents aren’t found in nature (such as their Birthday Cake iSmell Soap) iVi Scents uses phthalate-free cosmetic grade fragrance oils that are specifically made for bath and body products.

Knight in Shining Armor is made of: 

Ingredients: Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Elaeis Guineesis (Palm) Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Glycerine, Purified Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbitol, Sorbitan Oleate, Glycine Soja (Soy Bean) Protein, Fragrance, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil.  MAY CONTAIN: Titanium Dioxide, FD&C Blue 1, Yellow 5, Red 30.

Purple = Naturally Derived Ingredient | Black = Safe Synthetic Ingredient

 

Scent: A very light citrus scent  with hints of strawberry, possibly raspberry, too. I smell the berries more than the citrus. The great thing is that it smells like real fruit! I hate how some fruit products can smell fake.  It’s very sweet and almost candy-like. The scent is not over-bearing and fades shortly after my showers.

I will admit that I would’ve liked Knight in Shining Armor to smell like a man. Upon seeing the title, I assumed it would be a nice woodsy men’s cologne until I saw the scent description. Call me weird, but I don’t mind smelling like a man. My hubby used to be in the Navy, so when he was away, I’d use his shampoo so I’d smell like him every night. Now, that he’s out, I still enjoy masculine scents. Oil of Olay has a body wash that’s called Total Effects 7-in1 Advanced Anti-Aging and it has a slight masculine scent to it. Even though I love the scent of Knight in Shining Armor, I think maybe it should get a new name like “The Candyman” or “Sweetie Pie” or something candy/sweet related, and a more masculine scent to be assigned to it’s current name.

Lather: Oh..my..gosh! The lather with this soap is insane!  It’s so thick and luxurious that I can write messages with my finger when my tummy is lathered up!

I had to write it upside-down, ok? That’s why the letters look kinda funky.  

Skin: This is definitely a nice, moisturizing soap. If you’re one of the girls that uses soap to shave her legs instead of cream or gel (I know I can’t be the only one), then this is a great soap to do it with.

Packaging: Mine came in zebra print tissue paper, but iVi Scents is redesigning their packaging. Look for the iSmell Soap to start coming in zebra print boxes!

Customer Service: Great! If you have any questions, you’ll get a response back in a day or less!

Shipping: Very fast. Knight in Shining Armor was a surprise iSmell Soap included with my Mother’s Day iSmell Soap purchase. Of every order I’ve had with iVi Scents, most come within 3-4 days. Super-fast!

 

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Overall, I’m very happy with my purchases from iVi Scents. Even though I would have like Knight in Shining Armor to smell manly, the scent is very true to the description on the site. It lathers better than any soap I’ve ever had, is free of anything that can harm my body, and leaves my skin sweetly-scented and soft. I highly recommend iVi Scents 

 

 

iviscents is powered by: Psa 149:4 "For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation."

 

FTC Statement: The Knight in Shining Armor iSmell Soap was included as a free mystery soap with the purchase of a special Mother’s Day iSmell Soap from iVi Scents. This has not affected the opinions within the review.