• Repost: drflower

    Why name a soap Faustine Clay?

    Perhaps folks wonder why I would name an all natural handmade soap faustine clay.  I’ll tell you!  The real story is that I’ve a dear friend with that nickname and she expressly asked for a handmade clay soap.  My choice of clay was bentonite as it pulls dirt and oils from the skin.  Those of us with oily skin can celebrate with this help! Bentonite clay actually forms from volcanic ash. (post on bentonite clay coming soon!)  So how many folks immediately think of Roman times and culture that have been preserved in the ash of long since volcanic erupted Pompeii?  Ok well we all can’t be geeks I realize,…