I Am Disappointed in This Parsley-Scented Hand Soap

“Write the things that matter to you most” is what a writing teacher somewhere is telling his or her classroom of students. This is great advice and I am heeding it right now when I tell you: I am disappointed in this parsley-scented soap. I bought it at Bed, Bath & Beyond a month ago and squirreled it away for when we ran out of the lavender-scented hand soap. When that day came, I eagerly threw the lavender into the trash and removed the parsley-scented soap from the cabinet. This would be the moment, the moment I would find out what it’s like to use parsley-scented soap.

I’m sad to say the experience doesn’t add up to much. Parsley-scented soap reminds me of basil-scented soap which is really just some synthetic approximation of fresh basil anyway. You won’t be squirting this soap on your salads anytime soon, just your hands, which I guess is the point.

From now on, I’m sticking with lavender.

17 thoughts on “I Am Disappointed in This Parsley-Scented Hand Soap”

  1. Mrs. Meyer’s Lavender is my favorite, but Gentleman prefers the Basil. I order in bulk from Amazon because it’s not available in stores here, and last time I ordered they didn’t have the big Basil refills so I got Geranium.

    Don’t get the geranium.

  2. i concur – do not like the Parlsey from Mrs. Meyers. Love the Parsley counter spray Earth Friendly Products though – smells like summer!

  3. Although I’ve never found it in a liquid version, I love Burt’s Bees’ tomato scented hand soap. Surprisingly, I found a candle scented the same way and it was divine. As for liquid hand soap, in my mind you can’t top the lemon & clary sage soap from Trader Joe’s. Makes me happy just thinking about it!

  4. I’m generally a fan of Mrs.Meyers, so I think Bed, Bath & Beyond is the problem. In my experience, they seem to have things that weren’t popular elsewhere. Parsley soap probably didn’t sell at Crate & Barrel because it didn’t smell very good. That’s how it wound up on B,B, & B’s shelves, waiting to disappoint you. I second the vote for Method.

  5. Get method’s Orla Kiely limited edition tomato vine hand wash, or Motif’s fig and thyme hand wash. You won’t be disappointed in either. They’re heavenly! And if you’re looking for something fresh, method’s lemongrass kitchen hand wash is OMG!

  6. Be careful when you say things like “I eagerly threw the lavender into the trash…”. I gives the impression that you are a careless consumer. Nothing to be proud about.

  7. Be careful when you say things like “I eagerly threw the lavender into the trash…”. I gives the impression that you are a careless consumer. Nothing to be proud about.

  8. Be careful when you say things like “I eagerly threw the lavender into the trash…”. I gives the impression that you are a careless consumer. Nothing to be proud about.

  9. Be careful when you say things like “I eagerly threw the lavender into the trash…”. I gives the impression that you are a careless consumer. Nothing to be proud about.

  10. Be careful when you say things like “I eagerly threw the lavender into the trash…”. I gives the impression that you are a careless consumer. Nothing to be proud about.

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