I finally got around to visiting Buff City Soap. Wow, what a colorful and beautifully arranged store that is a delight for the senses!
First the soaps. They are beautiful in appearance and smell delightful. However after reviewing some of their ingredients on their website, I decided the soaps are not for me. For instance, these are a few of the ingredients in the Island Nectar Soap (as listed on their website) - polyurethane-11, D&C Red No. 7, D&C Yellow No. 5. The synthetic dyes contain ingredients that are known to be carcinogenic. Other of the soap scents contain chromium oxide, a powerful skin irritant.
I do LOVE the body butter. It has a light, silky, whipped texture that rubs into the skin smoothly without an oily or greasy residue. Caution, a little goes a long way! I feel that if one used too much, there might be an oily residue. Best of all, as far as I could see, the body butter is free of any harsh or carcinogenic ingredients! I find that is is wonderful on the legs after shaving.
They also sell many other facial, bath, and skin care products as well as laundry detergent. I have not evaluated the ingredients for those, but plan to in the future. They do have a men's line that includes shave bars, beard balm, and beard oil.
The Middletown location is on Shelbyville road in a small strip mall with plenty of parking. read more