Expect the unexpected at this small town soap and skin care gift shop. I visited "Clean Slate Soap" in Beatrice, Nebraska as part of the Passport Program not really knowing what to expect. I was warmly greeted on an equally warm June morning by both the store clerk and the fabulous smells of goat milk soaps, lotions, sugar scrubs and more.
The black and white interior had a mix of country farmhouse charm and the clean lines of modern design mixing the old and new. The friendly, helpful clerk (I am at fault for not remembering her name) shared that the goat milk is locally sourced and made in the back portion of the shop--no wonder it smells soooooo good!
Products were displayed by scent and customers were encouraged to smell the soap bars and not open jars. (it is sad that we need signs) In each displayed scent customers find lotion, bar soap, liquid soap, and sugar scrub. A small jar of lotion was $4 and I especially liked the orange and oatmeal honey.
Ample free parking is available both on the street and around the corner in a small parking lot. The bonus of using the parking lot is its proximity to a kettle corn shop--it was closed when we arrived but I snagged three bags of corn on my way back to the car. Between the great smelling soap purchases and popcorn, the car smelled fabulous on the drive home! I may or may not have eaten a bag of popcorn on the way home. read more