Rainy Day Soap

Scent Profile: Peppermint, orange, anise, and clove — bright, spicy, and nostalgic, with a cool-sweet kick and a moody warmth underneath.

Features: Coconut milk and cocoa butter for richness and luxurious skin feel

Once upon a time — well, the ‘80s — I had a little sister named Lorraine and a knack for wordplay that drove her mad. I’d sing “Blame it on Lorraine” instead of Milli Vanilli’s “Blame it on the Rain,” and her face would morph into the glare of a cabbage patch kid who’d been played with too hard: eyes narrowed, brow furrowed, lower lip jutted, fists tucked into armpits in a full arm-cross of warning.

Through gritted teeth: “Stop it.”
Through my smug grin: “Never.”

I wasn’t even sure what we were blaming her for — the barkdust in my shoe? The slide-burn on my leg? Lorraine was simply the scapegoat for all of it.

She still hates the reference. Of course she does. But for me, it’s a symbol of childhood — playful jeers, puddles of Oregon rain, and the sharp-sweet scent of anise from the Tom's all-natural toothpaste. That reluctant bedtime flavor became one of my favorite aromas, and it now anchors this soap alongside clove, peppermint, and orange.

The gray-blue and white swirls echo the Oregon sky or the ocean on a cloudy day — a little moody, a little nostalgic, and, like my sister, impossible to forget.

Ingredients: Organic extra virgin olive oil, organic high oleic sunflower oil, organic coconut oil, organic RSPO palm fruit oil, organic shea butter, and castor oil; cocoa butter. Additives include white kaolin clay, indigo, and essential oils of peppermint, orange, anise, & clove.

Weight: 4.7 oz

Label art credit: Sally Lavin, Newport, Oregon