Pre de Provence via Mercato Liquid Hand Soap, Waterlily & Sandalwood, 12 Fluid Ounce

Although I was surprised to see sodium laureate sulphate in the list of ingredients.

I really like the fragrance of both bergamot and patchouli. To find them blended together had to be good. I was not disappointed as this soap smells amazing! It’s actually therapeutic! (We’ll that effort went kaput and this didn’t go as planned but Wow!, my hands sure smell good!!! Mmmmmm! Smile. Nice to enjoy something! LOL)My skin can be sensitive and some soaps make my skin extra dry and actually crack & bleed. This soap seems quite gentle to my skin.I will definitely be getting this again!

This liquid soap seemed to have promise: Made in Italy/France, nice-sounding fragrance (fig, orange blossom and cedar wood) and nice-looking packaging. The scent is not remotely representative of the notes on the label. It isn't bad but don't expect to smell anything but a coconut-like scent. If you are okay paying $15 for coconut-scented liquid soap, then go for it.

I just happened to pick up a bar of this soap in a small shop while on vacation. Once home, I put it out to use and we loved it. I searched to find where I could buy it again and found it on Amazon. It is a bit expensive but worth it if you enjoy a great soap with a great scent.

The Via Mercato No. 1 (patchouli-bergamot-rosewood) fragrance is divine. I use it for dishes. It doesn't dry the skin, and has good cleaning strength, but isn't a potent grease dissolver. The richness and fragrance makes hand washing dishes a pleasure (I washed for two; ten or more might be different!). The container and label are cool, too.