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London Noir

London Noir

$10 USD Cold process Cured 4+ weeks Naples, FL

Activated charcoal swirled through white, sharp and graphic.

Contains animal fat This bar contains lard — rendered pork fat. It is named here so you can decide before you buy.

Activated charcoal against titanium white, swirled sharp and graphic. Cocoa butter and stearic acid make a firm, long-lasting bar with a bold masculine fragrance.

13 bars left

Every bar cures for four weeks, so batches are small and counted.

Measured

Bar profile

Physical characteristics of this bar, calculated from its recipe. They describe how the soap behaves — not what it does to skin.

Hardness 29 54 45
Bubbly lather 14 46 22
Creamy lather 16 48 32

The make-up

Notes on the bar

Keep it on a draining dish. A cold-process bar left sitting in water softens and will not last the way it should. Activated charcoal is a natural pigment: you may see its grey on a light cloth while you wash, and it rinses straight out. It does not stain.

Scent

Bergamot, pepper and cedar

The most masculine scent in the range — sharp at the top, woody underneath.

Texture

Hardest bar in the range

The firmest bar NovaFusion makes. The charcoal is a pigment here, not a scrub — the surface is smooth, not gritty.

The base

Olive, coconut, cocoa butter and lard

Activated charcoal against titanium white for the swirl. Contains lard.

Origin

Cured in Naples, Florida

Cold process, small batch, cured a minimum of four weeks before it leaves the workshop.

How this batch is made

Process

Cold process. Cocoa butter and stearic acid make a firm bar with a bold masculine fragrance. Activated charcoal and titanium dioxide are swirled together in the mould — black against white, and no two bars alike.

The bar

Gallery

Full declaration

Ingredients

Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Water (Aqua), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Lard, Sodium Hydroxide†, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Fragrance (Parfum), Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Stearic Acid, Charcoal Powder, Sodium Lactate, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Kaolin.

† Sodium hydroxide is the alkali that turns oils into soap. None remains in the finished bar.

Warnings

  • Patch test before first use, even on a gentle bar: work a little lather onto the inside of your forearm, rinse, and leave it 24 hours. If any redness, itching or stinging appears, stop and do not use the bar. Every skin is different.
  • For external use only.
  • Avoid contact with the eyes. If contact occurs, rinse thoroughly with water.
  • Discontinue use if irritation occurs.
  • Keep out of reach of children.
  • If you have known fragrance or ingredient sensitivities, review the list above before use.

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