Mike's Natural Soap

Mike sure does make an excellent soap, but I'm not sure if I'll be buying any more. Nothing to do with quality, more the fact that I was always able to buy two tins and stay below the threshold for incurring customs charges. With a small (and relatively insignificant) price increase, some time ago, two soaps now attract additional fees, making the purchase questionable. Not worth buying only one as shipping then becomes the greater cost.

Edit. Just visited Mike's website and shipping to the UK is now a staggering $US 34 for just one soap, almost double what it used to be.

Mike sure does make an excellent soap, but I'm not sure if I'll be buying any more. Nothing to do with quality, more the fact that I was always able to buy two tins and stay below the threshold for incurring customs charges. With a small (and relatively insignificant) price increase, some time ago, two soaps now attract additional fees, making the purchase questionable. Not worth buying only one as shipping then becomes the greater cost.

Edit. Just visited Mike's website and shipping to the UK is now a staggering $US 34 for just one soap, almost double what it used to be.

Ouch! That is steep. Perhaps you need to send them to my house and I can mail them to England for you my friend.

Mike sure does make an excellent soap, but I'm not sure if I'll be buying any more. Nothing to do with quality, more the fact that I was always able to buy two tins and stay below the threshold for incurring customs charges. With a small (and relatively insignificant) price increase, some time ago, two soaps now attract additional fees, making the purchase questionable. Not worth buying only one as shipping then becomes the greater cost.

Edit.  Just visited Mike's website and shipping to the UK is now a staggering $US 34 for just one soap, almost double what it used to be.

Ouch!  That is steep.  Perhaps you need to send them to my house and I can mail them to England for you my friend.

Thank you, Nathan. That is an offer I may take up very soon.

Hi all. I'm excited. I just ordered a Orange, Cedar and Black Pepper soap. I've heard so many good things about his soaps and this scent profile intrigues me. As someone mentioned he's about two weeks behind, I guess I have an idea when it can be expected in my den

Hi all. I'm excited. I just ordered a Orange, Cedar and Black Pepper soap. I've heard so many good things about his soaps and this scent profile intrigues me. As someone mentioned he's about two weeks behind, I guess I have an idea when it can be expected in my den

I can't imagine you'll be disappointed. OCBP is primarily a nice, light orange scent, very pleasant to my nose. Let us know what you think when you get it.

I'm with Nathan. My nose didn't pick up much cedar or black pepper, mostly orange. Not to say its not there though. I don't have the most sophisticated or discerning sense of smell after all. If you like orange, you'll definitely like it. I always paired it with Fine L'Orange Noir.

I'm with Nathan. My nose didn't pick up much cedar or black pepper, mostly orange. Not to say its not there though. I don't have the most sophisticated or discerning sense of smell after all. If you like orange, you'll definitely like it. I always paired it with Fine L'Orange Noir.

Well then. As it happens, orange is one of my favorites! Man you guys are getting me stoked!!

I'm with Nathan. My nose didn't pick up much cedar or black pepper, mostly orange. Not to say its not there though. I don't have the most sophisticated or discerning sense of smell after all. If you like orange, you'll definitely like it. I always paired it with Fine L'Orange Noir.

Same experience here, but very nice IMO.

Mike sure does make an excellent soap, but I'm not sure if I'll be buying any more. Nothing to do with quality, more the fact that I was always able to buy two tins and stay below the threshold for incurring customs charges. With a small (and relatively insignificant) price increase, some time ago, two soaps now attract additional fees, making the purchase questionable. Not worth buying only one as shipping then becomes the greater cost.

Edit. Just visited Mike's website and shipping to the UK is now a staggering $US 34 for just one soap, almost double what it used to be.

Why don't you use a mail forwarding service. I do this now for almost all my US acquisitions, as their shipping prices (I assume due to mass discount) is way below anything small vendors can offer you. As a bonus for all Europeans plagued by import duties: you get to fill out the tax form yourself online...

Why don't you use a mail forwarding service. I do this now for almost all my US acquisitions, as their shipping prices (I assume due to mass discount) is way below anything small vendors can offer you. As a bonus for all Europeans plagued by import duties: you get to fill out the tax form yourself online...

Thank you for the suggestion. I will look in to that.