Hand Soaps

Hand soap: gentle cleansing and a pleasant scent

A hand soap is what you use to wash your hands several times a day, so both a skin-friendly formula and a pleasant scent matter. Here are hand cleansing and care products that suit the bathroom and the kitchen sink alike.

The range suits anyone who wants to turn everyday hand washing into a small pleasant moment: a lovely scent, a soft lather and the feeling that your hands are clean and cared for. Soap is the care product used most often at home, so the choice is worth a little thought.

How to choose a hand soap

Choose a hand soap by how often you wash your hands and how sensitive your skin is. A liquid soap is convenient to use and keeps the sink area clean. Scent plays a big role, since you notice it several times every day.

• Liquid soap: a convenient pump bottle that lathers easily.
• Scent notes: verbena is fresh and clean, and shea butter gives shower gels and body lotion a soft feel.

After washing, soften your hands with a hand cream, and for the whole body a shower gel is the right choice.

A scent that turns washing into a ritual

The scent of verbena is fresh, clean and slightly citrusy, so it suits both the bathroom and the kitchen. The same fragrance family continues with the L’Occitane Shea Verbena hand and body lotion, which you use after washing, and the Verveine shower gel, which brings the verbena scent into the shower too. That way you get a whole scent family: soap by the sink, shower gel in the bath and lotion for hands and body.

If you prefer a gentler scent, the L’Occitane Herbae gentle shower gel is made for mild cleansing. For those who love floral scents, see the Cherry Blossom shower gel too.

Liquid soap and solid soap

Liquid soap is convenient where hands are washed often: a pump beside the sink is always at hand and the soap does not sit in water. Solid soap is a good choice for those who enjoy classic soaping. In our range the solid soap is Dr.OHHIRA Probiotic Kampuku beauty soap.

Where soap fits

• Bathroom: beside the sink, a soap whose scent suits the whole bathroom.
• Kitchen: a fresh verbena or citrus fits the scent world of the kitchen.
• Guest toilet: a pretty bottle and a pleasant scent leave guests with a good impression.
• Workplace: a small bottle on the desk helps keep hands fresh in the middle of the day.

Hand care after washing

If you wash your hands often, always use a hand cream afterwards. A good cream keeps hands soft and smooth. For finishing care try the L’Occitane Shea hand cream for dry skin. For very dry hands the richer L’Occitane intensive hand cream with 25% shea butter is a good fit.

For sensitive skin, see the Eucerin pH5 hand cream for dry and sensitive skin. If you want a hand cream that also takes care of the nails, the Bioderma Atoderm Mains & Ongles hand cream fits.

How to wash your hands pleasantly

Wet your hands with warm water, press one or two doses of soap from the pump and lather in your palms. Wash the backs of your hands, between your fingers and around your nails, then rinse thoroughly. Dry your hands with a clean soft towel and finish with hand cream. When you do it with pleasure and without rushing, an everyday habit becomes a tiny moment of care.

Soap through the seasons

In summer a fresh scent is nice: verbena and citrus suit hot days, when hands often end up under the tap. In autumn and winter, with cold outside and dry air indoors, you appreciate the soft shea butter feel and hand cream after washing even more. Spring is a good time to try a new scent and refresh the bottle by the sink.

Combining scents at home

A home scent is a combined whole. Choose a soap scent that does not compete with your scented candle, perfume or shower gel but complements them. If you like a unified scent world, choose products from the same line: soap, shower gel and body lotion. If you like variety, choose a fresh verbena in the kitchen and a floral scent in the bathroom.

Soap for the family and guests

When a household has several people, soap is used every day and often. Then a larger bottle that does not run out in the middle of the week is convenient, along with a scent that everyone likes. A mild and fresh scent suits best, because it fits both the bathroom and the kitchen and pleases most guests. Guests notice good soap at once: a pretty bottle and a pleasant scent by the sink show that every detail at home has been thought about. If you are looking for a simple small home upgrade, start with hand soap.

Hand soap as a gift and for the home

A soap with a pretty bottle and a lovely scent is a practical and charming gift: for a new home, for a guest toilet, for a friend or simply for yourself. Give the soap together with a hand cream, and the recipient gets a whole hand care set. You can tie the pack with a soft ribbon and add a small card.

The good thing about soap is that it is used every day. If you choose a scent that you and your family like, the soap does not stay on the shelf but becomes part of everyday life at home. Small things, such as a lovely scent by the sink, make a home cosier.

You will find more choice in the body care products category.

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