Santa's cleaning up!

This here Santa soap has been hanging around in the downstairs can for a couple of weeks. He certainly is cute. His label requires a choking hazard warning because of the cotton ball glued to his side. His soap is supposed to smell like candy canes, and it's close enough, I guess. It's not unpleasant.

But he's still overstayed his welcome. 

Santa here is a product of Scent Theory, a New York-based outfit that makes some aromatic stuff. It's right there in the name. But before you think they're all boutiquey, let me mention that I've only ever seen their products in Walmart. Santa here was an impulse buy at the checkout line -- as I love to Christmas up the joint, in the cart he went. Scent Theory makes a number of holiday-themed products, including a Gingerbread soap, but I didn't see that one at Walmart. 

Many of their scents seem to try to evoke a theme rather than an actual smell. For example, Cozy Comfort, which is intended to be a woody, musky scent, possibly to get you thinking of the first fireplace log of the year (or the second, if you forgot to open the flue on the first one). Santa here specifically says Candy Cane, and over time the Mrs. got a little tired of it. 

So off he went to the can upstairs. 

Since I work downstairs and engage in most cooking and dog-related activities downstairs, though, hand soap tends to last a lot longer upstairs. I may be looking at Santa until Valentine's Day.  

Maybe I can recolor some of his garment, remove the cotton ball, and make him look more like St. Valentine. It's not that much of a stretch. 

Still festive!

A merry Christmas to all, and don't forget to wash your hands! Ho ho hygiene is important!