Price: per gram, 1.00 kr. The weight per bar varies between 115 and 140 grams. Size: about 7 x 8 x 2.5 cm
Ingredients of Oregano Soap
- Olea Europea (Olive) fruit oil from Crete, Greece
- Cretan Oregano – dry herbs: 6 months infusion of dried oregano in Olea Europea (Olive) fruit oil, and converted into an extract.
- Oregano essential oil from Crete, Greece
- Sodium hydroxide
- Distilled water
Properties of Oregano
- Oregano soap is an antiseptic soap: it is antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral.
- This soap is not a full-body soap. Avoid using it near the eyes and in intimate areas. Best used as a hand soap, to disinfect and in foot baths to treat “athlete’s foot”. It can also be used to spray leaves on plants, to kill aphids. Do not allow children to use the soap without supervision. The soap foams moderately. Store the soap in a dry place after washing.
- Oregano contains pyridoxine, also known as vitamin B6, which is necessary for healthy skin.
- Oregano has a strong aroma, the scent is charismatic, intense, warm, incense, spicy, herbal.
- Oregano improves concentration and mood.
- The oregano aroma balances the second chakra – the sacral chakra.
- Oregano creates the strength to assimilate emotional trauma.
Science about Oregano
- Oregano essential oil as an antimicrobial additive to detergent for handwashing and food contact surface cleaning – ResearchGate
- Antiviral efficacy and mechanisms of action of oregano essential oil and its primary component carvacrol against murine norovirus – PubMed
- Antibacterial activity of oregano (Origanum vulgare Linn.) against gram positive bacteria – PubMed
- Essential Oils of Oregano: Biological Activity beyond Their Antimicrobial Properties – PubMed
- Carvacrol, a Plant Metabolite Targeting Viral Protease (Mpro) and ACE2 in Host Cells Can Be a Possible Candidate for COVID-19 – Frontiers in Plant Science [[oregano’s principle component is carvacrol, admin]]
- Oregano Oil and Its Principal Component, Carvacrol, Inhibit HIV-1 Fusion into Target Cells – PubMed
- Essential oil from the Cretan Origanum Onites L: A study about the anti-fungal qualities of especially Origanum Onites L.: PDF
Properties of Cretan-Garden soaps
- Herbal Olive Soap
- Handmade
- Hygienically manufactured, stored, packed and shipped
- Soap breads are cut manually with the most simple device
- Because of that, each soap bar has a different weight
- Prices are therefore variable: the price is aligned with the exact weight
- The resources are from Crete, Greece, and are organic and vegan
- There is no use of colourants, parabens, and preservatives are natural
- Pleasant mild scent of essential oils and herbal oil extract
- The lather is natural and gentle, without SLS or SLES
- Nourishing and protective
- Similar to Aleppo soap, Nablus soap, Castile soap and Savon de Marseille
- Total body care: for skin and hair
- Upcycling, zero waste: you can make liquid soap from small soap residues
- Upcycling, zero waste: soaps are made from still perfect, but expiring olive oil
- The soap is biodegradable
- There is no expiry date and thus is Cretan-Garden soap 100% sustainable
- Scientific Research
Properties of Olive Oil
- Olive oil contains vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E, and K, as well as provitamin A, and the minerals Calcium (Ca), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Magnesium (Mg), Manganese (Mn), Phosphorus (P). Sulphur (S) and Silicon (Si). Cold-pressed virgin olive oil soothes, relaxes, nourishes, energizes, and has a diuretic and mild laxative effect. Olive oil has a purifying effect on the liver, is a vasodilatory agent, and is recommended for patients with diabetes. The oil is suitable for all skin types and has a soothing effect on eczema and hardened skin. Source: Academy SAGHO
- used to improve overall skin health
- has antioxidant properties 1
- hypoglycemic, antiatherogenic, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and antiviral properties
- moisturising
- fights bacteria