Patchouli-Rosemary Soap

• Olea Europea (Olive) fruit oil from Crete, Greece
• Rosemary dry herb from Crete, Greece
• Patchouli essential oil from Indonesia
• Sodium hydroxide
• Distilled water

Patchouli

• Patchouli has a strong, sweet base scent.
• The essential oil is derived from the leaves.
• It is grounding, balancing, calming.
• Strengthens and stimulates the psyche.
• Supports the nervous system.
• It falls into the musky-earth category.
• Balances the first chakra [root chakra], the second chakra [sacral chakra], the sixth chakra [third eye]
• See also here.

Rosemary

• Promotes skin, scalp and hair health.
• Rosemary is invigorating and activating.
• Rosmarinic acid (the main component of rosemary leaf extract) is a powerful sedative for skin conditions such as eczema and acne.
• The herb rosemary contains potent antioxidants, rosemary leaf extract protects the skin and prevents signs of premature ageing.
• Rosemary smells woody, herbal, refreshing and uplifting.
• It stimulates the third chakra, the solar plexus; balances the fifth chakra, the throat chakra.
• Rosemary oil is a basic essential oil with a warming and deeply penetrating pleasant scent that has a beneficial effect on the central nervous system.
• Rosemary contains vitamins A, C, and B-6.

• 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

• 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
  • hypoglycemic, antiatherogenic, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and antiviral properties
• moisturising
• fights bacteria