Patchouli Soaps
The patchouli plant is part of the mint family. A leafy bush, it grows to between two and three feet high in tropical Asian countries and since time immemorial its smoky, musky, mysterious fragrance has been used in incense and as a ceremonial fragrance. Traditionally it is said to induce relaxation, and it is also used in Chinese medicine for a number of ailments. It became particularly popular with the hippy generation of the late 1960s/early 70s, and today remains an important component in the modern perfume industry. Curiously, its scent has the unusual quality of improving with age.
Hemp & Patchouli
If you love Patchouli, this is the one for you! It's different from most of out other soaps in that we've added generous dollop of thick, green gloopy Hemp Oil (renowned for hair care) and unrefined Avocado Oil (renowned for skin care), as well as some Castor Oil. This combination helps produce a wonderful lather, so good that some men use it as a shaving soap. It's perhaps no surprise that this gentle and evocative soap has a large loyal following who come back for it time and time again.
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Tea Tree, Peppermint & Patchouli
Tea Tree oil is known for its antiseptic qualities and is considered to be good for oily skin. Some people don't partilcularly care for its distinctive fragrance, but we've added the sharpness of peppermint and the earthy smell of patchouli to give a lovely fresh, clean fragrance. Coloured with green clay, which is excellent for cleansing and helps draw out impurities, this soap also contains olive oil and shea butter because even oily skins need moisturising.
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Orange & Patchouli
The mysterious earthy smell of patchouli combines wonderfully here with the sweet fragrance of orange. To our usual Extra Virgin Olive Oil and unrefined Ghanaian shea butter is added Castor Oil, and the combination provides marvellous natural moisturising qualities while annatto seed gives the soap its deep yellow colour. The essential oils are Patchouli and Sweet Orange.
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Lime & Patchouli
Fresh and stimulating, this soap is ideal for that morning shower, or to take to the gym. Lime essential oil gives the soap a zingy, get-up-and-go fragrance, while Patchouli lingers, musky and enticing. The soap is also slightly exfoliating thanks to the addition of ground Rhooibos leaves, which also give the soap its deep brown colour.
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Lavender & Patchouli
Patchouli and lavender are an ideal combination, floral and herby yet musky and mysterious. The deep purple half of the bar contains the lavender essential oil, the cream side the patchouli. Both have our usual helpings of Olive Oil and Shea Butter for superlative natural moisturising.
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