Inspired by IBLA, primordial Earth Mother of the Iblei Mountains in Sicily, where the honey in the soap comes from and where the Chamomile and Saffron I grow in my garden today, have lived for thousands and thousands of years.

After a few years of establishing a small bed of Saffron I am so pleased to now be able to harvest their precious red threads each fall to use in the apothecary. Rich in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and anti-depressant among many other actions, Saffron is not always present in modern apothecaries but has been utilized medicinally for a long time. This bar is made from fresh homemade Almond milk, Saffron and Roman Chamomile infused in small batch Extra Virgin Sicilian Olive Oil and raw local Honey added at trace. Adding honey to soap in the right way causes it and the bar to caramelize as it hardens, resulting in this deepening of all the ingredients and a sweet, toasted scent. This emollient bar is calming and soothing for our skin and nervous system and lifting to our spirits. Herbal medicine is meant to be an easeful aspect of our daily lives, and weaving medicine into something we use as often as soap is a foundational way to incorporate herbs seamlessly into our days.

All plants grown at Terracotta. Soap handmade from scratch by the Cold Process Method with Whole Plant Extracts. No artificial ingredients or added fragrance. Always Organic & Wild. Cured for a minimum of 6 weeks.

To care for soap simply have a space & dish where it can rest & fully dry in between uses. Keep out of the stream of running water when not in use. Can be used directly on body or lathered on hands/ in a cloth.

Ingredients (All Organic): Almond milk (Prunus dulcis), Saffron (Crocus sativus), Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile), Small Batch Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Small Batch Hemp Seed Oil, Spring Water, Shea Butter, Local Honey, Sodium Hydroxide*

*Sodium Hydroxide, otherwise known as Lye, is an ingredient essential in hard soap making which chemically causes saponification. It completely transforms in the process and no lye remains in the fully cured soap bar.

Please note orders ship within 5 - 8 business days. This apothecary is the work of one artisan who does not believe in rushing, rather moving at a healthy pace and prioritizing being thorough, careful, and paying attention to each and every detail. I appreciate your patience and support of slowly made hand crafted goods.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.