​SILK Road soap and the Spice trade

Silk Road Soap fresh from the mold.

In the beginning, perhaps has early as 2700BC, travellers would cross great distances over difficult and often harsh land routes to exchange goods, intellect and technology. Silk was one of the earliest prized commodities; hence the term “Silk Road”.  As the trade routes extended, spices became highly sought after; many rare and expensive spices like cinnamon, cassia, cardamom, ginger, pepper, turmeric and salt were used for commerce. The Silk Road became an important route connecting Asia with the Mediterranean world, including North Africa and Europe, spanning over 7000 kilometers.

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​Once I have peeled off the parchment paper, I cut the slab into “logs”

At Nomads Essentials, our Silk Road Soap may invoke a sensation of time travel... Imagine visiting a bustling market filled with strange and rare goods and spices carried in on camel caravans cared for by nomadic traders... it’s an enchanting experience that can only be described as exotic and intoxicating. Our essential oil blend speaks to the evocative mystery that is the essence of the Silk and Spice Trade Routes that have been in use for millennia.

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​I use a ‘harp’ soap cutter to cut the logs into individual bars after which the soap cures for a month and will be ready to lather and delight!

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​Ingredients:​ Aqua, oils of olive, coconut, round tree sustainable palm, avocado, castor, cocoa and kokum butter, beeswax. Essential oils of cinnamon, clove, cardamom, cedar wood, amber, amyris, patchouli plus madder root and rhassoul clay (soap colorant).

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