Gli Officinali (1)

Natural soaps enriched with the energetic flow of precious "officinali" pharmaceutical herbs that intensify the therapeutic benefits of bathing. Medicinal plants such as sage, thyme, rosemary, mallow, lemon balm, fennel, and dandelion are used. Each soap is wrapped in paper with beautiful floral illustrations, enriched with an attractive and refined ribbon on the top and produced with an entirely artistic process, as in the best Italian soapmaking tradition. An elegant collection of six energetic, precious and natural pharmaceutical herb soaps that intensify the therapeutic benefit of bathing.

In the 15th century a vast pharmaceutical literature flourished in Italy, consisting of books and pharmacopoeia: its maximum expression is the Ricettario Mediceo Fiorentino (the Medicean Florentine Prescription Book), which originated a noble profession called L’Arte dei Medici e degli Speziali (the Art of Physicians and Apothecaries). The Art of Physicians and Apothecaries made use of Medicinal plants such as sage, thyme, rosemary, mallow, lemon balm, fennel and dandelion, still widely employed.

The Gli Officinali line, the latest precious creation by Nesti Dante of Florence, draws on their virtues in all six soaps, wrapped in paper with beautiful floral illustrations, enriched with an attractive and refined ribbon on the top and produced with an entirely artisanal process, as in the best Italian soapmaking tradition. The basic paste, in fact, is obtained through a slow and complex process, in special boilers, which lasts four days and requires the constant presence and meticulous manual supervision of soap and perfume experts. A process which does not alter in the slightest the essences, rich oils and functional substances of first quality in the formulations which do not contain any synthetic surfactants. What makes these soaps special? Each formulation combines a delicate and elegant fragrance with a functional substance extracted from a medicinal herb: