Hand Cream with Mint and Lemongrass from the Dominican nuns of the Antica Spezieria di Pratovecchio.
With mint extract and the aroma given off by lemongrass (lemongrass), a particular fragrance of its kind, for a sensation of intense freshness to soothe and soften hands and protect them from skin irritations, stimulating cell regeneration. p >
Handcrafted by the Dominican nuns of Pratovecchio.
For an ancient tradition common to all monastic communities, both male and female, in the Monastery, in addition to embroidery, pyrography, creation of illuminated manuscripts, it was There has always been a Spezieria in which medicinal liqueurs were produced, lactovari (medicinal compounds with honey and sugar) and other specific preparations based on "simple" that is officinal herbs grown in the monastery's garden or wild herbs collected in the woods. These medicines were intended both for internal use in the Monastery as well as for sale to the public.
The practice of the apothecary in the monasteries of both sexes was in fact of ancient date and universally widespread and that of "Speziala" or of "Aromataria" was a task regularly present in female monasteries.
The rediscovery of the preparations of the Ancient apothecary of the Monastery of Santa Maria della Neve and San Domenico originates from this centuries-old tradition, both in the cosmetic field , both healthy and that today the Dominican nuns propose again.
Ingredients: aqua, helianthus annuus seed oil (*), butyrospermum parkii butter (*), aloe barbadensis leaf juice (*), prunus amygdalus dulcis oil, glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, olea europaea fruit oil (*), glycerin, cellulose, malva sylvestris leaf water (*), myristyl lactate, simmondsia chinensis seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, panthenol, allantoin, glycine soja protein, sodium lauroyl glutamate, cymbopogon citratus leaf oil, mentha piperita oil, bisabolol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, citral, benzyl alcohol, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, citric acid, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, d-limonene, geraniol, linalool. * from organic farming
