Happy Equinox! September 22nd marks the first day of Autumn in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. To be exact, at 9:04 pm ET is when the autumn equinox occurs as the sun enters the air sign Libra. The beginning of Fall marks a fresh start for many. To celebrate, the seasonal limited edition for Fall 2022 is “Laurel” . This is a blend of organic Turkish Bay Laurel, and organic French High Elevation Lavender. This scent is available in both the Honey Soap and Butter Bar.
Bay Laurel was first an herb of poets, but also of oracles, warriors, statesmen, and doctors. The leaves were made into wreaths for illustrious poets and the ancients used them to crown heroes. Bay Laurel was the symbol of wisdom, both acquired and intuitive. The medicinal uses of the herb were always important; it was used as often as garlic to protect against epidemics. Considered an anti-rheumatic, it was drunk as a tea and used in baths.
Bay laurel is an evergreen tree or large shrub with dense foliage and shiny grey bark. Leaves are pointed, elliptical, thick and leathery in texture, smooth along the margins, and bright green and glossy when young and darker green when mature. The leaves must be crushed to release the aromatic oils. The tree is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The flowers are pale yellow-green, and borne in pairs beside the leaf. The fruit is a small black berry that matures in early autumn and contains a single seed. Bay Laurel Essential Oil is sometimes known as Laurel Leaf Essential Oil.
The major contribution of bay leaf to foods is its fragrance, sweet but not cloying, pervasive but not overpowering. If you are fortunate enough to have walked through a forest with many bay trees, you will understand the almost incredible refreshing power of bay’s scent. Its blend of balsam and honey, with hints of spice as in nutmeg and clove are predominant in the first inhale. These scents are followed by just a suggestion of citrus of orange and/or lemon sometimes followed by faint flowery tones described as vanilla or rose, and occasionally a hint of mint.
Bay leaves can help to make skin evenly toned and eradicate hyper pigmentation on skin. The perfect addition to the Laurel Honey Soap s of course the Laurel Butter Bar. The Brazilian cupuaçu butter and Israeli golden jojoba oil are also beneficial ingredients in this highly moisturizing solid lotion bar.
Please keep in mind that this is a LIMITED EDITION scent. Once they sell out that’s it. Then Asali will announce the new winter limited edition. Check out the current Seasonal Editions Here.
Enjoy! And thank you for reading.