Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Shopping Alert: Silk Road Trading Company


If you've been looking for soap that is hand-crafted, luxurious, moisturizing, smells fantastic and is environmentally-friendly, look no further than the products from Silk Road Trading Company.

This new business venture created by Jennifer Williamson, artist extraordinaire, and Mike Lyons, IT guy/game guru/le' soapmaker, will surely blow your socks off. This duo has created soaps utilizing the fabulously "famous" perfumes from Mistress Beth at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab. The soaps are sold over at Black Phoenix Trading Post, the authorized retailer of all things BPAL-related. With the very finest in fair-trade and eco-friendly oils, these soaps make an impact on more than just your nose and your shower.

Reviews have been rave. Customers can't seem to get enough of these decadent soaps. Some have even said they have become addicted to the luxurious bars.

The first chapter of offerings from Silk Road Trading Company takes us traveling upon the Silk Road. Inhale deeply as our sensory journey takes us to:

Bezeklik, a famous prayer-stops of underground river-fed cave grottoes (a Rhassoul clay base, the scent of underground rivers, damp earth, and pilgrim incense offerings.)

Golkonda, famous mines, west of Hyderabad in India (pure - no perfumes, no colorings, no artificial ingredients whatsoever)

Odalisque, hareems of the Ottoman Empire (blend of two chocolates, rose and lavendar waters, layered over a wicked cocoa butter soap sprinkled with dark chocolate.)

Pearls and Jade, precious gems of the Asian world (sugared white tea, vanilla cream, two kinds of mint, chamomile flowers and a swirl of freshly crushed herbs.)

Seres, mysterious silk-makers of the East (embedded with silk, and scented with Chinese amber, Arabian sadalwood, and silky iris.)

Singapore, gateway of commerce between East & West (green and white teas layered over sweet coconut, ambergris, and the golden opium of the East India Company's infamous trade.)

Taklamakan, the Desert of Death (rough, pumice-laced soap scented with the dry, scouring winds of sandstorms so vast they can be seen from outer space.)

Temujin, better known to the world by the title he won - Genghis Khan (red ginger, cinnamon, clary sage, patchouli, and exotic spices.)

Turfan, oasis of the desert (bursting with deep red wine, pomegranate, juicy fig and the garden flowers of this exotic and lovely oasis.)


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