FOUR MARAUDERS SOAP* - Essential Oil organic formula to cleanse and protect made better. .

$6.25

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When washing is more than cleansing. A centuries proven formula made even better.

Our Four Marauders Soap is based on a centuries old formula known as the Four Thieves blend. The plant therapy essential oils include lemon, eucalyptus, rosemary, clove, and cinnamon, with clays and charcoal for deep cleansing.

The Four Thieves Story

The story of a Four Thieves dates back to the early fifteenth century, the time of the

Black Death (Bubonic Plague) that decimated the population of Europe. During the outbreak, four marauders were captured stealing from the sick and dying and were sentenced to burn at the stake.

Now, at that time, contracting the disease meant almost certain death, but despite the close contact of the thieves with victims, they never were sick. Although the crime was punishable by being burned alive, the judge was so intrigued by their apparent immunity from the plague that he offered to spare them this form of punishment if they would share the secret of their protection from plague.

The thieves relayed that they were once spice merchants and prepared a potion of herbs and oils that when applied to their extremities and within a mask held over their mouths, protected them from infection. The judge saved them from the fire and allowed them to be hanged for their crimes.

Healers who treated Black Death victims used the secret herbal formula on their skin and later stuffed into beak-like masks covering their mouths. (The origin of the term “quack” for healers is often attributed to these masks, but the term didn't come into common usage until 1800's.) They were perhaps the first to exercise social distancing by carrying long sticks with which to examine patients without getting too close.

INGREDIENTS: Organic Sustainable Palm Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Essential oils of Lemon, Eucalyptus globulus, Rosemary, Clove, Cinnamon. Kaolin Clay, Rhassoul Clay, Activated Charcoal.