Name: Alban Arthan
Brand: Lush
SKU: 4166-NA
Price: 11.5 USD
Availability: InStock

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Vegan

Comfort your skin and awaken your spirit with moisturizing olive oil, barley, and soothing fresh watercress. The embers of a fir needle perfume steal the sweet scent of chamomile, promising spring, hope and rebirth on cold winter days. More than a seasonal cleanser, this soap is an act of rebellion against the darkness and a piece of art that weaves together the revolutionary spirit of Jamie Reid and the deep spiritual resonance of the winter solstice.&nbsp;

-&nbsp;Organic extra virgin olive oil moisturizes and protects

-&nbsp;Fir needle absolute has a fresh, herbaceous fragrance

Keep this bar somewhere dry and draining between uses. For travel, pop it in a sealed container.

Your order will be expertly protected against impact during transit by biodegradable Eco Pops, compostable packaging nuggets made from potato starch! They're easily dissolvable in water or soil.  

Handled with care

It's better naked. 66% of products sold each year are packaging-free.

Packaging-Free

Refreshing

Aromatic

Antimicrobial

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Natural

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Each species of mint has its unique subtleties, but it’s their typical fresh and energising scent that brings them all together.

Mint is a genus of plants that includes many different herb species. Fast growing and quite resistant, anyone with a herb garden knows that mint will spread everywhere very quickly if left uncontained. This fast propagation has allowed the spontaneous and natural creation of many mint hybrids over the centuries. At Lush, we use a few of these varieties, such as peppermint (Mentha x piperita), wild mint (Mentha arvensis, also called Hakka in Japanese), and spearmint (Mentha spicata).

Most mints contain menthol, in different proportions. Menthol is an aromatic compound that gives the herbs their distinctive scent. The stronger the aroma, the higher the menthol content. Extracts such as essential oils contain a lot of it as they are very concentrated.

Not only it is super fragrant, but menthol also has great properties for the skin, scalp and mouth such as:

To harness the power of menthol, Lush uses wild mint oil and lots of peppermint – fresh, dried, in oil or absolute form. With these species, our products get a strong minty scent and a stimulating effect on the body and mind. Spearmint, on the other hand, has a very different profile. Indeed, it does not contain menthol but has high levels of carvone and limonene, giving the oil a still minty, but also anise-like and sweet scent, with citrus notes.

Depending on the type of mint, sourcing information may vary. To find out more about each of them, browse your Lush product’s list of ingredients and click on the ones you are interested in. This should take you to a page full of details!

Ingredient

Mint

Moisturising

Antioxidant

Shine-enhancing

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An ancient remedy for dry skin and hair, olives contain a rich, moisturising oil bursting with antioxidants.

The European olive tree (Olea europaea) has thrived for millennia under the hot sun of the Mediterranean basin. It grows the famous small, green fruit known as olive, prized for its taste and richness in oil. Olive trees are slow-growing and can have a very long lifespan. Indeed, the oldest known in the world are in Lebanon and are believed to be 6,000 years old. SIX. THOUSAND.&nbsp;(gobsmacked emoji)

What are the benefits of olive oil for the skin and hair?

The oil’s lightweight feel is due to its <a href="https://www.lush.com/uk/en/i/squalane">squalene</a> content, a compound that can also be found in human sebum. ‘Accepted’ well by the skin, it allows the oil to help restore a healthy level of moisture.

Olive oil contains some of the most potent antioxidants in the world, namely vitamin E, hydroxytyrosol (a plant polyphenol) and oleic acid. These compounds are thought to help the skin cells fight against the oxidising action of free radicals. This means that they could help the skin stay firm and healthy for longer. Besides, olives, olive leaves, and olive oil have shown very promising anti-tumour action and protection against cancer when used at a certain level and in specific conditions.

Sources: Boss, A., Bishop, K. S.,&nbsp; Marlow, G., Barnett, M. P. G., Ferguson, L. R., (2016)&nbsp; <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306333223_Evidence_to_Support_the_Anti-Cancer_Effect_of_Olive_Leaf_Extract_and_Future_Directions">Evidence to Support the Anti-Cancer Effect of Olive Leaf Extract and Future Directions</a>, Nutrients 8(8):513

Melguizo-Rodríguez, L., González-Acedo, A., Illescas-Montes, R., García-Recio, J. Ramos-Torrecillas, E., Costela-Ruiz, V. J., García-Martínez, O. (2022) <a href="https://pubs.rsc.org/uk-ua/content/articlehtml/2022/fo/d2fo01945k">Biological effects of the olive tree and its derivatives on the skin</a>,&nbsp; Food Funct., 13, 11410-11424

At Lush, we use a lot of moisturising olive oil, but we also purchase the lesser-known olive leaf absolute to complement some of our perfumes. Extracted by solvent from the green-grey leaves of the tree, it has a refreshing herbal scent with a hint of fruity aroma and bitterness.

Lush purchases olive leaf absolute from Egypt, where the leaves are trimmed off the trees after the fruit’s harvest. All the other olive-derived ingredients that you can find in our products have different stories and origins. To find out more, browse your product’s list of ingredients and click on the ones you are interested in. This should take you to a page full of details!

Olive

Soothing

Conditioning

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The best thing you could bring to a desert island? A coconut tree.

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is thought to be native to the warm climates of Polynesia, Malaysia and southern Asia. The trees bloom and bear fruit throughout the year, growing a new flower spike nearly every month. This then becomes a cluster of six to twelve fruits. Coconuts are the seeds of these fruits, the largest seed known to the world!&nbsp;

'Kalpavriksha', the Sanskrit name for the coconut, means 'tree which gives all that is necessary for living' and, indeed, the possibilities seem endless. In Lush products alone, you can find the water, the flesh and the shell of its seed, as well as the nectar of its flower. We can even use the fibres of its fruits to make some of the wrapping papers!

A few of the many benefits of coconut-derived products

Each coconut-derived ingredient we use has its specific benefits and suppliers. To find out more, browse your Lush product’s list of ingredients and click on the ones you are interested in. This should take you to a page full of details! 

Coconut

Find comfort on dark winter days with this olive oil soap inspired by the art of Jamie Reid and Druid wisdom. 

Alban Arthan Winter Solstice Soap

Story: Jamie Reid Collection - Alban Arthan (Winter Equinox) - Soap

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Cleansing 

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100g

Lather up under running water, wash, then rinse, to leave you feeling squeaky clean. Download the Lush app on Android or iOS to scan naked products using the Lens feature.

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Rapeseed Oil; Coconut Oil

Barley Water

Glycerine

Propylene Glycol

Water (Aqua)

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Perfume

Eucalyptus Oil

Pine Oil

Peppermint Oil

Fir Needle Absolute

Organic Virgin Coconut Oil

Fresh Watercress

Sodium Chloride

Citric Acid

Titanium Dioxide

Sodium Hydroxide

Sodium Bicarbonate

EDTA

Tetrasodium Etidronate

Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone

*Citral

*Citronellol

*Geraniol

*Limonene

*Linalool

Colour 42090

Colour 19140

Colour 73360

Olive Oil

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Uplifting

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Fresh

Minty

Send to FSMS: Yes

A nourishing, comforting soap for the winter solstice

Soap

3.5 oz.

Fragrance

Blue 1

Yellow 5

Red 30

Brassica napus; Cocos nucifera

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Hordeum vulgare

Synthetic

Aqua

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Olea europaea

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Eucalyptus globulus

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Pinus Sylvestris

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Mentha piperita

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Abies balsamea

Cocos nucifera

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Nasturtium Officinale

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4166-NA

3200g

7 lb.

4167-NA

A comforting olive oil soap to nourish the skin with barley and fresh watercress when the days are hard and short.

Alban Arthan

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A comforting soap for the winter solstice.

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Mint

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Coconut

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Alban Arthan

Soap

A comforting soap for the winter solstice.

Ingredients

Mint

Olive

Coconut

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Natural Ingredients

Safe Synthetics

*occurs naturally in essential oils.

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Fighting animal testing

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