Scented Grand Tour Intaglio Soaps: The Milanese Set

The European Grand Tour was a popular journey undertaken by wealthy young individuals, typically English gentlemen, primarily from the late 17th to 19th centuries as a completion to their formal education. It involved extensive travels across continental Europe to explore its cultural treasures and historical sites, shaping the travelers’ education and influencing art and intellectual life during that era. The tour typically ended in Italy, which is where the HHC European Grand Tour Soaps find their inspiration.

During the Grand Tour, young nobles and intellectuals would visit prominent cultural sites, museums, and archaeological sites throughout the Continent. They encountered classical antiquities and artworks that held great historical and artistic significance. To preserve a tangible memory of these encounters, they often commissioned or acquired intaglio plaster impressions (or impronte) from master carvers like Liberotti and Tassie, like those impressions seen in the HHC sets.

These intaglios allowed travelers to take a piece of the classical world back home, serving as a way to both remember their experiences and to study classical art and history. The intaglios were often displayed in collections, used for educational purposes, or even as decorative elements in various forms, including in architecture and jewelry…and now, as specialty guest soaps!

• Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Safflower Oil, Kosher Vegetable Glycerin, Purified Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Sorbitan Oleate, Oat Protein, Titanium Dioxide, 99% Isopropyl Alcohol

• Fragrance Oil: Phthalate-Free, Not Subject to California Proposition 65 Warning Requirements
• Colorant: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Ultramarine Blue, and Tin Oxide

To Note:
Please discontinue use if irritation occurs. This soap is not for ingestion. Not a detergent or fragrance-free product.  Fragrance will fade with use and time. Color may change with exposure to light and darken due to the added fragrance; if this occurs, soap is still safe to use. Preserve the design by using the underside of the soap to create lather. Lather may be colored. If using for unwrapped display and soaps are exposed to high humidity, soaps may develop a glycerin dew; fan them off and/or lightly dab to remove the fine droplets. Alternatively, allow soap to dry naturally.