Posts tagged laurel
What Brings a customer to Mint + Laurel?

We highlight one of our most loyal customers, Gail Vignola to learn more. Gail explains also how Mint + Laurel offers products to a particular niche market and speaks to a consumer looking to give back and get behind certain causes. “By purchasing products from Mint + Laurel, I am satisfying my passion for Syria and I feel like I am a part of something bigger.”

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Why the tradition of rose water is revered across the Arab world

Across the Arab world, rose water is used in a myriad of ways including as a key ingredient in deserts and in many beauty care products and rituals, its antibacterial and antioxidant qualities do wonders for the skin. Our Damask Rose Soap Body Bar is imported from Aleppo, Syria, made with dried rose petals, rose oil, laurel oil and olive oil. Each purchase supports an at-risk artisan community and their families.

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Making a soap sampler - a labor of love

Last year we introduced soap samplers, giving our customers a single use soap slice from each fragrance of our Aleppo organic soaps. The samplers were intended for boutique hotels, AirBnBs and environmentally conscious frequent travelers who would enjoy high-end single use soap bars and not feel wasteful using a large bar provided by traditional hotels.

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