{"product_id":"athena-tea-tree-turmeric-soap","title":"Athena - The Clarity Ritual - Divine Intervention","description":"\u003cp\u003eATHENA – THE CLARITY RITUAL - EUCALYPTUS, TEA TREE, TURMERIC, PEPPERMINT, ROSEMARY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my most complex botanical blend, and smells utterly divine! Consider it your daily reset button.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright, clarifying, and named for a goddess  -  Athena is a citrus-and-herb powerhouse built for skin that wants a fresh start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jdb-product-facts\"\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e✦ \u003cstrong\u003eBotanicals:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orange, Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Rosemary, Turmeric\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e◇ \u003cstrong\u003eScent:\u003c\/strong\u003e bright, citrusy, herbal, fresh\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e♠ \u003cstrong\u003eGreat for:\u003c\/strong\u003e oily or blemish-prone skin looking for a clarifying cleanse\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e▣ \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e hot-process bar soap, handmade in small batches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE LORE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/product-stories\"\u003ethe wider J.D. Bauer Botanicals story collection\u003c\/a\u003e, see the full product-story collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ancient Greece, bathing was as much ritual as hygiene. Long before soap as we know it existed, Greeks washed and anointed themselves with oils infused with aromatic herbs. The naturalist Theophrastus, writing in the 4th-3rd century BCE, recorded actual perfume-making methods in his treatise \u003cem\u003eConcerning Odors\u003c\/em\u003e  -  describing olive oil used as a carrier for scent, and fragrances built from mint and other herbs steeped or gently warmed in oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor another bright herbal direction, compare \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sage-blossom-soap-story\"\u003eSage Blossom's geranium, lime, and sage profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCenturies later, the writer Athenaeus preserved an even older passage describing a man who, after bathing, anointed his arms with mint oil and his neck and knees with fragrant thyme. Our Athena recipe takes its cue from that tradition  -  olive oil at the center, surrounded by bright, clarifying botanicals: peppermint, rosemary, eucalyptus, tea tree, turmeric, and orange. A modern ritual, built on a 2,000-year-old idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gods had temples. You have a shower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant the full product story?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/athena-clarity-ritual\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee the Athena, The Clarity Ritual story →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.D. Bauer Botanicals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50476142657579,"sku":"SQ8513052","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/1842\/3083\/files\/HipstamaticPhoto-809887128.228243.webp?v=1790195424","url":"https:\/\/jdbauerbotanicals.com\/products\/athena-tea-tree-turmeric-soap","provider":"J.D. Bauer Botanicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}