{"product_id":"viking-ice-peppermint-birch-soap","title":"Viking Ice - Like jumping in a fjord. With soap.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVIKING ICE – PEPPERMINT, BIRCH, SEA SALT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.Cold, sharp, and a little bit fierce  -  Viking Ice is peppermint and birch turned up to eleven, with sea salt for grit. This bar doesn't just clean you, it wakes you up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBotanicals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Peppermint, Wintergreen\/Birch, Sea Salt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Icy, Minty, Woodsy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntensely Cooling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexture:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sea salt adds a satisfying, lightly gritty feel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hot-process bar soap, handmade in small batches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE LORE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/product-stories\"\u003emore old-world and botanical product stories\u003c\/a\u003e, see the full product-story collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContrary to their reputation, Vikings were surprisingly fastidious. Norse men and women bathed regularly (weekly, at minimum  -  more often than most of medieval Europe), combed their hair daily, and carried grooming kits of bone combs, razors, and ear-cleaners wherever they went. Combs turn up constantly in Viking Age graves, right alongside the swords.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a brighter maritime take on mint and salt, see \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/blimey-thats-limey-story\"\u003eBlimey That's Limey's citrus-heavy formula\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA medieval English monk, John of Wallingford, complained about this at length  -  griping that Danish men were combing their hair, bathing every Saturday, and changing their clothes, and that English women found this charming. Fragments of Norse soap have actually turned up in the archaeological record, with recipes passed down for generations across Northern Europe. Viking Ice is my tribute to that cold, clean, no-nonsense Norse spirit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMenthol and wintergreen have a long history in old-school muscle rubs and liniments  -  the sort of thing you reached for after a hard day, a long march, or, presumably, raiding England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBathe first, then go raid the coast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant the full product story?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/viking-ice-soap-story\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee the Viking Ice story →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J.D. Bauer Botanicals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50476142198827,"sku":"SQ9939124","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/1842\/3083\/files\/84829127-F5A8-48BC-9A66-F0187290CFC9.webp?v=1790195421","url":"https:\/\/jdbauerbotanicals.com\/products\/viking-ice-peppermint-birch-soap","provider":"J.D. Bauer Botanicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}