Do-it-yourself recipes

Recipe submitted to the "Saponi e buoi dei paesi tuoi" self-production contest. Why does it represent the proverb "Saponi e buoi dei paesi tuoi"? The grape and olive harvest is a time to gather all the relatives who live far away due to work migration. It's a festive moment and brings joy to the elderly when they pack a container of olive oil and one of wine in their children's suitcases. It's added to the freshly squeezed grape must to keep the wine good throughout the year without the addition of chemicals and preservatives. Why Vincotto:

It's added to the freshly squeezed grape must to keep the wine good throughout the year without the addition of chemicals and preservatives.

It's used to eliminate the annoying bubbles on the palate.

It's used in dessert preparation.

It was used to make delicious snow granitas to be enjoyed by the fire during cold winter days.

Why olive oil:

It's natural.

It's found in our grandparents' pantries.

It has been known since ancient times for its beneficial properties on the skin.

It has emollient and softening properties without the addition of artificial colors or fragrances, resulting in a completely natural, biodegradable, and non-polluting soap.

It's the best guarantee against allergies or other skin issues caused by the use of industrial soap.

Recipe submitted to the "Saponi e buoi dei paesi tuoi" self-production contest. Why does it represent the proverb "Saponi e buoi dei paesi tuoi"? This soap draws inspiration from the beauty of Baltic amber, the roses of Polish gardens, and the natural honey from Polish bees. I would describe this soap with three adjectives: elegant, romantic, and delicate. It embodies the perfect combination of ingredients capable of awakening three senses of our body: the touch of amber powder, the scent of roses, and the taste of honey. Amber, attributed with magical characteristics, reminds me of the elegant and mysterious beauty of the Baltic Sea. The precious amber powder is used as a luxurious exfoliant, making the skin softer and smoother. Rose essential oil is known for its moisturizing, firming, and skin-repairing properties. Its wonderful scent will give you a feeling of happiness, thanks to its antidepressant properties. Additionally, rose petals create a refined composition with amber powder. Honey has relaxing, emollient, and soothing properties. This fantastic liquid gold will help keep your skin hydrated and fresh.

When I was little my mother sent me to collect hazelnuts under the trees in the lawn of my house, because being a child I slipped well under the branches ... alone I was bored, but if there was someone with me (my younger sister or my father, often) it became a challenge to whoever collected more hazelnuts, and it was immediately much more fun!

I wanted a soap with hazelnuts, precisely those from my parents' house, which I now collect together with my partner when we go to lunch on Sunday (also because in the meantime 25 years have passed, and my poor mother certainly can't get herself down in all fours under the hazelnuts!) and I wanted it to taste like chocolate too, because chocolate with hazelnuts has always been my father's weakness. And I also wanted it to taste a little like honey, because as a child I loved when Maurizio who has bees brought us the honeycombs with honey, and we had to put everything in our mouth and then spit out the wax (with which I then played as with the modeling clay!).

And so, thinking about the things in my home, when I was little, I created a very sweet soap, which smells of good things!

Place represented by the soap

Brianza (Lombardy)

Beekeeping in Brianza is a little-known little pearl. Despite being at the gates of a large metropolis, there are many small businesses that are dedicated to the production of honey, pollen, royal jelly, propolis and the like, each with its very precious properties. Honey in particular has regenerating properties for damaged tissues, has energizing properties, strengthens the skin's defenses and protects against smog, atmospheric agents and sudden changes in temperature.

Even in the choice of the soap base, we tried to choose mainly fats available in local production or in any case of Italian production, avoiding the massive use of too exotic fats. At the same time, however, we wanted to obtain a complete soap with a consistent and soft foam and a warm and enveloping scent.

Recipe submitted to the "Saponi e buoi dei paesi tuoi" (Soaps and oxen from your own country) self-production contest. Why does it represent the proverb "Saponi e buoi dei paesi tuoi" (Soaps and oxen from your own country)? Because all the ingredients are typical of the Bergamo region, starting with polenta, a dish that accompanies us in both warm and cold weather, honey, a product that is abundant thanks to the differences that characterize my province... plains, hills, mountains. Extra virgin olive oil, also abundant in the areas of Sarnico, Scanzorosciate, etc... Alfalfa because it can be found in all the fields of the rural areas like those of Martinengo, where I grew up with my grandparents, among herbs like mint and basil... Potatoes are a very typical product of Martinengo... But it was a bit difficult for me to incorporate them into the soap...

Recipe submitted for the "Saponi e buoi dei paesi tuoi" self-production competition. Why does it represent the proverb "Saponi e buoi dei paesi tuoi"? Because it contains honey produced in the valley at 1500 meters, juniper berries, and red fir needles collected in the woods behind the house, as well as essential oils of wild pine, juniper, and red fir to evoke the scents of the forest. The soap's green color also recalls the colors of the woods. Additionally, each soap mold was made using a piece of fir wood and two fresh twigs.