Glycerine and Orange Blossom Soap

Orange Blossom, orange as the smell of summer that makes our heart beat faster. In Capri, between April and May, the Zagara blooms. Soft as snow, its flowers give a white coating to all the island’s gardens, heralding a clear and candid season. The feelings it gives, though, are the warm ones of romantic encounters under the sun and the stars, of the blue reflections of the sea in the caves and the scent of barbecues and limoncello, whilst in the background, coming from a villa in the distance, echoes the melody of “Luna Caprese”. The joy of living amongst nature reverberates all over the island, mingling with Carthusia’s creativity, which has always transformed the marvels of Capri’s wildflowers and plants into magical sensations.

100 gr

In 1380, the father prior of the Carthusian Monastery, caught unawares by the news of the arrival of Queen Joan, picked a bouquet of the most beautiful flowers of the island. These remained in the same water for three days and, as he went to throw them away, the prior noticed that it had acquired a mysterious fragrance unknown to him. So he turned to the father alchemist, who traced the origin of the scent to the wild carnation of Capri.

In 1948 the prior of the monastery discovered the old perfume formulas and, upon obtaining permission from the Pope, revealed them to a  chemis from Torino, who then set up one of the smallest laboratories in the world, which came to be known as Carthusia.

The symbol of the firm was created in 1948 by the painter Mario Labocceta and it portrays a “flower siren” that brings to mind the surreal and mythological landscapes of Capri.

All Carthusia fragrances have a hidden yet indivisible bond with Capri.