Ortigia Lime di Sicilia Hand Cream is a protective cream with olive oil and lanolin and the fresh zesty perfume of rich aromatic lime wood.
A classic Sicilian Scent; Fresh and young yet complex and the tube is perfect for the handbag!
About Sicilian Limes
Sicilians have cultivated the verdello lime for millennia. Harvested between May and September, it is a staple of Sicilian cuisine. Indeed Mithaecus, the first identified author of a cookery book, spread the word about Sicilian food preparation some 2500 years ago including some fruity recipes. In those days Sicily was a Greek province and the ancient capital Syracusa, or Syracuse, was home to Archimedies. The Ortigia is the defensive island of Syracuse which gives it’s name to the Sicilian Fragrance brand that Arbrahams Store is delighted to stock.
Healthy benefits from limes
Lime juice is a refreshing drink too, epitomised by the famous cordial produced by L Rose & Co since 1867. Edinburgh physician James Lind discovered the scurvy defeating quality of limes over 100 years before that. He found that citrus fruit in general banished the dreaded disease. The Royal Navy therefore, finding the price of limes much lower than oranges, made the sailors eat them. As a consequence our American cousins* then decided to start call our seamen ‘limeys’, whilst no doubt, obtaining thier vitamin C supplement from Florida oranges.
If you fancy a bit of Sicilian lemon and lime tart ? Then follow this link to a recipe from CBS News.
Ortigia Lime di Sicilia fragrance represents another long standing tradition – turning fruit into incredible purfumes. To see the full range of Ortigia Lime di Sicilia available at Abrahams Store click here.
As well as a range of Ortigia products featuring fragrant Sicilian limes, Abrahams Store stocks a variety of products featuring other Ortigia Perfumes, some of which have a fruity origin, available here.
* John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln just after he had seen the play “Our American Cousin”.
