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Tautra Mariakloster: Tautra, Norway
Tautra Abbey or Tautra Mariakloster is the first permanent Cistercian settlement in Norway since the Reformation. It was founded in 1999, near the ruins of a medieval monastery on the island of Tautra in central Norway. Most of the founders came from Mississippi Abbey, in Dubuque, Iowa, along with two Norwegians, one from the monastery of Wrentham (USA) and one from Laval (France).The new abbey was granted autonomy on 26 May 2006. The Trappist nuns hope to be a point of contact and exchange between the Norwegian tradition and Cistercian spirituality.
St Benedict encourages nuns who live according to his Rule to earn their living by the labor of their own hands. Sr GilKrist Lavigne of Tautra had made herbal soap as a hobby at Mississippi Abbey. The nuns decided to make soap production their main industry, and are becoming well known for their fine, all-natural body care products.
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Ingredients: Aqua (water), Aloe barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice Powder, Cocos nucifera seed oil, Helianthus annuus seed oil, cetearyl alcohol, coco-glucoside, aroma, benzoic acid, lactic acid, tocopherol, Butyrospermum parkii butter, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, Prunus armeniaca kernel oil, citric acid, Punica granatum seed oil, Prunica granatum extract, Prunus persica kernel oil, Prunus persica extract, Rosmarinus officinalis extract, Achillea millefolium extract, Camellia sinensis extract.
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Aug 15, 2022 | By BLW
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Dec 31, 2017 | By regina
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St. Olav's Cream
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Love this cream. It is great for dry skin, and has a pleasing light scent. I gave a bottle to my Mother, and she loves it too. This will be the only hand cream I buy in the future for me and Mom.
BLW
Highest quality. Softest feel.
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This cream is so velvety and the smell is wonderful. I keep it on my bathroom counter and use it throughout the day. It leaves my hands feeling soft and smooth but not greasy. It is also not overly scented as to overwhelm my senses. It's really just perfect.
Dee
A gift you give to yourself
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This cream feels like a luxury but at an economy price. I found it to be wonderfully soothing and calming on my skin, with the most delicious peach fragrance. A small amount goes a long way, too.
Karen
Christmas stocking stuffer
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My mother was very happy to receive this again. She loved the results from prior use
regina