Abbate Y La Mantia is a family owned brand focusing only on products made with natural saffron in Italy.

Saffron is a precious and complex spice. It contains over 150 volatile compounds and aromas plus a large number of non-volatile active ingredients such as Carotenoids, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, and Safranal. Saffron has been considered an aphrodisiac starting from ancient days in Greek mythology and has always been associated with fertility, prosperity and wealth.

You can now find a broad selection of Abbate y La Mantia shaving soaps and other products at New England Shaving Company.

Did you know?

To make a kilo of saffron it is necessary to manually collect about 170,000 flowers, in six weeks (flowering period) and to maintain the properties of the spice it must be harvested during the early hours of the morning. The great work it requires makes this spice the most expensive in the world.

“Since more than seven thousand years saffron is considered to be the elixir of youth“