Mysore Sandal soap: The fragrance of heritage lingers

Mysore | Thursday | 21st September, 2017

Summary:

These products have a good market in India and some other countries.Even today Mysore Sandal Soap is the only soap made using 100% sandalwood oil. But Mysore Sandal soap was given an oval shape. The Mysore Government started a factory in 1916 to manufacture sandal soap in Bengaluru using pure sandalwood. One of them is the Government Soap Factory at Industrial suburb Mysore Sandal Soap produced by this factory is an iconic soap, whose exclusive fragrance has not only been lingering for the last 100 years, but has taken the fame of Bangalore and the Mysore Kingdom far and wide.Mysore Sandal Soap is another contribution to the country by Sri Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV and Dewan Sir M Visveshwaraiah. In 2006, cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni was selected as the brand ambassador of the soap.At present, there are many brands of soaps, but Mysore sandal soap has a distinctive place among all of them..