This long necklace is made with natural black coloured Sabonteira seeds interspersed with turquoise stones, and is held together with a sumptuous black ribbon which can be worn at different lengths to suit your outfit.
The Saboneteira tree is commonly found in Brazil and it’s seeds, which naturally matt black in colour, are are are widely used in ornaments, like necklaces, bracelets and earrings, and are highly valued by the Indigenous tribes for their luminescence. The Saboneteira fruit is interesting in that, if squeezed when semi-mature, they produce a peculiar foam – almost like soap bubbles. 
In fact Saboneteira is used as a soap substitute by Amazonian Indians living in the densest parts of the forest, and the name Saboneteira is derived from the Portuguese word soap or Sabão. It is also said that the seed gives out an oil which rivals many current washing powders for effectiveness.
Other names for this interesting fruit are:
- Soaptree
- Soapberry
- Soapfruit (Fruta-De-Sabão) [Pt (Brazil)]
- Fortune Seed
- Wing-Leaf Soapberry
- Bois De Panama [French]
- Seifenbaum [German]
- Jequiriguaçú [Pt Brazil)]
- Pau-De-Sabão [Pt (Brazil)
- Monkey Soap (Sabão-De-Macaco) [Pt (Brazil)
- Soldier’s Soap (Sabão-De-Soldado) [Pt (Brazil)
- Jaboncillo [Spanish]
The Saboneteira Turquoise necklace is complimented by the Sabonteira Turquoise Earrings.
- *If you are interested in this necklace and earring set (£37.00) visit http://www.prettypink.eu/product,25369,Saboneteira_Turquoise.html
