Aleppo soap (also known as savon d'Alep, laurel soap, Syrian soap, or ghar soap, the Arabic word "غَار", meaning 'laurel') is a handmade, hard bar soap associated with the city of Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo soap is classified as a Castile soap as it is a hard soap made from olive oil and lye, from which it is distinguished by the inclusion of laurel oil.
This soap has a pure olive oil base to which bayleaf (laurel) oil is added. This creates a pure and gentle soap, free of chemicals (only olive and laurel oils, water, natural salt) which is wonderfully kind to the skin. Nourishes, soothes and cleanses thanks to the moisturising, healing and purifying properties of laurel oil.
In the Near East, laurel oil is used to treat eczema, psoriasis and numerous other skin complaints.
With its exceptional antiseptic properties, real Aleppo soap is the best guarantee for perfect hygiene for body, face and hands.
The soap has a rich, natural scent of laurel while you bath but doesn’t smell after washed off. The soap can be used as shampoo for dry scalp. The soap lasts longer as it is dried in open air for nine months – high density, few air bubbles and little water. The soap is recommended for facial skin.
Made only from :
- Olive Oil
- Bay Tree (Laurel) Oil
- Soda (extracted from sea salt)
- Water
