Shampoo & Body Bar, Natural Organic Olive Oil
Regular price $13.50Shampoo and Body Bar, Natural Organic Olive Oil
Handmade from organic olive oil with added laurel berry oil from the Laurus nobili or bay tree. The laurel oil in this bar is especially kind to hair making a great shampoo as well as a body wash.
100% natural, biodegradable and chemical-free suited to every skin type, even for babies. Comes unwrapped, plastic-free.
Certified by ECOCERT as Natural & Organic.
Size: 180-200g - weights may vary slightly as the soap is hand-cut
Ingredients: Organic Olive Oil, Organic Ghar (Laurel Oil), Food Grade Sodium Hydroxide, Aqua
Soap history
The Palestinian city of Nablus and the Syrian city of Aleppo have been centres of soap making for more than 2000 years. Nablus became known for its pure olive oil soap, but the soap-makers of Aleppo developed the famous the famed “Savon d’Alep” made from olive oil, laurel berry oil (zeit ghar), water and lye. Bay trees (scientific name Laurus nobilis) need to be at least 10 years old before they flower and produce the berries containing the special oil for this soap. As it is produced only from natural oils, Aleppo soap is also biodegradable. This Aleppo-style soap is also made in Nablus, Palestine, but its English name reminds us that its recipe originated in Aleppo.
