With its entirely natural composition, Aleppo soap is a versatile cleanser suitable for every skin type and safe for daily use. Crafted from premium olive oil, natural soda, laurel berry oil, and water, it contains no synthetic pollutants, irritants, petroleum derivatives, or artificial fragrances. Its gentle formula makes it ideal even for the most sensitive skin, including babies'. As a superfatted soap, it restores the skin's hydrolipidic barrier, making it compatible with even the driest complexions. Offering soothing, antiseptic, and disinfectant properties, it relieves tightness and supports skin conditions like acne or eczema.
Authentic handmade Aleppo soap is produced through hot saponification. Second-press olive oil is boiled with water and natural soda (sourced from plants like glasswort) in underground copper vats for three days. This heated reaction converts the oil into liquid soap. Laurel berry oil is then added in varying amounts, which determines both the soap's price (due to the oil's high cost) and its buoyancy: up to 50% keeps it floating; beyond that, it sinks. The paste is poured onto the ground, cut into large cubes, sun-dried, and aged for at least 10 months in cool, dark cellars.
Love 100% natural, homemade skincare? Making your own Aleppo soap brings you close to time-honored authenticity without needing a buried copper vat. Switch to cold saponification for an accessible home method—the result retains excellent moisturizing benefits. For a 500g oil base: weigh 375g olive oil, 125g laurel berry oil, and 220g washing soda (available at organic stores or pharmacies). Gently heat oils to 30°C in a double boiler using a kitchen thermometer. Pour in soda at once (watch for splashes), stir with a wooden spatula until uniform. Pour into molds, let set in open air for 48 hours, unmold, and cure for 9 months to fully dehydrate.
