• A bar of Aleppo soap drying on a draining soap dish
    Care

    How to Care for Your Aleppo Soap Bar

    Keep a bar of Aleppo soap hard and long-lasting: let it drain and dry between uses, keep it out of the shower spray and store spare bars dry.

    1 min. skaitymo

  • Close-up of the stamp on a hard bar of Aleppo soap
    Basics

    Liquid Aleppo Soap: Is It Still Real Aleppo Soap?

    Is liquid Aleppo soap real Aleppo soap? How liquids differ from the bar, what their labels contain, and how to turn a bar into liquid soap at home in minutes.

    7 min. skaitymo

  • A halved bar of Aleppo soap showing a green interior next to a whole stamped bar
    Buying guide

    Best Aleppo Soap: How to Choose a Brand

    The best Aleppo soap for you: five things to compare, plus a fact check of seven brands sold in Europe, from origin and laurel percentage to price per 100 g.

    9 min. skaitymo

  • Two bars of Aleppo soap, one cut open, next to olive leaves
    Care

    How to Use Aleppo Soap and Make a Bar Last Longer

    How to use Aleppo soap and make a bar last: lathering, keeping it dry, cutting it in two, travelling with it, and how many weeks a 200 g bar is...

    8 min. skaitymo

  • Bars of Aleppo soap at different laurel strengths
    Safety

    Aleppo Soap Side Effects, pH and Who Should Avoid It

    Aleppo soap side effects explained: why true soap is alkaline, what laurel oil allergy looks like, who should avoid it, and a simple patch test to try first.

    9 min. skaitymo

  • A whole bar of Aleppo soap with a hand-pressed stamp
    History

    The History of Aleppo Soap: From Aleppo to Marseille

    The real history of Aleppo soap: medieval Syrian soap houses, the link to Castile and Marseille soap, war and exile, and UNESCO recognition. Legends checked.

    8 min. skaitymo