Vegetable Soap

Olive Oil

Marseille Soap - Savon de Marseille

• • originally from Olive Oil - now some other oils allowed

  • limited to soaps made in and around Marseiile, South of France

  • Mixes sea water from Marseille, olive oil, and alkaline chemicals: soda ash, lye

  • Modern Marseille Soap has two varieties: olive oil based and palm oil based (or palm and copra oil)

  • Popular in Italy known as Sapone di Marsiglia.

Castile Soap - Jabon de Castilla

• • Made in Castile, Spain

• it was known as sapo hispaniensis or sapo castilliensis.

Aleppo Soap

• • Made in Aleppo, Syria

  • Made from Olive Oil, oil of Bay Laurel berries and soda ash

Nabulsi Soap

• • Made in Nablus, West Bank

  • Made from Virgin Olive Oil, water and sodium compound (soda ash)

  • Has a unique smell - a sign of purity and quality.

  • An important part of Palestinian and Nabulsi cultural heritage