The Palestinian Soap Cooperative works with traditional makers of Palestinian olive oil soap from Nablus, a city that has continuously produced pure olive oil soap for the past thousand years. They support local farmers along with the artisans to keep the Palestinian culture and tradition around olive oil thriving for the next millennia.
This is the first traditional Nabulsi soap that the Palestinian Soap Cooperative has carried that has a natural scent, achieved by changing the soap making ratio to 7% almond and 93% olive. It smells divine.
Al-Zaytoon, established in 1611, is a family soap factory whose roots are deeply entrenched within the Nabulsi soap making tradition. The Tbeleh family holds the title of the oldest operational soap factory. For the last four hundred years, local soapmakers and producers have called upon the their family to facilitate the highly specialized process of cutting soap. This is further demonstrated by the locals referring to the Expert Soap Cutter position as the "Tbeleh guy."
Nablus soap is the only 100% olive oil soap still produced in the traditional way. Made from three ingredients --- olive oil, water, and lye --- it is cooked slowly on high heat for a week, before being hand cut, stacked, and dried for up to 8 months.
Fair Trade Certified and Certified Organic.
4 oz
Made in Nablus, Palestine