Nablus Olive Oil Soap 125g

Wet the bar and your hands, work up a lather, then wash face, hands and body. Rinse well.

A soft, creamy lather rather than big bubbles. That's your sign this is genuine, traditional olive oil soap.

Keep out of standing water. A draining soap dish lets it dry between uses. Tip: cut a bar in half and keep the other piece dry for later.

Spare bars: store somewhere cool and dry.

Patch test on a small area first. If you have a skin condition, check with your GP or pharmacist before use.

Every bar starts with olive oil, water and an alkali, cooked slowly over low heat for about five days. It's poured, cut by hand, stamped with the Nablus seal, then stacked in tall towers to air-dry for up to 30 days. It's the method Nablus has used for centuries.

Classic, Lemon and Pomegranate contain no animal ingredients; Goat's Milk and Honey do. Each soap's full ingredients are in its description.

Nablus has made olive oil soap for centuries. By the early 1900s the city had around 30 soap factories, and its bars were traded across the region. Only a handful still work today.

Ours comes from one of them: a family workshop in Nablus, where every bar starts with olive oil, water and an alkali. The mixture is cooked slowly over low heat for about five days, spread out to set, cut by hand and stamped with the family's seal. The bars are then stacked in tall, hollow towers so air can flow through them, and left to dry for up to 30 days.

In 2024, UNESCO recognised the tradition of Nabulsi soap making as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage. Every bar you buy helps keep that craft working.