Traditional Aleppo Soap Making How to make the BEST soap in the world

Today we will be making Aleppo soap one of the most traditional and oldest soaps in the world. Made from laurel berry oil and pure olive oil it starts with a deep green colour that cures to a golden hue.

The cost of laurel berry oil has risen hugely in recent years making it even more difficult for the traditional makers who use between 5% and 30% laurel berry oil to make the soap. Aleppo soap is normally unscented as it has a natural earthy scent that whisks you to the sunbaked fruit orchards of Greece and Turkey. It is handmade in Syria but sadly the war-torn country has lost many of its historic soap factories and it's important to honour and support historical and traditional soaps and crafts, share their story and history and support the remaining producers. Aleppo soap has a longer curing time than many soaps and is traditionally dried naturally by stacking it into huge piles that resemble chimneys for a minimum of 7 months. My recipe honours this traditional soap #aleppo_soap recipe using just 4 ingredients including the lye and shows you how you can make your own homemade Aleppo soap inspired by its heritage and classic beauty at home however we are using the cold process method rather than a hot process method to produce a smoother finish.

You can buy the laurel berry oil in the USA from

or direct from Mystic Moments

Aleppo Inspired Soap Recipe

250g Olive Oil
100g Laurel Berry Oil
150g Coconut Oil
71g Sodium Hydroxide
135g Distilled Water

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[arlenemartell]

Love Aleppo Soap. I make it to 60% OO and 40% Laurel Berry Oil. First time I made for a friend that was going trough radio and Chemotherapy. She was always with skin problems and she sweared that aleppo help her a lot. She passed in 03/2020 and I will continue to make it to help others like it did to her. I buy the LB Oil from wholesale supplies plus in the US.

[jrbland]

A GREAT piece of HISTORY and we SHOULD always pass it down to our generation.

[joyce-lovesilville]

Thanks you Sarah for sharing, I Love the smell of Aleppo soap very expensive oil.

[lkrsoapandsuch]

Thank you for the beautiful history and your twist on the recipe. Have a blessed week.

[ماميمامي-دذ]

برافو سارة احسنت انا احببت ذلك انه مميز

[Allahguest]

I made it with 70% OO and 30% LBO, so silky love it and love it’s scent

[helgad]

Hi ! Can’t wait to make it, just ordered the oil ! Thank you ! Love your all your input and information! I Appreciate it for sure ❤

[MichaelJenkins]

I'm late to the party but thank you--I've always liked Aleppo soaps and I'd like to try making one soon!

[cliviascreations]

I love Aleppo soap. Unfortunately was not a good seller for me but that is ok, I made it just with 60% olive and 40% Laurel fruit oil, no fragrance or EO.and let it cured for an entire year. The lather was amazing. After that I made a variation with 15% only and added essential oils

[dollyperry]

I'm very excited about this recipe!

[yveshe]

Hi, thanks for the video. You mention to put it in the oven, how much time and at what temperature ? thanks

[micolt]

I made it with 20% Laurel oil and 80% Olive oil. After 2 years, it’s still a bit slimy but it is gorgeous on the skin. I looked at your recipe and like it! Think I added too high of a percent of Olive oil and like your addition of Coconut oil. Thanks!!

[Penijo]

Hello, without being offensive, Aleppo soap does not contain coconut oil. Just extra virgin olive oil and first cold pressing and bay laurel oil between 5 and 40% depending on the use you want to make of it. 5 to 15% for sensitive skin, 20 to 30% for normal skin and 30 to 40% for problem skin. The percentage is of course that of bay laurel oil. Real Aleppo soap does not foam much. This is not the first video I see or it is not the original recipe that is implemented while giving it the name. Just like Castile soap is 100% olive oil with nothing else, no fragrance whatsoever.
I hope I didn't upset you, it was not my intention but being a big fan of the oldest soaps, namely in order, Aleppo, Castile, Marseille, I wanted to clarify. Thank you for this video which I appreciated the technique

[terriealexander]

olive oil seems to not cure well in my area for over three months. how long would cure time be if laurel berry is added. not sure if laurel berry has a preservative effect . nice recipe to try today. thank you and happy holidays.

[curiousgirl]

What a lovely informative video, was nice to see your face again 🤗

[airenurse]

I received Aleppo Soap sample and found it to be so slimy as it was olive and laurel berry only...So I was wondering did the coconut oil addition and less olive oil eliminate that slimy feel? I have Laurel berry oil on hand, but hesitant as I didn't like the feel of the sample bar I got. Thanks..

[fkoenigg]

Is this good for bathing and as a face wash?

[dianepitchford]

This looks like a great soap to make, thanks for the video. Did you leave the soap to cure at room temperature in the usual way before unmoulding?

[ibtissamabdurrahman]

According to the soap calculator, the mixture of olive oil and laurel oil only, gave me values outside the acceptable range in the final list of soap bar quality
Is this acceptable?
Can it be improved without chemical additives?
thanks

[markyawboadi]

I have learned a lot, thank you very much.Where can I get olive oil to buy