Natural soaps: What are they and how are they used?

Have you ever used completely natural soaps? Do you know its qualities? We tell you about the characteristics and uses of three natural soaps: Aleppo soap, Marseille soap, and Nablus soap.

Natural Soaps: Aleppo Soap

Aleppo soap has very ancient origins and is mainly used for personal hygiene. It takes its name from the Syrian city from which it originates.

It is completely natural as it contains only olive oil and laurel oil, in varying percentages; the higher the percentage of laurel oil, the more valuable and expensive the soap; the higher the percentage of olive oil, the more delicate and moisturizing.

According to the same saponification process used in antiquity, it is obtained by hand and is still cut by hand. Thus, Aleppo soap is the progenitor of soaps; it is the soaps in the world.

How is Aleppo soap used? Being a natural soap, it is free of additives of synthetic origin; its composition is particularly suitable for delicate skin and people. Who suffer from allergies and intolerances to perfumes and other chemical additives, commonly present in detergents used for personal hygiene.

It is a very versatile soap and can be used to cleanse the skin of the face and body, for intimate hygiene, as a make-up remover, for shaving the beard, for the depilation of legs and groin, for washing the scalp and hair, for l hygiene of babies.

It is also suitable for different uses than those relating to personal hygiene and is, specifically, suitable for laundry or to be kept in drawers and closets. It can be purchased in herbalists and para pharmacies or on specialized websites.

Natural Soaps: Marseille Soap

It is one of the best-known natural soaps and is usually used for laundry. In reality, Marseille soap, when it contains a low percentage of caustic soda, is also indicated for body hygiene. In its composition, we find, in addition to olive oil, sodium hydroxide, and possibly, even essential oils, a certain percentage of caustic soda.

How is Marseille soap used? For hand washing or, after having reduced it to flakes and washing in the washing machine, it is a very effective stain remover and can be used to pre-treat all types of stains. In addition, with Marseille soap dissolved in water and over low heat, a natural product for cleaning domestic surfaces and an effective pesticide for plants can be obtained.

It is also particularly suitable to be inserted in drawers and wardrobes to absorb the smell of closed. Marseille soap with low caustic soda content can be used to wash hands and bodies or cleanse the face. However, it has a fundamental ph; it is not suitable for intimate hygiene.

Natural soaps: Nablus soap

Nablus soap is produced with pure olive oil, first squeezed. It originates from the city from which it takes its name, in Palestine, and the soap factories that now manage to produce it can be counted on the fingertips. It is a very precious natural soap.

How is Nablus soap used? It is a particularly moisturizing natural soap produced from pure olive oil and is more suitable for dry skin than Aleppo and Marseille soap. It is rich in glycerin and antioxidants; it is nourishing and emollient.

It can be used for whole-body hygiene, as a make-up remover, to cleanse the face, and for the newborn’s hygiene. It can be purchased in herbalists and para pharmacies or on specialized websites.