The hot fabrication of the traditional soap is seasonal that begins every year in December and continues until the end of March, taking advantage of the cold weather and its humidity that is necessary for the fabrication steps.

Every batch of this soap is fabricated during two complete days, two days of reaction between the natural oil and the sodium hydroxide which are gradually added during the fabrication.

After the complete reaction, the product is washed by water before leaving it for a period of eight hours.

During this period it becomes free of its added water, after that, the soap will be spread according the mould thickness.

It will be manually cut and stamped. It will be set in forms of domes, cubes or pyramids, in order to allow the air infiltration through its moulds to be dried in a period of seven - nine months.


The fabrication operation by the hot method which is relatively slow and lengtly, guarantees the absence of free fat in the product, on the other hand the washing by free water before spreading and cutting guarantees the absence of free alkalinity in the product.


After the natural drought, the external layer of soap pieces will be oxidized / by nature effect / and acquired gradually the yellow color, then the dark yellow color / dark beige / that is the famous and traditional color of this soap, meanwhile the interior of the pieces remains in its green color of the natural oil, indicating the good quality of its raw matters.

After the complete drought of the product, it is possible to reform it to take the required form and weight, for example:
the circular or oval form with oriental or geometric incrustations and make also small forms weighting of 10 - 20 grams to use as ornament soap or to insert into clothes or towels wardrobes to diffuse a very nice smell.

It is certain that the traditional laurel Aleppeen soap is very useful for the epidermis, as it is made from the natural olive and laurel oils, it is recommended by doctors for some allergic diseases, eczema and scalp care.


The natural laurel soap washes softly all the natural textiles like silk, cotton and wool.


So, many people do consider the traditional Aleppeen soap of high quality as medical soap or cosmetic product .