The oil
The soap begins where the olive oil ends: with the lower pressings from Palestinian groves, the part of the harvest a family would never waste.
CURED, NOT MANUFACTURED
Nabulsi Soap Olive Oil
Made the way Nablus has made it for a thousand years — olive oil, water, and time. Three ingredients, three months of curing, and a stamp pressed by hand.
THE COLLECTION
Soap from the Old Factories of Nablus
One recipe, many forms. A bar for the sink, a liquid for the kitchen, and sets made to be given. Every one of them starts as Palestinian olive oil.
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Classic Nabulsi Bars
The original ivory bar — cut, stamped, and stacked to cure. Nothing has been added to it since 1611.
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Liquid & Home
The bar, dissolved — for hands, dishes, and everything the kitchen asks of it.
Soap Gift Sets
Soap rarely travels alone. Paired with oil, za'atar, and a story worth passing on.
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IN THEIR WORDS
What the Bar Is Like at Home
312 verified reviews from bathrooms and kitchens in 24 countries — on sensitive skin, on hair, and on how long a bar actually lasts.
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF THE SAME FOUR STEPS
From Grove to Bar
Nothing in this process has been mechanised, and nothing in it has needed to be.
The cauldron
Oil, water, and a mineral alkali are stirred in a copper cauldron for up to forty hours. A soap maker judges it by hand, not by a timer.
The floor
The mixture is poured across a wooden floor to set, then cut into squares by hand and stamped with the maker's seal.
The tower
Bars are stacked into open cone-shaped towers and left to breathe for three months. The longer it cures, the harder and milder it becomes.
GOOD TO KNOW
Everything worth knowing
before your first bar.
Why it is white, why it cracks, and how long it lasts.
Why is the soap white, not green?
Pure olive oil soap cures to a pale ivory. Green soap usually means added colour, or an oil blend that isn't all olive.
Is it harsh on skin?
No. With no perfume or dye, it's one of the mildest soaps you can use — traditionally the soap for babies and for hair.
Why does it crack a little?
Curing in open air draws moisture out of the bar. Fine surface lines are the sign it was cured properly, not sealed in plastic.
How long does a bar last?
Six to eight weeks of daily use. Keep it on a draining dish — it hardens as it dries, and hard bars last longer.
Can I use it on my hair?
Yes. It's the traditional Palestinian shampoo. Follow with a vinegar or lemon rinse if your water is hard.
PERFECT PAIRING
Complete the Ritual
A bar of Nabulsi soap sits well beside the oil it came from — and inside almost every gift we send.
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OUR STORY
A thousand years of the same recipe.
Nablus has been making olive oil soap since before the maps were drawn. At its height the city had thirty factories; wars, earthquakes, and closures left only a handful.
The families still working the cauldrons are keeping a craft alive by refusing to change it. Every bar you buy keeps a factory door open.
“We do not have a recipe written down. My father showed me with his hands, and his father showed him.”
