Authentic Aleppo Soap Bars with 20% Laurel Berry Oil

Original Aleppo soap — one of the world's oldest bar soaps, made by the hot-process method using olive oil and laurel berry oil. Our soap is sourced directly from Hatay, Turkey and stocked at our U.S. warehouse in Norcross, Georgia.

What Is Aleppo Soap Made Of?

Real Aleppo soap contains only two saponified oils: olive oil (80%), the gentle, conditioning base, and laurel berry oil (20%), the signature ingredient that creates the lather and character. The percentage of laurel berry oil — sometimes printed on the label as "Extra 5%", "Extra 20%", or higher — determines the character of the bar. A higher laurel share gives a denser lather, a stronger earthy scent and a harder bar, and it costs more to make because laurel berry oil is the scarcer of the two oils: about 5–12% for a mild everyday bar, 20–25% for the classic balance, and 30–40% for premium, higher-lather bars. There is no added fragrance — the scent you notice comes from the olive and laurel berry oils themselves, so the bar is not "unscented". Our soap is a classic 20% laurel formulation, ideal for daily use. See our full Aleppo soap grades guide →

Ingredients: Sodium Olivate, Sodium Laurate (from Laurus nobilis fruit oil), water and lye — fully saponified, so no lye remains in the finished, cured bar. No palm oil. No synthetic detergents. No added fragrance. No preservatives. No synthetic additives. Vegan.

Hot-Process Method — 9+ Months Aging

Aleppo soap is made in winter using the traditional qidr (cauldron) method. Olive oil is heated in a vat and saponified with lye and water at high temperature, and the laurel berry oil is added at the end of the cook — this is what gives the bar its green core and signature scent. The soap is then poured into a large room to cool and solidify, cut by hand into blocks, stamped, and stacked to air-cure for a minimum of nine months (our bars are cured 9–18 months) — during which the outer layer turns from green to its characteristic brown-black color while the interior remains a warm olive green. This long cure produces a harder, milder, longer-lasting bar, and that green interior under a browned surface is the mark of a genuine, fully cured bar.

Where to Buy Aleppo Soap in the USA

Sekiya Sourcing stocks Aleppo soap at our warehouse in Norcross, Georgia. We ship to all 50 U.S. states. In-stock orders are prepared within 3 business days, then move in ground transit (1–5 business days after handling depending on your location). No international import delays. No waiting weeks from overseas suppliers.

Wholesale Aleppo Soap

Case and bulk orders for this Aleppo soap are handled on our Aleppo soap wholesale page.