Advice
Not sure which soap to choose? Which soap for my skin? Our advice in a few questions.
Aleppo soap is a natural skincare tradition handed down for centuries. Made from saponified olive oil and laurel berry oil, it gently cleanses the face, body and hair. Discover its composition, its uses and how to make it part of your minimalist beauty routine.
Laurel oil, olive oil quality, stamp and curing: how to choose an authentic Aleppo soap, mild enough for the whole family.
An SCI shampoo bar is made without lye, in thirty minutes. The recipe to the gram and the mixing order that prevents grainy bars.
Olive oil, laurel berry oil, lye and water: the recipe for homemade Aleppo soap, to the gram, with safety precautions and curing time.
Olive oil, lye and water: two Marseille-style soap recipes to the gram, pure olive or olive and coconut, and what sets them apart from cauldron-cooked soap.
Grated soap dissolved in hot water, or real liquid soap cooked with potassium hydroxide: two step-by-step methods for making liquid soap at home.
A root stick, used without toothpaste, to clean teeth. What siwak is, where it comes from and how to use it.
On the back of every cosmetic, a list of ingredients in Latin and English. How to read it, what a short list means, and the limits of that criterion.
A bottle leaks, freezes and fails cabin rules. One bar of Aleppo soap washes body, hair and clothes — and replaces the whole wash bag.