"Aleppo" Soap -- halfway through cure

topofmurrayhill · Jun 13, 2016

My first shot at it. Now 6 months old, 6 more to go. It sure has that unique laurel oil aroma.

This is hot process except the laurel berry oil was added at the end and it finished saponifying in the mold. I used a slight excess of lye.

The Efficacious Gentleman · Jun 13, 2016

Looks great - is it green inside?

lsg · Jun 13, 2016

My Aleppo soap was not green either.

topofmurrayhill · Jun 13, 2016

The Efficacious Gentleman said:
Looks great - is it green inside?

I doubt it.

earlene · Jun 13, 2016

Beautiful looking Allepo Soap, TOMH. The stamps is a nice touch.

Lion Of Judah · Jun 13, 2016

what is the measurement of the cubes ? they look inviting , nice job.

topofmurrayhill · Jun 13, 2016

Lion Of Judah said:
what is the measurement of the cubes ? they look inviting , nice job.

I forget, but will check next time I'm there. They are pretty chunky. Figured I could at least emulate that.

snappyllama · Jun 13, 2016

Really nice looking soap - the stamp and natural color really complement it. I haven't smelled laurel oil. Does it smell like good quality olive+hemp? That's how I'm imagining it.

topofmurrayhill · Jun 13, 2016

snappyllama said:
Really nice looking soap - the stamp and natural color really complement it. I haven't smelled laurel oil. Does it smell like good quality olive+hemp? That's how I'm imagining it.

It smells -- unique. It's herbal in a peculiar way. I've heard people who don't like the smell describe it as a dirty ashtray or something like that. With a little imagination I can see how they're interpreting it that way, but I don't have that problem with it. We'll see when I actually use the soap. It's been out of sight and out of mind to cure properly apart from taking this pic.

Will be glad to send you one towards the end of the year if you're curious. Unless it sucks.

snappyllama · Jun 13, 2016

topofmurrayhill said:
It smells -- unique. It's herbal in a peculiar way. I've heard people who don't like the smell describe it as a dirty ashtray or something like that. With a little imagination I can see how they're interpreting it that way, but I don't have that problem with it. We'll see when I actually use the soap. It's been out of sight and out of mind to cure properly apart from taking this pic.

Will be glad to send you one towards the end of the year if you're curious. Unless it sucks.

I'd love that!

I have a funny nose. Pt smells nice to me, but neem is the most horrid thing ever.

Steve85569 · Jun 13, 2016

topofmurrayhill said:
It smells -- unique. It's herbal in a peculiar way. I've heard people who don't like the smell describe it as a dirty ashtray or something like that. With a little imagination I can see how they're interpreting it that way, but I don't have that problem with it. We'll see when I actually use the soap. It's been out of sight and out of mind to cure properly apart from taking this pic.

Will be glad to send you one towards the end of the year if you're curious. Unless it sucks.

Now I'm jealous!

Please do keep us posted.

Arimara · Jun 13, 2016

I can't say I have much of an opinion. Where did you get the laurel oil, if you don't mind my asking? I've been reading a little about these soaps and it looks like I could try my hand at them.

topofmurrayhill · Jun 14, 2016

Arimara said:
I can't say I have much of an opinion. Where did you get the laurel oil, if you don't mind my asking? I've been reading a little about these soaps and it looks like I could try my hand at them.

http://sinfullywholesome.com/laurel-berry-oil-canada-usa.html

penelopejane · Jun 14, 2016

TOMH
Beautiful soap! I love everything about it. [emoji2]

Arimara · Jun 14, 2016

topofmurrayhill said:
http://sinfullywholesome.com/laurel-berry-oil-canada-usa.html

Wow, I'm sure it's would be worth it but this mama don't have any cows to sell at the market. Later in life, perhaps I will try it if I can.

SimpleSoaper · Jun 20, 2016

Looks nice! I've been wondering what a slightly lye heavy Aleppo style soap would be like. What % laurel berry oil did you use?

topofmurrayhill · Jun 20, 2016

SimpleSoaper said:
Looks nice! I've been wondering what a slightly lye heavy Aleppo style soap would be like. What % laurel berry oil did you use?

20% laurel berry oil. It was going to be more, but I gave away some of the oil and then made a largish batch of this, so I had to scale it back. Still plenty of laurel oil fragrance.

shunt2011 · Jun 20, 2016

My Aleppo style soap came out an olive green. It's 13 months old. I used 30% with 70% OO. I'll get a photo. It's an okay soap. Gets really slick. I like your soap stamp. Nice looking soapy.

SimpleSoaper · Jun 20, 2016

I posted some update photos on my Aleppo style soaps if anyone cares to look at the color differences.
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?p=602028#post602028

I'm wondering what causes the color difference with your's, topofmurrayhill? Is it the lye excess? My soaps don't seem to be oxidizing like the real thing, and I was thinking of trying a lye excess next to see what happens.

shunt2011 · Jun 20, 2016

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heres mine. I CPOP it and it got a bit too hot I think. I have one pound left might make another batch.

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