Aleppo Soap

[smeetree]

Here is aleppo soap I made. 60% olive, 40% Laurel.

I'll come back every 3 months and update the photos so we can see it age. The bars are 2x2x2 and 3x2x1.

 

[JustBeachy]

good job smee. Looks good so far.

 

[xraygrl]

Love it! Very earthy looking!

 

[hud]

Wonderful. The color is so beautiful even though it's slightly different than the color I know, maybe I'll just wait for your next update.
Do you think you'll make more batches with different percentage by the time this batch is cured?
Great job though.

 

[smeetree]

Thanks, hud. What color are you used to? More brownish? I think that happens as it ages and oxidizes. What scent do your bars have? This was almost a smokey scent like a campfire.

I tried some leftover soap today and it was a bit dry to me, so I'm going to try one with 30% laurel next.

 

[hud]

Hi smeetree, I think I'd rather wait on the color until they age, you are right. The smell was a combination of olive oil and laurel oil. I don't know how to describe I just say it's marvelous.

 

[Ellacho]

Looks great! Love the color too! Yours is much more greener than mine.

 

[CaraBou]

Gorgeous color, I would love it to stay.

What is considered a traditional cure with aleppo?

 

[smeetree]

What is considered a traditional cure with aleppo?

I think over time (~9 months) it turns brown like this, depending how much sunlight it gets (the less sun the darker it stays):

http://noonnabalsy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Aleppo-Soaps-All.jpg

This happens as it oxidizes. The center remains green. So it will look like this, ideally:

http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/media/news/images/2012/660x390photo_1349355730498-1-0.jpg

With the brown outer ring and green inside.

That's what I was shooting for. We will see if that actually happens. So far I feel optimistic because the color looks just about right.

I also read that you can tell the age of the soap due to how deep inside the brown oxidation goes. So if it's a thin layer like in the photo above it's a young aleppo soap. If the bar is brown throughout it's very old.

Looks great! Love the color too! Yours is much more greener than mine.

Thanks!

Gorgeous color

Thanks!