Allepo soap has been around for centuries. It is crafted with Laurel Fruit Oil land Olive Oil. The Laurel fruit oil lends not only a distinct aroma but a beautiful earthy green color to the soap. As there are no lathering or hard oils in this gem, (ie coconut) it has a different feel to it. As a test, I used it 2 months into the cure. It was hard and silky with very little lather. It will get better after 4 or so months more curing time. I was impressed on how it came to trace so quickly. Also how hard it is after 2 months.
I decided to only use 20% Laurel Fruit Oil and 80% Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Too much Laurel Fruit oil would intensify the smell.
As you can see this is a moisturizing bar with 78 value. There is no water discount. Even though the soap calculator indicates this is not a hard bar, I disagree. The INS number is not what I like to work with but went with it. What a wonderful bar. Don’t forget to wash your soap while still in the loaf mold for a nice shiny top.
| Water as percent of oil weight | 38.00 % |
| Soap Bar Quality | Range | Your Recipe |
| Hardness | 29 – 54 | 22 |
| Cleansing | 12 – 22 | 5 |
| Conditioning | 44 – 69 | 78 |
| Bubbly | 14 – 46 | 5 |
| Creamy | 16 – 48 | 17 |
| Iodine | 41 – 70 | 82 |
| INS | 136 – 165 | 108 |
Here is my 4-pound recipe using soapcalc
| # | √ | Oil/Fat | % | Pounds | Ounces | Grams |
| 1 | Laurel Fruit Oil | 20.00 | 0.800 | 12.80 | 362.87 | |
| 2 | Olive Oil pomace | 80.00 | 3.200 | 51.20 | 1,451.49 | |
| Totals | NaN | 4.000 | 64.00 | 1,814.37 |
Suzanne
June 09, 2021
Have made three batches of this soap and can’t wait to try it in 12 months! The third batch was the best – the mixture comes to trace very quickly so I just stirred it with a whisk and poured it into the mold after light trace. I didn’t warm the oils. Created a beautiful smooth almost pudding like soap. Cut beautifully about 24 hours later.