Olive Oil Soap Back in the days before soap.

Back in the days before soap was invented, it is said that when the ancient Egyptians wanted to clean themselves, they spread olive oil on their skin.
The olive oil stuck to the dirt, and could then be scraped away. Other civilisations in Mesopotamia learned to put soda ash in olive oil and this became the first soap.

Olive oil has been used in soap making for thousands of years. Olive oil, like all fats and oils, is transformed into soap by adding lye (soda ash is very similar to lye). Over the centuries, the process of making soap from olive oil was improved, different oils were mixed with olive oil, and additives – from algae to minerals – were utilised.

During the eighteenth century, the amount of olive oil exported from Crete almost doubled. That is our soaps been make with Crete Olive Oil

Though soap made from olive oil was known as natural handcrafted soap, for the better part of two centuries a large section of the olive oil soap industry depended on olive oil from Crete.

A visitor to Heraklion, Crete in 1881 writes: “The Heraklion Soap Factory produces excellent scented soap. Linen washed with Heraklion soap is not only cleaner than using any other soap, but also gives off a pleasant scent, even if the soap is not mixed with any perfume…”

Olive Oil Soap with health and cosmetic properties

This Olive oil soap is very mild, long-lasting and can be used full strength on any skin type to help retain moisture and elasticity. It is no surprise that olive oil soap soothes and nourishes the skin because it takes advantage of the natural moisturising properties of olive oil. Back in the days before soap was invented, it is said that when the ancient Egyptians wanted to clean themselves, they spread olive oil on their skin. The olive oil stuck to the dirt, and could then be scraped away. Olive oil has been used in soap making for thousands of years. Olive oil, like all fats and oils, is transformed into soap by adding lye (soda ash is very similar to lye. The gentleness of olive oil and its ability to act as a humectant and draw moisture from the air to your skin makes this soap wonderful to use. This is a very nice everyday mild soap with out any fragrance oils just lots of wonderful lather. Cretan olive oil and a little coconut to make it a bit harder with extra lather, Great for the face .