Palestinian Soap Cooperative Al-Ard The Earth Soap - 125g

'The Land' is made by the Women's Soap Co-operative of Beita, just south of Nablus. The newest of the Nablus soap brands, al-Ard are true gems. Since they work in relatively small batches and are connected with many local small producers, their olive oil is often among the very best. The cooperative's equipment is all stainless steel and run electrically, compared with other brands which use gas or wood burning furnaces to cook their soap. Rather than hand stamping their bars, the Co-op uses a press machine that makes a deep and visible imprint. Al-Ard's main market is in northern Palestine, in the areas around Nazareth and Jenin.

Ingredients: All the Nablus soap brands we sell are cooked in the traditional style out of olive oil, water, and soda, resulting in a soda-less bar of pure saponified olive oil.

Dimensions: Depends on the particular batch, but bars for all brands we carry usually measure about 2 x 3 x 3 inches and weigh 5 ounces on average. Please know that this is a hand made and wrapped product that travels a great distance. THe dimensions can be irregular and small gaps and tears in the packaging are not considered defective.

Instructions: Olive oil soap gets better with age. Keep them in a dry place for an increasingly olive-tan colored, dense, sudsy, and less soap-smelling bar. They can be aged even faster in a sunny window.

From the Palestinian Soap Cooperative: We are a Palestinian American direct distributor of Nablus soaps. Our aim is to make Palestinian soap inexpensive and widely accessible in the United States and worldwide, and to do so in a way that spreads benefits among producers, retailers, and users, and that embodies commitments to democracy. 

Here's a recent interview from us.