I have just ordered three bars of Antiochia Soap...
Bar Soap that doesn't feel like it strips all the oil off your skin?
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My dad was a dermatologist and he always recommended Dove.
Good call. Antiochia is the old Roman name for Hatay
Let me know how you like it. I recommend it as a shampoo bar, too.
Here in the U.S. I’ve tried Barrister & Mann and Stirling soaps. Thought both worked well and didn’t dry out my skin, and my skin is dry to begin with. Stirling shampoo bars are now pretty much a staple.
How long do those olive oil (Aleppo/ Marseilles) soaps last? I’d like to try that out but at $15 for 5.3 ounces, a little wary.
EDIT: Well, I just found a couple of “ugly bars” of Aleppo soap on Etsy, so I’ll try a couple of those.
How long do those olive oil (Aleppo/ Marseilles) soaps last? I’d like to try that out but at $15 for 5.3 ounces, a little wary.
EDIT: Well, I just found a couple of “ugly bars” of Aleppo soap on Etsy, so I’ll try a couple of those.
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Pre de Provence also makes a nice Marseille-style soap: https://www.amazon.com/Pre-Provence-Marseille-Soap-Cube/dp/B00TBJVIDE
I just started using Kiss My Face olive oil soap since I found it for a very good price at the local market, and I like it a lot. Just three ingredients: saponified olive oil, water, and salt. Made in Greece.
I have been using Kirks. You can get it from Walmart for very cheap. Ingredients are - Sodium Cocoate, Water, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Fragrance - I was using Aveeno body wash before that. I will never go back. Real soap feels a lot less greasy and the breakouts I would get on the back of my arms and back of my legs have lessened significantly (though not perfect). It is a little drying on my face so I stopped using it for that but I will never go back to the chemically ridden body washes or body bars (fake soap). My understanding (and correct me if I am wrong) is that coconut soaps can be a little more drying than olive oil based. I am looking for the proper way to get pure olive oil soap based soap.
Where is everyone getting their olive oil (Marseilles-like) soaps? I live in the US and found Home - Savon de Marseille - https://savondemarseille.com/ but it doesn't seem to coordinate with the 4 major soap producers that Marcos mentioned in other threads from that region. At this rate, any options for pure olive oil soap (even if not from the Marseille region) would be great! Thanks.
Where is everyone getting their olive oil (Marseilles-like) soaps? I live in the US and found Home - Savon de Marseille - https://savondemarseille.com/ but it doesn't seem to coordinate with the 4 major soap producers that Marcos mentioned in other threads from that region. At this rate, any options for pure olive oil soap (even if not from the Marseille region) would be great! Thanks.
I use, The Blessed Seed Black Seed Soap and Shampoo Bar for Hair and Face, and Dr Bronner’s for body.
The following soap brands are available in North America, they are either Marseille or Provence soaps.
Mistral
L'Epi de Provence
Pré de Provence
Belle de Provence
South of France
Bisous de Provence
La Belle Vie
Pure Provence
Savon et Cie
L'Occitane en Provence
La Compagnie de Provence
Lothantique
Mitchell’s Wool Fat soap. It rinses clean and leaves your skin soft as a baby’s behind.
I use Tom's Maine most of the time. In winter I've used Shea Moisture Olive Oil brand that is great.
I'm using this shanghai sulfur soap. It's great. Leaves your skin clean as hell.
I've been using Duke Cannon - Big American Bourbon Soap and really like it.
I too had problems with bar soaps drying my skin. Dove soap left me feeling I needed to wash it off.
Whole Foods 365 ( may be sold elsewhere, I don’t know)glycerin unscented bar soap works for me. When I first started using it I felt there was a very light grapefruit scent. Now I don’t smell it.
Whole Foods 365 ( may be sold elsewhere, I don’t know)glycerin unscented bar soap works for me. When I first started using it I felt there was a very light grapefruit scent. Now I don’t smell it.
Because it FIVE quarter moisturizing cream! True story doggone! And I miss the commercials of the women with their daughters asking us to guess which was which!
ALSO! I want to use @Pedigree 's profile pic for myself! I'm thinking he uses Dove. He's ALMOST as incredibly handsome as I am! *don'taskmywifeheropiniononthematter....*
I picked up some Mitchell's Wool Fat as a result of this thread (and my affection for their shave soap). It's great! My wife made it a point to tell me she loved it. So slick, it feels as though you could shave really well with it.
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