Find your number

Every Avlia Aleppo bar is made from the same two oils — olive and laurel — in a different balance. The number on the bar is that balance. It isn’t a quality grade. It’s a choice about how you want your soap to feel.

Most Aleppo soap sits between 5% and 20% laurel. Ours runs from pure olive oil all the way to 60%.

The one idea

Olive oil is the base.
It’s what makes the bar mild and moisturizing.
Laurel oil is the dial.
Turn it up and the lather gets denser, the clean feels deeper and the warm, earthy scent gets stronger.
Milder · richer · more moisturizingBolder · deeper clean · more scent
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The range

Avlia 0% laurel oil Aleppo soap bar
0% Pure Olive

The mildest bar we make. No laurel at all, so no laurel scent — just olive oil, saponified the traditional way. For very dry or delicate skin, and anyone who wants the gentlest possible wash.

FeelRichest, softest ScentAlmost none
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Avlia 5% laurel oil Aleppo soap bar
5% Whisper of Laurel

Almost entirely olive oil, with just enough laurel to give the bar its character. A soft, creamy wash for dry skin.

FeelVery mild ScentFaint
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Avlia 10% laurel oil Aleppo soap bar
10% Everyday Gentle

A gentle daily bar for most skin types. The laurel is there, but quietly.

FeelMild ScentSubtle
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Avlia 16% laurel oil Aleppo soap bar
16% The BalanceStart here

Where olive and laurel meet in the middle. Mild enough for every day on face and body, with enough laurel to feel like real Aleppo soap. The bar many customers end up calling their “forever bar” — and the one most often described as the first soap they didn’t need lotion after.

FeelBalanced ScentGentle, herbal
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Avlia 30% laurel oil Aleppo soap bar
30% The BestsellerBestseller

Our most popular bar. A deeper-feeling clean and a noticeable earthy scent. A favorite for normal-to-oily skin — and many use it on their hair, too.

FeelDeeper clean ScentNoticeable, earthy
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Avlia 50% laurel oil Aleppo soap bar
50% Bold

Half laurel. A dense lather, a deep-feeling cleanse and a strong herbal scent. For oily skin, and for people who already know they love laurel.

FeelBold ScentStrong
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Avlia 60% laurel oil Aleppo soap bar
60% IntenseRare

The high end most makers don’t go to. Maximum laurel character, a rich green interior and the deepest scent in the range. For experienced Aleppo users. With less olive oil, it can feel less moisturizing — follow with a moisturizer if your skin runs dry.

FeelMost intense ScentDeepest
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Not sure? Start at 16%.

Use it for two weeks. If you want more depth, move up to 30%. If you want it softer, step down to 10%. The range exists so you can find exactly where you sit.

Shop the 16% bar
Or try three at once

The Laurel Dial Discovery Set

16%, 30% and 60% — the balanced middle, our bestseller and the bold high end, in one box. Use each for a week or two and you’ll know your number. Ships free.

Get the Discovery Set — $42
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Why it’s brown outside and green inside

Every bar is cured for about a year. As it ages, the outside turns a golden, dusty brown while the inside keeps its green. A bar that’s lighter or darker than the photo isn’t a defect — that’s the curing.

How to use it

Wet the bar and work up a lather between your hands, then apply and rinse. Keep it on a draining dish between uses — Aleppo soap lasts far longer when it dries out fully.

The craft

Our bars are made in southern Turkey by Syrian master soapmakers, using the traditional Aleppo method: olive oil and laurel oil cooked slowly, poured, cut by hand, stamped and left to cure. In December 2024, UNESCO inscribed the craftsmanship of Aleppo soap on its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

In our customers’ words

“Sometimes simple is the best, and that’s the case with this soap. After using it for two weeks I’ve found I don’t need lotion on my hands anymore.”
— Christopher R., on the 16% bar
“Very moisturizing. I’m older and it’s hard to find soaps that don’t dry me out. This did the trick.”
— Rowan R., on the 16% bar
“I use it on my whole body, in my hair, and as a face wash.”
— Malik, on the 60% bar
“Very informative website that makes it easy to figure out exactly which ratio of laurel and olive oils would be best for your skin.”
— Hollis M.

Aleppo soap is a cleanser, not a medicine. If you have a skin condition, talk to your doctor before changing your routine, and stop using any new product that doesn’t agree with your skin.