Don’t be fooled by this olive oil soap’s unassuming appearance: It’s pretty special. That’s not just because of its centuries-long history in Palestine’s West Bank, where this 100% olive ...

The soap hardens and cures for weeks until being packaged, sent away. Since the 10th Century, zaitoun — olive — has been transformed into these creamy bricks of castile soap.

MICHELE SHAMIYEH WAS visiting Lebanon in 2003 when she discovered the versatile charms of olive-oil soap. "I found that I could use it for everything," said Ms. Shamiyeh, 33, who was born in ...

Olive oil soap has been manufactured in the West Bank for centuries — but today, there are just two soap factories still operating. Now, a once thriving industry is struggling to stay afloat. We ...

Daughter is shocked to find out that the olive oil in her mom’s chicken dinner is actually soap “Okay, I feel so bad, look at what my poor mother did." April 17, 2024, 4:20 PM EDT ...

Don’t be fooled by this olive oil soap’s unassuming appearance: It’s pretty special. That’s not just because of its centuries ...

Bader Hassoun, a native of Tripoli, Lebanon, whose family company Khan Al Saboun is one of the city's oldest and biggest olive-oil soap producers and exporters, said that 10 years ago he did ...