Olive Oil Soap

Turkish olive oil liquid soap and bar soap

Olive oil soap has been part of Turkish bathing for generations, especially along the Aegean coast around Ayvalık, where olive groves run down to the sea. Today most households keep a pump bottle at every sink, and that is what this collection is built around.

The liquid hand soaps

Eyüp Sabri Tuncer natural olive oil liquid soaps come in 500 ml bottles. Many scents are named after places on the Turkish coast:

• Ayvalık Olive Blossom: green and soft, the closest to plain olive oil
• Alaçatı Lavender and Magnolia Blossom: floral
• Çeşme Lemon and Bodrum Mandarin: citrus, matching the colognes of the same name
• Japanese Cherry Blossom and Amber: sweeter and warmer

Prefer foam? The natural olive oil foaming hand soap (500 ml) dispenses ready-lathered soap, which many families find easier for children.

Bıttım bar soap

Mehmet Aydın Natural Bıttım Soap comes as four 120 g bars. Bıttım (terebinth) soap is a traditional soap from south-eastern Türkiye, made with oil from the wild terebinth tree. It is a good choice if you like a classic bar in the shower or at the guest sink.

How to choose and use

• For the kitchen, a citrus scent such as lemon cuts cooking smells well.
• For the bathroom, lavender or olive blossom is calm and familiar.
• Let bar soap dry between uses on a draining dish so it lasts longer.
• Check each product page for the full ingredient list if you have sensitive skin.

Pair it with

Match your soap to a bottle of kolonya in the same scent for a guest-ready entrance: a lemon soap at the sink and lemon kolonya by the door is how many Turkish homes greet visitors. Or add an olive oil shampoo for the shower. The whole Eyüp Sabri Tuncer line is in one place in our Eyüp Sabri Tuncer collection.