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I once had a bar of Greek olive soap that left a very slight oil-like residue on my skin after use, and I totally loved how that felt. I'm not quite sure why th

by gpvos 7y ago

I once had a bar of Greek olive soap that left a very slight oil-like residue on my skin after use, and I totally loved how that felt. I'm not quite sure why the soap was that way; maybe the oil hadn't saponified completely or something. The bar looked perfectly normal though, dark green with maybe a slight transparent quality to it (it was long ago, my memory may be slightly incorrect). I have never found such a soap again (my parents had brought it back from their vacation and I have forgotten the brand name by now; this was from before every shop was on the internet), but if anyone can help me find one, that would be really great.

dougk16 7y ago
Probably made from basically just olive oil, something like https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Pure-Traditional-Olive-Soap/dp/B00IA70ENS/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=olive+oil+bar+soap&qid=1562673892&s=gateway&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Pure-Traditional-Olive-Soap/dp/B...
- gpvos 7y ago
  I have tried several olive-oil-only soaps since then, but no luck.
Crinus 7y ago
Chances are it'll be Papoutsanis soap. These are available in many places with Greek stuff, especially tourist places. For a more hand made one check this one too: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Greek-Traditional-Pure-Olive-Oil-Soap-from-Samos-island-2x250gr/202098847542 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Greek-Traditional-Pure-Olive-Oil-So...
- gpvos 7y ago
  I think I tried that one already, but no luck. Maybe it was just a one-off production error. :( Thanks for the suggestion though.
  - Crinus 7y ago
    Note that i recommend two "brands" in my comment above, the link isn't to Papoutsanis soap but some smaller one :-). It is very easy to find Papoutsanis soap with a Google search so i didn't link to it.
erdewit 7y ago
It's very easy to make the soap yourself and to super-fatten it to your own liking. Basically just mixing the oil with lye and water (and perhaps fragrance). The weight ratios can be obtained with for example this calculator: http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcwp.asp http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcwp.asp

by gpvos 7y ago

dougk16 7y ago

Probably made from basically just olive oil, something like https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Pure-Traditional-Olive-Soap/dp/B00IA70ENS/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=olive+oil+bar+soap&qid=1562673892&s=gateway&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Pure-Traditional-Olive-Soap/dp/B...

gpvos 7y ago
I have tried several olive-oil-only soaps since then, but no luck.

Crinus 7y ago

Chances are it'll be Papoutsanis soap. These are available in many places with Greek stuff, especially tourist places. For a more hand made one check this one too: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Greek-Traditional-Pure-Olive-Oil-Soap-from-Samos-island-2x250gr/202098847542 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Greek-Traditional-Pure-Olive-Oil-So...

gpvos 7y ago
I think I tried that one already, but no luck. Maybe it was just a one-off production error. :( Thanks for the suggestion though.
- Crinus 7y ago
  Note that i recommend two "brands" in my comment above, the link isn't to Papoutsanis soap but some smaller one :-). It is very easy to find Papoutsanis soap with a Google search so i didn't link to it.

erdewit 7y ago

It's very easy to make the soap yourself and to super-fatten it to your own liking. Basically just mixing the oil with lye and water (and perhaps fragrance). The weight ratios can be obtained with for example this calculator: http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcwp.asp http://www.soapcalc.net/calc/soapcalcwp.asp