Olive Soap
Cold-pressed olive oil
Drawn from the first press of Mediterranean olives. Rich in antioxidants, deeply nourishing, and the foundation of nearly every traditional soap in the Mediterranean basin, from Marseille to Aleppo to Tripoli.
Sodium Olivate, Aqua, Glycerin, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil.
- Net weight
- 165 grams
- Suitable for
- Face | Body | Hair
- Best for
- The most sensitive and reactive skin, post-shave use, and anyone who prefers minimal formulation
- Curing
- Slow-cured in the Castile tradition
A single ingredient. Cold-pressed olive oil, slowly saponified into the gentlest bar we make. The lather is unhurried; the scent, the soft mineral perfume of the oil itself. The soap before all the others.
One bar. One oil.
Each bar of Botanic Bath Olive is made from the first press of Mediterranean olives and nothing else. No coconut. No essential oil. No colorant. Just olive oil, water, and the alkaline lye that transforms them, hand-stirred and slow-cured in the Castile tradition.
Curated, finished, and brought to you by Botanic Bath.
Made by hand, the way it has always been made.
Olive soap predates Aleppo. Predates Marseille. Predates almost every formulation that came after.
Where Laurel is Tripoli’s most famous variation, Olive is the form that came before all of them.
Two foundations. One range.
Pure olive bars are gentler and softer than scented bars. Keep yours dry between uses; a well-drained dish or linen-lined tray will reward you with weeks of considered use.