Aleppo soap

[4] Today most Aleppo soap, especially that containing more than 16% of laurel oil, is exported to Europe and East Asia.

Boiling lasts three days while the oil reacts with the lye and water to become a thick liquid soap.

At this point, the soap is a large, green, flat mass, and it is allowed to cool down and harden for about a day.

The cubes of soap are stacked in staggered cylinders to allow maximum air exposure.

And lastly, the color of the outside of the soap turns pale gold, while the inside remains green.