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TADÉ PAYS DU LEVANT
✔️ 100% Natural Ingredients ✔️ Unwrapped ✔️ Palm Free ✔️ Cruelty Free ✔️ Sulphate, Paraben, Mineral Oil, Free
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STANDARD DELIVERY - £3.95 (tracked 48hr)
NEXT DAY DELIVERY* Free over £50 or £4.95
ORDER BY 11AM SATURDAY FOR SUNDAY DELIVERY*
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Order by phone: 01423 803080
Made in Aleppo City, Syria
🟢 Suitable for all skin types
🔵 Made in Cauldrons
🔵 Olive Oil
🔵 Laurel (Bay) Oil
🔵 Hypoallergenic
🔵 Face, Body, Hair & Laundry
🔵 The worlds oldest documented soap
🟤 Brand Hero Product
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Naturally powerful, gentle by tradition.
Our Laurel Laundry Soap Flakes are a time-honoured alternative to synthetic detergents — crafted from pure vegetable oils, including olive and laurel (bay leaf) oil, following the authentic soapmaking methods of the Mediterranean.
Recommended for delicate fabrics such as silk, wool, and baby clothes, these soap flakes gently cleanse without irritating the skin or damaging fibres. Suitable for hand or machine washing, they dissolve easily in warm water and are highly effective for pre-treating stubborn stains and everyday laundry alike.
Naturally rich in glycerin, this traditional formulation respects both sensitive skin and the environment. Laurel oil — prized since ancient Greece and Rome — not only adds a clean, herbal scent but also brings natural antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, helping prevent odours and keeping fabrics fresh wash after wash.
Why You’ll Love It
Ideal for sensitive skin and delicate fabrics
Contains laurel oil with natural antimicrobial and deodorising benefits
Free from palm oil, parabens, synthetic fragrance, and optical brighteners
Economical & concentrated – a little goes a long way
Plastic-free & biodegradable, supporting a low-waste laundry routine
How to Use
Add a handful of flakes directly into your washing drum or dissolve in hot water to create a gentle laundry liquid. Perfect for both hand-washing and machine cycles.
Weight: 750g
olea europaea (olive) fruit oil aqua (water) laurus nobilis (laurel) fruit oil sodium hydroxide
| Ingredient | Source / Origin | Function / Role | Sustainability & Benefits |
| Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil | Natural plant oil, pressed from the fruit of the olive tree | The primary base oil used to make traditional soaps. Olive oil produces a rich, creamy lather that cleans gently while nourishing and protecting the skin. | A renewable, biodegradable ingredient. Sustainably farmed Mediterranean olives support traditional agriculture and low-impact production. |
| Aqua (Water) | Natural | Used in the saponification process to dissolve lye (sodium hydroxide) and blend oils into soap. | Neutral, biodegradable, and essential to the soapmaking process. |
| Laurus Nobilis (Laurel) Fruit Oil | Natural plant oil extracted from laurel berries | Adds antiseptic, soothing, and restorative properties, giving Aleppo-style soap its distinctive herbal scent and skin-purifying qualities. | Sourced from the laurel tree, a renewable Mediterranean crop often harvested by hand. Naturally biodegradable and eco-friendly. |
| Sodium Hydroxide | Mineral-derived alkali | The natural saponifying agent — it reacts with the oils to create soap and glycerin. None remains in the finished product once saponification is complete. | Essential to all traditional soapmaking; fully neutralised in production, leaving a safe, natural, biodegradable soap. |
To make your own laundry detergent: mix 2 to 3 tablespoons of Aleppo soap flakes per liter of boiling water. Allow to cool before storing in a bottle. You can add 1 to 2 tablespoons of baking soda to make it more effective and 2 to 4 drops of essential oil for fragrance.
Tadé was founded 29 years ago through a love of history and the
Levantine Mediterranean region.
Aleppo soap is the oldest form of soap in the world and the forerunner of Traditional Savon de Marseille. Thaddée de Slizewicz, the founder, is dedicated to perpetuating the wonders of Aleppo soap in a sustainable and ethical way, investing in the region, infrastructure and people involved. Now employing 15 full time team in Syria and a further 10 in France, 'authenticity, pleasure and elegance' underpins their direction and ethos. In 2023 they made 30tons of Pure Aleppo Soap and we are honoured to bring them to, and represent them in the UK.
Made between December and March, immediately following the Olive harvest, the Olive and Laurel Oils are saponified in a cauldron over 7-14days then the paste is poured on the floor and left to set. It is stamped and cut then left to dry for 9 months before being packed and shipped to France.
Call us old fashioned if you want. We are real humans who love our landline telephone.
If you have any questions about our products or your order, please call us T.01423 803080 or email bonjour@frenchsoaps.co.uk.
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DELIVERY
All orders are sent from North Yorkshire without any additional taxes or charges.
ORDERS OVER £50
FREE Priority Delivery with Royal Mail 24hr* or DHL Next Working Day.
Order by 1pm Mon - Fri for DHL.
Order by 4pm Mon- Fri or 11am Saturday for Royal Mail
Royal Mail: Saturday is a standard working day. Sunday delivery: They deliver in most areas on a Sunday for orders collected Saturday lunchtime and sent on 24hr tracked.
DHL deliver Monday - Friday, at peak seasonal times and in some areas they deliver Saturday, this is not something in our control and do not advise you to rely on this. Use Royal Mail for weekend delivery.
Signed for - this is the same as Royal Mail tracked 24hr with the inclusion of a signature on delivery. These parcels will not be left if you are out.
ORDERS UNDER £50
STANDARD DELIVERY Royal Mail, 3-5 working days: £3.95
PRIORITY DELIVERY Royal Mail tracked 24hr or DHL Next Working Day: £4.95
LOCAL DELIVERY
FREE - We delivery locally on a Thursday. Order value above £15 for free delivery. If you shipping postcode is within our catchment this will be offered to you at the checkout.
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*ISLANDS & HIGHLANDS & NI Tracked Royal Mail 24hr or 48hr: Deliveries may take longer, this is beyond our control.
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COLLECTION
FREE from our warehouse in North Yorskhire.
Monday - Friday 8:30- 4:30pm and Saturday morning 8:30 - 11:30am.
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Quite enjoy making up the wash liquid .Doesnt take long .Would never buy laundry wash from the supermarket again .Lovely consistancy and lots of it .Great value for money .
Beautiful stuff and so convenient to use for my laundry detergent. Saves me so much time since I do not need to make them myself
Really effective and have already saved money ,very good quality , wonderful company
Telephone or Whats App: 01423 803080
Email: bonjour@frenchsoaps.co.uk
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Address: Unit 14 Ousegill Business Park, Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire, YO26 9AE
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