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lamogood Jan 2nd, 2012 06:26 AM

Source For Turkish Soap?
 
While visiting the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, I purchased a bar of soap made from olive oil and lemon. The vendor claimed that this type of soap was used in some of the hammams. I have searched the internet for a similar product, with no luck. Is there an online source for olive/lemon and other types of authentic Turkish soap?

ekscrunchy Jan 2nd, 2012 06:31 AM

Abdullah is a good bet:


http://www.abdulla.com/index.php?Sayfa=urunler&Id=24

ekscrunchy Jan 2nd, 2012 06:32 AM

..just found this on eBay!


http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...m=120795251745

lamogood Jan 3rd, 2012 09:17 PM

Thanks for the info. Those eBay soaps are supposedly made in Costa Rica, using Turkish olive oil, but they still look great. I ordered a few bars. Thanks again for locating this source.

the_lorax Jan 4th, 2012 01:12 AM

Pricey, but maybe you can go to a store and check it out first.

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/...th&cm_src=hero

lamogood Jan 8th, 2012 07:16 PM

Thanks for that Pottery Barn suggestion. There is a branch semi-near, and I can check out those soaps in person. Thanks again.

otherchelebi Jan 9th, 2012 05:24 AM

Tulumba.com, a site that sells Turkish products from a New York warehouse has a number of olive oil plus other types of soaps:

http://www.tulumba.com/storeitems_tr...s=12&pF=pA&p=3

bestturkishfoods.com is cheaper and our daughter has been buying from them for three years:

http://bestturkishfood.com/list.php?cid=58&n=  Bath Soaps


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