Aleppo Savon (2019-2024)
FOURTH-GENERATION SYRIAN REFUGEES BRING CENTURIES-OLD ART OF SOAP MAKING TO CALGARY
Aleppo Savon is created by Abdulfatah Sabouni, a fourth generation soap maker. Making soap has been his family business for more than 125 years. Even his last name, Sabouni, means soap maker in Arabic.
The centuries-old tradition of Aleppo soap making — which uses no chemicals or other additives —involves secret family recipes handed down for generations. In the 11th century, the Crusaders brought Aleppo soap back to Europe, starting a centuries-long love affair with the olive-oil and laurel oil based soap said to be intensely moisturizing. The fourth-generation soap maker spent a quarter-century in business in Syria, making renowned Aleppo soap in the product’s namesake city. The Syrian civil war forced Mr. Sabouni and his family to leave Aleppo in 2015. They went to Jordan first, where Mr. Sabouni tried to keep his business going, before coming to Canada as government-assisted refugees in January, 2016.
Aleppo Savon products can be found at Aleppo Savon factory & outlets including 21 Co-op locations in Calgary in addition to several Pharmacies in Calgary. Aleppo Savon is a Calgary based company.