Aleppo soap is a handmade, hard bar soap. Aleppo soap is also known as savon d'Alep, laurel soap, Syrian soap, or ghar soap (the Syrian word for 'laurel'). It derives its English and French names from the city of Aleppo, Syria, where it is reputed to have been made for thousands of years.
Aleppo soap is classified as a Castile soap as it is a hard soap made from olive oil and lye. What distinguishes Aleppo soap from other Castile soaps is the inclusion of laurel oil in its formulation.
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