Sabun Olive Oil Soap with Bay Laurel Oil Review

You may be a tad put off by the heading but it gets better so hold on to your seat and follow me on my journey from, 'What is THIS?' to 'I love you maaaaan!' I was a bit weirded out by the fact that it was an olive oil soap BUT considering I was desperate to try anything and BR granted me the honor I was all in with this trial.

Let's get the mundane out of the way first. It reminds me of a soap that you get at a health shop, all rustic looking and a smell that I am not sure I like even now. It is very big and chunky which is hard to hold in the shower with wet hands. It has some sort of logo or picture on top which adds to the health shop feel. At the end of the day all this fades from the mind when it comes to the performance criteria.

Like I said it is hard to hold in your hand because of how chunky it is so I prefer to cut a chunk off and save the rest for a later time. I don't use it on my skin as I have no dry skin ares on my body other than my face but I have a different regime for that. I use it on my scalp because I am very sensitive to chemicals in shampoos and conditioners. It makes my scalp flake (oh how that makes me ashamed to say on here) which means I need a natural remedy and it makes my already low self-esteem hit rock bottom.

I love how easily this lathers up. I would have thought it wouldn't lather up much at all given that it has olive oil in it and smells like olive oil. I expected an oily residue afterwards on my hands but there was nothing. It was literally just like a soap which I love. I was skeptical to use a soap on my scalp but forged ahead. I use it like a solid shampoo bar, apply, leave and rinse out. After only the first wash my scalp felt nourished and I noticed less irritation and flake YUUUSS!!! I continued on for another four washes and the heading comes in to light at this point. I was literally in tears because this is the first thing EVER to work and to leave me flake free!!!!!! I haven't been that way since I was ten years old so you can imagine the soaring confidence that followed afterwards.

If you have my problem or a skin issue this may just be the thing that will work for you as it did me. At $7 a bar that lasts for so long due to the size it's worth its weight in gold. I am beyond happy and as a celebration got an even shorter shave around my mohawk because I am no longer hiding!

Could it be true that something has taken Eco Store Lemongrass soap's place in my heart?

Sabun Olive Oil Soap really surpassed all expectations I had, it has quickly become my new favourite and dare I even say it...Holy Grail status.

First of all, this bar of soap is HUGE. It's much bigger than I was expecting, up to 200g which is double most bar sizes. And the price is right! $6.95 almost seems like a steal for the amount of product you get considering a lot of 100g bars are around $4 each. The size actually makes holding this soap a lot easier than you would think, though I would prefer for it to be rounded rather than square in shape.

The quality of this soap is incredible. It's very sturdy yet produces a soft, slick lather that makes you feel lovely and clean without drying and stripping the skin. I love that this soap doesn't foam! Most people think foaming = cleaning, but that's not the case and typically the foaming agents are what cause the skin to feel dry and tight afterwards. So the soft and creamy lather that this creates really does give your skin that extra boost of moisture while still providing a clean feel.

The scent of this is non-offensive, it's a subtle natural smell that's hard to describe - I was expecting it to have a heavy olive oil scent but it's rather subtle and just smells 'natural'. I've noticed than when using the soap I get small to medium chunks of what appears to be some sort of plant matter come off on my skin. It doesn't dissolve so I decided not to use this product in my hair as I was afraid of it not rinsing clean.

Over the last week since receiving this soap I have used it on my whole body and my hands. I suffer from dry skin on the body and I frequently experience eczema on my hands. This has not irritated my skin in the slightest, instead it soothes, softens and hydrates while still thoroughly cleansing. I have noticed a huge improvement in my dry areas, they are noticeably less scaly/flaky looking and my skin just feels softer overall.

One issue I have with this soap is that it's so big it doesn't fit in the soap slots/trays properly! Haha. I think when I get my next bar (because yes I will purchase this!) I will cut it in half and just use half at a time.

But yes, I do highly recommend this soap especially if you have sensitive skin or a skin issue such as eczema, dermatitis or psoriasis.

My husband used to call this watermelon soap as a kid, he had grown up using this soap as a child and so did his parents and grandparents, I am not sure how far back this family tradition went back but I was fortunate to try this for myself a little under 2 years ago when we went to visit his family in Dubai.

The first time using this soap I was interested in the colour, and the smell. The colour and smell are very unusual and unique to many soaps out there. I was so impressed with how moisturizing this soap was, I get dry arms and legs, there was no need to moisturize after washing. The smell stays on your skin for hours.

You can also use this to wash your hair, you just lather the soap into your hair and rinse. Your hair will be soft and smell like soapy olives.

There is one disappointment with this soap. My son has sensitive skin and when we have wash him with this he gets a really bad rash, I would highly recommend a patch test if you have sensitive skin.

Other than that this soap is really great, versatile and it lasts a long time! My mother in law always brings us more when she visits.

I was lucky enough to get on a trial team for this soap and have been using it for the last 7 days sometimes twice a day. First impressions was woah this is huge and a bit ugly but its smells so nice, a real fresh unisex scent. I suffer from eczema and psoriasis so my skin reacts to pretty much everything. Not this soap though. It took a bit to lather up the first use and the size of the bar made it a bit awkward for my little hands. Eventually it did later up well and felt really nice on my skin, even the irritated patches. I noticed the more I have used it the better my skin is feeling, soft and buttery and my red flare ups have actually reduced a bit. According to the box I need to use for a month to start to see the real benefits and since the bar is so large I look forward to seeing how else this soap will benefit. All in all a flawless product and I will totally buy again

I was really excited to be a part of this trial. For the last 2 years I have been using oil based solid shampoo bars on my hair and body.

This arrived in a nice recyclable cardboard box, green and white. When I opened this to have a quick peek the smell was quite strong I thought at first I didn't like it but then it kind of grew on me. It smells natural and clean and you can smell that olive oil type smell.

Its a large size bar much larger than I was expecting. Its a greeny/brown type colour it looks exactly like what you expect a natural olive oil soap to look like. I couldn't wait to try this in the shower!. I used this as an all over body soap, I normally just use my solid shampoo as a body wash so I did the same with this. This was really nice and smooth on my skin it lathers nicely and was great to use for shaving my legs etc. I then wet my hair and run the bar over my scalp and the ends of my hair a few times and worked it into a lather. I rinsed this out with just water and that's all I did (I don't normally use a conditioner with my solid shampoo's so I wanted to try to use it the same way).

My skin felt great after the shower, clean, smelt clean and fresh and didn't dry out my skin it managed to keep my skin feeling soft and smooth.

My hair felt great, I towel dried and brushed with my tangle teezer and left it to air dry like I normally do. I also always put a small amount of argan oil through the ends of my hair. It dried well and actually made my hair more wavy than usual. I was really pleasantly surprise by how my hair scrubbed up with this.

The only thing I noticed with this because my hair is a medium/dark blonde it did make my hair colour seem a wee bit darker i'm not to sure on the reason for this perhaps it wasn't quite as light and fluffy as usual.

Overall for the really reasonable price of this I would definitely buy this again. I probably wouldn't use this for my hair as my current solid shampoo does a nicer job for me but I would definitely use this on my body. Being such a big bar it would last you a really long time.

I give this a thumbs up :)

The Sabun Olive Oil Soap comes in a beautiful heavy card box which has the product blurb and ingredients written on the back.

I was surprised by how large the physical bar of soap was, it is so large that I actually ended up cutting the bar in half and sticking half in the shower and keeping the rest by the sink. The product is very thick so I used a serrated knife and a sawing motion to cut it into two (with minimal crumbling!).

The outside of the soap is a beautiful dull olive colour while the inside was a brighter green shade. I could not pick up much of an olive scent - though this could be due to the amount of hay fever I am currently experiencing.

I was quite interested in trialling this product as I have several patches of sensitive skin at the moment. My shins have been flaring up this year with a patchy heat rash that is easily irritated, and I have a itchy/eczema patch on my hand.

Using this in the shower there is not much of a lather, but it leaves you feeling nice and clean - it does leave a little bit of a squeaky clean feeling which is not my favourite as I feel like it is a little harsh - however my skin did feel nice and moisturised once I dried off. The product did not irritate the patches of sensitive skin on my legs - however I have not had a really bad flare up since I have received the soap.

Using this soap on my hands however, it has left my hands feeling nice and soft, however it is causing the patch of irritated/sensitive skin on my hand to sting very badly - I have had to go over and wash my hands again with another soap to stop the stinging sensation.

I do like the moisturising properties of this soap when used in the shower, however I probably wouldn't repurchase as it is irritating the skin on my hand.

With my 9year old suffering with excema and myself I was so excited to trial this. Emulsifying cream is great but your always on the lookout for something easier to use. The box is beautiful looking. The soap itself is unusual in colour muddy green. My sons first response is "with something that looks and smells this ugly it must work" he used it first and his skin was soft and moisturised looking. Really lovely. It didn't help much with his excema though. He is quite bad. My turn..., it bubbled up right away and as the soap was so big was hard to handle so out it down and rubbed my hand on it. It made my skin really sticky feeling. I didn't like the way my skin felt with it. I do think it is worth trying. My son and I had different outcomes. But not sure if I'll buy it again. The bar is so big it will take a while to get through it anyway haha

This soap comes in a cute box that has a rustic look to it. Upon opening the box I was little overwhelmed by the smell of the soap - it very much smells like olive oil. I was concerned it would leave my skin smelling like olive oil, but thankfully it only leaves a mild scent. The bar itself is HUGE and a greenish colour. I found the soap difficult to use due to its size, so I ended up cutting a piece off. The soap forms a beautiful rich lather, which I used all over my body including my face. I was surprised that my skin was left feeling moisturised and supple, as soap usually leaves me feeling dry and tight. I love the fact that this product is completely natural - no nasty chemicals is a big plus! My husband has fallen in love with this soap, so I expect we will be buying it again and at $6.95 why wouldn't we!

I've used the product for about 10 days and as directed. I used it in place of my normal products and used it on my face, hands and body.

On opening the packet I didn't find the soap to be particularly appealing in appearance or smell. I also find it unwieldy and cumbersome to use due to it's big size. It also took longer to rinse off than my normal products. It lathers really well though and didn't cause any negative reaction in my skin, my hands are feeling a little softer and hasn't dried my skin or made it worse than it was. Although the eczema on my hands hasn't cleared up as yet I may not have been using it for long enough as it says on the product website that "After a few months of use you will feel your skin become softer and it will be less dry." I may continue using it just to see if it does clear up my skin. I may also get my daughter to try it as her skin is extremely sensitive.