Nablus is home to two Ottoman hammams, which offer the traditional mixture of hot steam, cold water, locally made olive oil soap and bruisingly thorough massages.

Then she used the oil soap sparingly, very sparingly, as she washed her face.

Visitors can see a demonstration of how traditional olive oil soaps are made and learn about the history of the "hammam" (bath) traditions.

Green olives and black olives are also produced as well as olive oil soap.

Despite the name, oil soap does not contain oil; it contains potassium soap manufactured from vegetable oil.

They also offer olive oil from Palestinian farmers in Tul-Karem and olive oil soaps from Palestinian farmers in Budrus.

Mr. Yildirim then washes the entire body with olive oil soap before fetching a pure cotton shroud and wrapping it around the naked body like a cocoon.

But I like olive oil soap, which is amazing for the skin.

But it's really a regular palm-coconut oil soap with glycerin, preservatives and little goodies.

The main byproducts of kraft pulping are crude sulfate turpentine and tall oil soap.