SOAP

Traditional soaps in demand for their indefinite shelf life, with a recipe as old as 150 years and made with natural methods, have been making their way from the heart of the southeastern province of Gaziantep's Nizip district to 25 countries across the globe.

Papoutsanis, the company which set up modern Greece's first industrial-scale soap producing plant in 1870, expects its losses this year from the shuttering of hotels to be offset by soaring supermarket sales. The increase in demand as people wash their hands more frequently - due to the coronavirus outbreak - has seen its factory increase output in recent days.

Olive trees have dotted Turkey's landscape for centuries. Olive oil is a staple of Turkish cuisine and a key ingredient in the country's famous handmade olive oil soap.

Researchers claim that there is an "urgent need" to test triclosan, a common chemical in household products. After preliminary studies, scientists conclude that it might cause colonic inflammation and promote colon cancer.

Triclosan is not necessarily a household name, but the products that it is found in certainly are.

A 19th century olive oil and soap factory in the northwestern Turkish resort town of Ayvalık will be restored and converted into a wellness center by the local municipality.

The Kırlangıç Olive Oil and Soap factory, a property of the municipality stopped production in 2001.

A group of more than 200 scientists and health professionals from around the world issued a statement on June 20 that urged consumers to stop using products that contain two common antimicrobial chemicals. 

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During the winter our skin suffers negative effects of cold and is now, when the spring is coming, ready for regeneration. To this purpose you should try something that isn't part of the daily care but can cheer you up in a moment - fragrant and delicate body butters.

Mango seed butter

A Polish soap bubble artist performs on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street in the historic center of Athens. Piotr Ostrowski, 31, gave up his job at a recording studio in Poland six months ago to travel the world, funding his journey along the way by putting on soap bubble spectacles in public spaces using two selfie sticks and what he calls his 'magic' soap mixture.

Turkey-based soap maker Evyap Holding has made plans to transfer its bar soap production facility from Turkey to Malaysia by the end of this year.