Composition:

Olive oil and basic mineral salts such as soda.

Packaging:

100 grams tubs

Theoretical yield:

65 – 75 sq. ft. per 200 gram container

How to apply Moroccan Soap for Tadelakt:

-Apply to the surface of completely dried Tadelakt with a metal trowel. Go over it several times so that it penetrates and impregnates the surface. The double action of the soap provides waterproofing and brightens up the colors.

-First, because the soap combines with the lime creating a fat molecule swelling in water, the surface becomes impermeable to water. And second, the olive oil not only brightens the colors, but works as a waterproofing agent as well.

Of Cultural Interest:

In Moroccan baths, Moroccan soap is renowned for its exfoliating properties. A key part in the hammam ritual, Moroccan soap is rubbed vigorously onto the skin with either a hand mitt or loofa before being thoroughly rinsed off to leave the skin smooth and supple. After being wrapped in a large towel and remaining in this steam bath, bathers finally retire to the cooling-room for a period of relaxation.