hello! we are Arsai
Who is Arsai Soap?
We are a sisters (in-law) owned manufacturer and supplier of natural handcrafted soaps made in Lebanon, with our own olive oil. One sister oversees the Lebanon operation, hiring very talented local women to make cold-processed traditional soaps, with modern plant-based fragrances, designs, and color. The other sister, in Michigan, oversees the sales, logistics, and distribution of our soaps within the US, as Julia & Julian, LLC.
What Makes Us Special?
We own the olive trees our olives are harvested from. Most of our olive trees are ancient, some estimated to be 1,000-6,000 years old. Our handcrafted soap is of the highest quality, balancing lather with moisturizing properties, and comes in a variety of unique designs and natural fragrances. We also own the plant where are olive oil is processed. We then take the olive oil and cold-process it into our traditional olive oil soaps. We oversee the entire process from the harvesting of olives to the delivery of soaps to our customers. It's Arsai Soap from start to delivery.
Handcrafted in Lebanon
Arsai Soap employs women from the village of Bziza who have learned their traditional soap making techniques from their ancestors, perfecting it over many generations. Arsai Soap offers these ancient techniques (with our modern twist) and olives from our ancient olive trees. Each olive oil soap is handmade from the heart of deep rooted ancient tradition. What other handcrafted soap can offer that besides Arsai Soap?
Why Arsai Soap?
You may be wondering how we got our name, Arsai? In Phoenician (the ancestors of all Lebanese people) mythology, Arsai was the name of a Phoenician Goddess, also known as "She of the Earth." We believe all women should be celebrated as goddesses therefore we chose to honor all the goddesses of our past, along with the current and future generation of goddesses by naming our company Arsai Soap. We honor our goddesses through our traditional handcrafted soap making techniques.
Benefits of Plant Based Soaps
At Arsai our natural handcrafted soaps rely on traditional ingredients such as olive oil, essential oils and water, along with the plants, herbs, and flowers. There are plenty of advantages that come with using our soaps including:
- Healthier for your body
- Offer more variety for cosumers
- Cruelty free and animal friendly
- Better for the environment
- Rich in antioxidants
- Helpful for the economy
- No harmful preservatives or ingredients