Lebanon
year 15 YEAR

Hassoun Family & Soap Making Through The Ages Soap industry in the Lebanese coast is as old as olives. The age of olives extending in the area from Palestine towards Lebanese coast goes back to thousands years BC. Tripoli & its wise men are characterized by a unique point that no one else have, it is the sophistication in the industry of aromatic & therapeutic soap, as well as the decorated soap used as decoration & had been offered as gifts to visitors in special & happy occasions. The Arabian countries were the natural market for the Lebanese production cosmetics & soaps. As well as Europe, that knew the Lebanese soap since more than thousand years ago. All olive workers were farmers, even merchants used to earn their living from the blessings & gods of reputable Tripoli's soap. Soap's factories produced the highest quality the world ever knew. In the beginning of the 14th AC, Khan Al Saboun was the first trade center in the area. It acquired a prestigious post in the international trade world. The Citizens merchants of Tripoli founded soap's factory in the state of Halab since it is quite near to Turkey known as the passage to Europe. Commonly known,، the family of Tripoli- soap makers - are till today the richest business men in Lebanon & its area,، among them,، the family of Bader Hassoun 1since more than 800 years ago. We see the family's houses & shops in the surroundings of Khan Al Saboun & Souk Al Aatarin still existing. In addition,، the family used to one many olives fields that provide soap's industry with sacred oil. Some members of the family were interested in cultivation; others were tutors of Islamic religion & beliefs in the well known mosque in ore present day. Bader practiced the science of chemistry,، pharmacy & natural therapy from 800 years ago. Six siblings,،grandsons of Bader 1,، lived in the neighborhood of Noury in Tripoli during the rule period of a prince called Barbar Agha. They were considered amongst the most professional soap & beauty care products makers. However,، due to a political disagreement with the governor prince,، the brothers found themselves forced to disperse in different Lebanese regions. Even though; they preserved the closed relation among them. Only the house of the youngest brother Ahmad is still exists in the Noury's neighborhood in the beginning of the 18thc AC. Among the male kids we may find some soap makers & the most distinguished one is Ahmad Hassoun & his eldest son Bachir. On the other hand,، the family's girls & women were excellent in creating cosmetic herbal compositions. Each sone of Hajj Ahmad had his own special job; Hajj Anoir & Hajj Aabd Al Rahman was specialized in export mainly to Cairo line by marine's transportation. He was the brother of the grandmother of Bader Hassoun & cousin of his grandfather ()to his father)( Hajj Abd Al Rahman Hassoun who owned a shop in Noury's neighborhood specialist to buy family's products. Among the types of soap & other products they used to create,، we start mentioning by: 1. Aromatic therapy soap divided into 3 principle classes: Tripolian mixture,، Sultnic mixture & royal mixture. Each one of the precious products has its own ingredients & its own way of manufacturing & preparing. 2. The farming herbal soap. It is a mixture that produces rich foam & natural scent. I n addition,، its ingredients are extracted from herbs & natural flowers. They may reach 200 types. 3. The traditional farming soap. 4. The therapeutic soap. It is a set of pharmaceutical compositions that wise men were accustomed to use it in order to treat skin problems. 5. The aromatic creams. It is a set of perfumes compounded by wax bees,، oils & scented herbs. Thus mixture is specialized to provide certain men & women's sensitive area with a delicate smell. They fix the perfume on the skin without causing problems as those caused by chemical aromatic products. 6. It deals with skin care creams. They are used for skin nourishment

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