Why Koroneiki And Not Something Else.

There was no research phase. We did not evaluate olive varieties and select Koroneiki for superior saponification properties. We have Koroneiki trees. We use the oil from them.

The variety is interesting regardless.

What Koroneiki is

Koroneiki is one of the oldest cultivated olive varieties in the world. Small fruit. Grown almost exclusively in the Peloponnese and Crete. High oleic acid content — around 75-80%. Relatively stable oil — meaning it resists oxidation better than many other varieties.

What it does in the soap

In soap, oleic acid produces a conditioning bar that is mild, slow to harden, and requires longer curing. It is part of why our soaps need six to eight weeks rather than the four that faster-hardening oils would allow.

We use Koroneiki because it is what grows here. It happens to be a good choice for cold process soap. We noticed this after the fact, not before.

What Koroneiki olive oil soap is not

A variety claim is not a quality claim. Koroneiki does not make the bar do something a different high-oleic oil would not, and the grove is a location rather than a formulation decision. The room it gets made in is similarly unremarkable, and we wrote that down too.

Our olive oil is from specific trees in a specific place. What that means for the finished soap is real — the INCI, the pH and the laboratory certificate are on one page. What it means beyond that, we let you decide.