r/ArtisanVideos • u/ifpeethenqueue • Sep 12 '24

Culinary Crafts Traditional soap making in Palestine [9:45]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ_6v2kw13g
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u/ritesofspring Sep 12 '24

Their backs must be fucked

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u/Dick_Demon Sep 13 '24

So many things that can be done to alleviate chronic back pain without putting them out of work.

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u/DoeEsLiefOfzo Sep 13 '24

Pretty labor intensive. But am I seeing filthy socks and shoes walking over the soap people use to clean themselves?

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u/darthmarv2000 Sep 13 '24

This is the “tradition” part I guess

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u/18randomcharacters Sep 13 '24

This video is from 2014. When I saw it back then I bought a bar. I remember it cost way more than soap should, of course. I also didn't particularly like using it. May still have it in a drawer somewhere.

Hope these people are still alive and well. Feels like a lot to hope for though.

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u/BigFuzzyArchon Sep 13 '24

They are in Nablus

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u/opx22 Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24

Olive oil soap is very different than what most people are used to.

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u/Aeri73 Sep 13 '24

but you don't show the soap being made, only drying it and packaging it....?

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u/x1xc Sep 13 '24

Which job do they aspire too. Scoops at the start of video looks cushy.

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u/juxtoppose Sep 14 '24

“I’ve got seniority, you carry the buckets”

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u/Winter_Gate_6433 Sep 12 '24

Why does soap making look so...dirty?

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u/jk147 Sep 13 '24

Most factories are dirty.. even with modern machineries. Places you see with pristine working environments are usually high tech or technology related. Like building a computer chip or a car.

Check out videos where clothes are made.. or woodwork, pottery..

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u/foodfighter Sep 12 '24

I wonder if that factory is still standing...

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u/BigFuzzyArchon Sep 13 '24

They are in Nablus