Cretan olive grove in evening light

Malevizi · Heraklion, Crete

Our soap begins in our family's olive groves

I am a pharmacist, my sister is a chemist. We make cold process soap with the olive oil we harvest ourselves in our groves in Malevizi, Crete.

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  • Olive oil from our own harvest
  • Cured for 6 weeks
  • A pharmacist & a chemist
Ancient olive trunk in a Cretan grove
01The grove

I know every tree that goes into the bar

Our groves are in Malevizi, just west of Heraklion in Crete. I grew up there, we still harvest there as a family, and that is where the oil comes from — dense, green, still smelling of the field.

Malevizi has produced olive oil since Minoan times: at Tylissos, a few kilometres from our trees, excavations uncovered storerooms full of huge oil jars. Later, under Venetian and Ottoman rule, oil from these hills went down to the harbour of Heraklion and fed the soap works of the Mediterranean. Soap here isn't a trend — it is the oldest use of our oil.

I don't buy oil from anyone. I bring it from our own harvest into the workshop and weigh it myself. That is why I can tell you exactly what touches your skin.

“If I wouldn't put it on my own skin, it doesn't go in the mould.”
1
place: Malevizi, Heraklion
6
weeks of curing
0
artificial additives

But good oil alone doesn't make good soap. It also takes someone who knows what they're doing.

02The decision

One pharmacist,
one chemist

In the pharmacy I saw people every day with irritated, tight skin from soaps full of sulphates and fragrance. I knew the best raw material was already at home. So we started ANODY together — with my sister, Eirini Odyseaki, a chemist and co-founder.

  • pH tested in every batch
  • Weighed, documented ratios
  • Dermatologically mild formulas
  • Traceable from tree to bar

Angelos Odyseakis

Pharmacist · Co-founder of ANODY

Eirini Odyseaki

Chemist · Co-founder of ANODY

Soap making laboratory

And then begins the work that refuses to be rushed.

03The workshop

Four
stages
of patience

Cold process is not just a technique; it is the decision not to rush. Every bar goes through the same four stages, with no shortcuts.

Cold process soap batter poured into a wooden mould
01

Weighing

Every oil is weighed to the gram. The ratio is written on the batch sheet before anything is mixed.

02

Saponification

Low temperature, so the fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants of the olive oil stay alive inside the bar.

03

Curing

Six weeks on wooden racks. Time makes the bar harder, milder and longer lasting in the shower.

04

Control

We measure pH and stability. Whatever fails the check never leaves the workshop.

Out of that process come four bars.

04The bars

Four bars, one base recipe

Same olive oil, same patience. Only the herb or the butter changes — choose for your skin, not for the scent.

Olive oil soap bar with olivesIFirst batch

For every day

Olive Oil

The pure bar of Crete. If you don't know where to start, start here: it cleans without leaving skin tight.

Olive oil · Olive leaf extract · Aloe

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€8.00100 g
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Sage soap bar with fresh leavesIIFirst batch

For oily skin & after the sea

Sage

A Cretan herb with cleansing action. Leaves a fresh feeling without the harshness of strong soaps.

Olive oil · Sage · Lemon essential oil

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€8.50100 g
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Cocoa butter soap bar with cocoa nibsIIIFirst batch

For dry skin & winter

Cocoa Butter

Creamy lather and deep nourishment. For hands and body worn out by cold, water or frequent washing.

Olive oil · Cocoa butter · Vitamin E

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€9.00100 g
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Plain creamy natural soap barIVFirst batch

For sensitive skin & face

Unscented

No fragrance, no essential oils. The one I recommend for sensitive skin, children and pregnancy.

Olive oil · Castor oil · Shea butter

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€7.50100 g
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First batches are limited. We keep the queue in the order messages arrive.

So what exactly is inside each one?

05What goes in

The whole label is readable

Olive Oil

01

Olea europaea

Extra virgin, from our groves in Malevizi. Rich in oleic acid, polyphenols and vitamin E.

Sage

02

Salvia fruticosa

A Cretan herb with astringent, cleansing properties — helpful for oily skin.

Cocoa Butter

03

Theobroma cacao

Leaves a protective moisturising film and makes the bar more stable and long lasting.

Essential Oils

04

Pure essential oils

In low, safe concentrations. A gentle scent, never a synthetic fragrance.

Castor Oil

05

Ricinus communis

Gives a rich, stable lather without drying out the skin.

No Palm Oil

06

No palm · No SLS

No palm oil, no sulphates, no parabens, no synthetic colourants.

That's all of it. And that is our promise.

06Frequently asked

Before you ask

The promise

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