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.

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

From the olive groves of Malevizi, to our first mould

ANODY did not start as a business plan. It started with two siblings who grew up among olive trees in Malevizi, Heraklion, and learned the value of olive oil long before they could explain it.

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, 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.

The olive oil comes exclusively from our family groves. We buy no raw material from third parties: we bring the oil of our own harvest into the workshop and weigh it precisely before every batch.

“We know the origin of every gram of oil.”
1
origin: Malevizi, Heraklion
6
weeks of curing
0
synthetic additives

Behind every batch there are two scientific backgrounds.

02Founders

Two scientific backgrounds,
one formulation

Angelos studied Pharmacy, Eirini studied Chemistry. Two different paths that led to the same workshop. The name ANODY comes from our initials — a personal mark on every bar. Each batch is made with weighed ratios and full traceability, from the olive oil to the finished bar.

  • Weighed ratios in every batch
  • A controlled, repeatable process
  • Full knowledge of every raw material
  • Traceable from tree to bar

Angelos Odyseakis

Pharmacist · Co-founder

Eirini Odyseaki

Chemist · Co-founder

Soap making laboratory

And then begins the process that refuses to be rushed.

03The workshop

Four
stages.
No shortcuts.

Our first batch was made with the cold process method, with no shortcuts and no additives we cannot explain.

Cold process soap batter poured into a wooden mould
01

Weighing

Every oil is weighed to the gram before production begins.

02

Saponification

A controlled process, with the same conditions in every batch.

03

Curing

Six weeks of curing, for hardness and a stable texture.

04

Control

Every batch is checked before release. Whatever fails the criteria never leaves the workshop.

Out of that process come four bars.

04The range

Four bars, one base recipe

Same olive oil, same process. Only the herb or the butter in the formulation changes.

Olive oil soap bar with olivesIFirst batch

Base of the range

Olive Oil

The core bar of the range. It cleans without leaving skin tight and is the everyday choice.

Olive oil · Olive leaf extract · Aloe

First batch · limited availability

€8.00100 g
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Sage soap bar with fresh leavesIIFirst batch

Cretan herb

Sage

A Cretan herb in the formulation, for its aromatic character and a fresh feeling after the sea.

Olive oil · Sage · Lemon essential oil

First batch · limited availability

€8.50100 g
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Cocoa butter soap bar with cocoa nibsIIIFirst batch

Richer texture

Cocoa Butter

A richer character and creamy lather. For hands and body worn out by cold and frequent washing.

Olive oil · Cocoa butter · Vitamin E

First batch · limited availability

€9.00100 g
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Plain creamy natural soap barIVFirst batch

No fragrance

Unscented

No fragrance and no essential oils. The simplest formulation of the range.

Olive oil · Castor oil · Shea butter

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€7.50100 g
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There is no online shop yet. Reservations are kept in the order messages arrive.

So what exactly is inside each one?

05Ingredients

The whole label is readable

Olive Oil

01

Olea europaea

The base raw material, from our own harvest in Malevizi.

Sage

02

Salvia fruticosa

A Cretan herb, in the formulation for its aromatic character.

Cocoa Butter

03

Theobroma cacao

An ingredient that adds to the rich character of the bar.

Castor Oil

04

Ricinus communis

Chosen for the character it gives to the texture of the bar.

Essential Oils

05

Pure essential oils

Where there is scent, it comes from essential oils listed in the formulation.

No Palm Oil

06

No palm · No SLS

No palm oil, SLS, parabens or synthetic colourants.

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

06Frequently asked

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