The doil of “Bıttım”, being a sort of wild pistachio produced in Southeastern Anatolian region, is especially known of nourishing and softening the hair as well as being good for the scalp. Bıttım Soap the fame of which has gone beyond our country is also preferred by Prince Charles of Whales due to its above mentioned features. Bıttım Soap, which was encountered by Prince Charles in his visit to Mardin and has been used by him since then, remained on the agenda of the media for quite some that during that period.
Efforts have been continued to offer Bıttım Soap not only to hotel clients but also to everyone wishing to benefit from and adopt this value of ours in the near future.
About Bıttım Soap…
Bıttım Soap is a special beauty soap produced in the eastern part of the Southeast Anatolia. It is also known as ‘Botan Soap’ in the region. The original homeland of the soap is Mardin Botan area. This area extends from Mardin to the Cizre County of Şırnak City.
Morphological Properties of Bıttım
Bıttım tree’s height is up to 6-9 meters. Combined leaves that are aligned facing one another are composed of 5 – 11 bright flakes and emit a smell of resin. Flowers in reddish purple color are seen in March and April.
Ecological Properties of Bıttım
Bıttım prefers light, dry and warm soils with fine drainage. It displays best growing in alkali soils. It does not get much taller and grows slowly while it requires much light. It is dioecious.
Utilization
It is known that this soap produced from the oil extracted of Bıttım tree (pistacia terebinthus) fruits by employing traditional processes provides a healthy skin as well as contributing to bright, and soft hair without dandruff. Bıttım Soap, which has also features such as preventing loss of skin and hair and is obtained completely from natural oils, has no side effects at all.
