Moroccan Natural Alum

✨ Moroccan Natural Alum — Stone or Powder for Traditional Care

Moroccan natural alum is a white, crystalline mineral offered in two practical forms: Stone and Powder. It is known in English as alum, alum stone and alum crystal; in French as alun and pierre d’alun; and in Moroccan Arabic as shab and chabba. The Stone form appears as irregular translucent white pieces with a lightly crystalline surface, while the Powder is finely ground and soft to the touch. Both choices are the same single mineral material in forms suited to different traditional preparations.

🌿 Traditional and Cultural Uses

In Moroccan and wider Arab tradition, shabba was kept among the simple materials used for external personal care. It was traditionally used in hammam routines, after shaving and in underarm care, and families often prepared it with water for external use. In some homes, alum also had a place in customary protective rituals intended to ward off the evil eye. These uses connect an everyday mineral with familiar family beauty and household traditions.

🧴 How to Use

• ✨ Choose Stone when you prefer to moisten one piece directly for an external personal-care routine.
• 🪒 Use a clean, damp stone lightly after shaving as part of a traditional grooming routine.
• 🌿 Choose Powder when you want to prepare a small water-based mixture for external traditional use.
• 🧿 Keep either form for customary household or protective rituals.

🥣 Simple Preparation

1. Place a clean Stone piece in a small bowl, or add a small amount of Powder to the bowl.
2. Add warm water; allow a little of the Stone to dissolve, or stir the Powder until it is mixed.
3. Use the preparation externally as part of a traditional routine. Keep an unused Stone dry after use and prepare fresh water when needed.

🧾 Ingredients

One ingredient: natural alum. Stone contains loose mineral pieces, while Powder contains the same material in finely ground form. No fragrance, colour or botanical blend is listed for either form.

🔬 Product Profile

Alum is a mineral material rather than a plant or a perfume blend. The Stone photograph shows pale translucent chunks on a wooden dish; natural pieces differ in shape and size. The Powder photograph shows a fine white ground form in a bowl, chosen by customers who prefer a material that is ready to mix.

📦 How We Sell It

Select your form first: Stone or Powder. Both forms are available in exactly 100g, 250g, 500g, 1kg, 2kg, 3kg and 5kg options. Stone is supplied as loose irregular pieces; Powder is supplied as a fine loose powder. Choose the weight that suits your own traditional preparation or household use.

⚠️ Usage Note

For external traditional and cosmetic use only; not for eating. Keep away from the eyes.

🌤️ Storage

Keep Stone and Powder tightly closed in a clean, dry place away from humidity and direct sunlight. Let a moistened stone dry fully before returning it to storage. Keep the powder dry and use a clean, dry spoon whenever you take some out.