Egypt has a great number of herbs and spices on offer. Here you can buy great quality hibiscus, the best being the whole flower, rose buds, all manner of teas and spices. Try some hibiscus tea and a little known fact is that hibiscus is actually better for you than green tea; which you can also purchase; or some fenugreek for tea, which is great for the stomach.
If you love to experiment with cooking, here you will find a great stock for your kitchen
But it’s not just spices, teas and herbs you can find in the spice shops. A great number of spice shops also sell henna in various colours, incense sticks, soap, shampoo, kohl, pumice, sponge and a number of oils. Egypt is the best place to buy black seed and is mentioned in the Koran as a cure for all disease. It has a pungent smell but is great for your health if taken internally and is an excellent skin and hair moisturiser. Another product found in some of these spice shops is frankincense, great used in burners and can be chewed to kill mouth bacteria.
There are a large selection of spice shops and from one spice shop to another you can discover a whole variety of products to browser over, including various types of oils, both cosmetic and for culinary purposes.