Binding: Misc. Brand: Savon de Marseille Label: French Soaps Manufacturer: French Soaps Publisher: French Soaps Studio: French Soaps Sales Rank: 930 MPN: FS-P300MR
Features:
Hand made in Marseille, France
World-famous "Savon de Marseille"
Pure fragrances of lavender, orange, verbena, rose
Product Description: Absolute bliss. Pure, moisturizing Savon de Marseille soaps with the regional flowers of lavender, orange, rose and verbena. In the Middle Ages, big blocks of gentle soap were first crafted in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille with olive oil from local groves, marine ash and sea salted water. The quality of these soaps were immediately famous throughout Europe and in 1688 French law declared that only soaps made according to certain ancient methods could bear the important mark Savon de Marseille. Now the most prized of all soaps in the world, our Savon de Marseille is still crafted by hand, in Marseille, just as it has been for hundreds of years. It takes the Maitre de Savon (soapmaster) two weeks to make Marseille Soap. The purest ingredients (mentioned above) are heated for ten days in antique cauldrons. Know-how passed down through the generations will reveal to the soapmaster the right moment to pour the mixture into open pits where it slowly hardens. Cut into cubes and stamped, without machines of any kind, the soaps are then set out to dry in the sun and cool winds. Savon de Marseille (also known as "Marseille Soap") is once again being rediscovered for its extraordinary purity, gentle skin care and ecological value. Savon de Marseille is recommended by dermatologists throughout the world for dry or sensitive skin, eczema and other ailments. In France it has been trusted for generations to cleanse everything from linens to little faces. Marseille Soap is totally biodegradable, requires little packaging and its manufacture is environmentally friendly. Authentic Marseille Soap is stamped with its weight in grams - allowing households to compare prices and plan their inventories. No soap is "greener." In France they are sold piled high on open-air market tables like produce, wrapped in craft paper. Your Savon de Marseille will be delivered without plastic packaging, carefully wrapped in paper stamped with the famous marks to prove its authenticity.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Fantastic product!
I first bought a lavender cube of Savon de Marseille while on vacation in Paris and was delighted to find it here in the U.S. It's a wonderful soap that leaves your skin perfectly clean and smooth. I recently ... Read More
Rating: - Recommended
The soap smells heavenly! The cube shape of the soap is not something that we see often in the USA. It looks like the soap would be difficult to hold onto when bathing because it is quite chunky. For the aroma ... Read More
Rating: - The perfect soap.
You don't need body wash or anything anymore, just get a block of this (one of these will last you months) and all the exfoliating and cleaning you need done is a piece of cake. It has crushed pieces of the flower ... Read More
Rating: - Vivien, Armonk, NY
I keep a big bowl of all different colors of Doux soap in my guest bathroom. When I have a house guest they get to take one home. The only bad thing about Doux soap is that a bar lasts so long. I'm always anxious to ... Read More
Rating: - Savon de Marseille lavender soap with crushed local flowers
This soap I purchased for a friend as well, and when I got it in the mail I couldn't believe how incredible it smelled. I purchased it after reading the excellent customer reviews it was given. I give this soap the ... Read More
