| Savon de Marseille (Marseille Soap) pure olive oil soap from the South of France (Original Method, All Hand-Made) | 
| Brand: Savon de Marseille
Category: Beauty
Buy New: $7.00 - $20.00
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Rating:  23 reviews
Media: Misc.
MPN: FS-P1000MO
ASIN: B000FPWUOO
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| Features:
| • | Hand-crafted in Marseille, France | | • | Extremely gentle and moisturizing | | • | World-famous, authentic "Savon de Marseille" | | • | Environmentally friendly, long-lasting and economical | | • | Made with pure olive oil, trusted for generations |
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Product Description
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 - a practice left over from years ago which allowed 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. © French Soaps LTD
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Bon savon November 17, 2009
Donald Levinson (Chicago)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My entire family is addicted to this olive oil soap, from senoirs to teens, everyone comes out of the bath thanking me that they feel so smooth. Great for anyone with dry skin in summer or winter. I have even tried lathering it with a shaving brush the old fashioned way and it works. You'll wish you bought more.
I am in love October 11, 2009
Krista Mann (Westport, CT)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love the olive oil Savon de Marseille. I use it for everything. There is no waste, a tiny bit cleans the counter or washes my hands. I feel like with liquid soap I am pouring out so much more than is necessary but not so with this. The texture is silky and solid at the same time. I am shocked at how well it cleans and how good I feel about using it. Though it lasts incredibly long, I am a bit of a miser with it, I am afraid. I am terrified of one day running out. Perhaps I should order a few extra bars just in case, though I've had my original cube for at least three months. My hands aren't destroyed after washing-up. I can clean a paintbrush with it beautifully. It is my absolute favorite cleaning product and I had no intention of ever having a favorite cleaning product. I recommend the olive oil Savon de Marseille highly. (I think we should go on a field trip to Marseille to get more, don't you?)
glorious soap July 8, 2009
aidel (Chapel Hill, NC)
Savon de Marseille is an elegant soap that leaves you clean, without residue and does not overpower with the stench of heavy perfume that cheaper soaps leave behind. Contains real crushed flowers. Light and clean.
Great soap! February 22, 2009
A. Situ
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This soap is amazing! I bought this soap in the 1000 gram block size, and I cut it up so it's easier to use. Normally when I use body wash, it leaves my skin soft, but feels greasy and heavy after I shower. With this soap, my skin is soft and also natural feeling. It smells wonderful: it's light and refreshing. I don't even have to apply lotion after I shower with this!
very nice soap December 23, 2008
M. Sheherd (Denver, CO)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found out about this soap after my girlfriend and I got into a discussion about how soap was made historically, a few clicks around Wikipedia and I had found out about this soap. I ordered the 1000 gram block as well as a verbena flower one. After reading the reviews here I decided to come up with a way to successfully cut the soap into block from the 4 X 4 X 4 cube it came in. Most soap cutting tools are narrow wires, so with this in mind and only kitchen knives on hand I laid my block on the cutting board and got out a serrated blade and traced a line around the block on all four sides and then began cutting at the corners holding the knife at a 45 degree angle with respect to the block. after I had made some good cuts I rotated the block and repeated. I got a large knife with a narrow blade and laid it in my traced lines and cut back and forth putting some weight on top of the blade until the block was cut. I repeated this process until I had turned the block into 6 small bars, and had no issues. You want the blade to be very narrow, otherwise you risk the block crumbling into many pieces.
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