| 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
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Rating:  27 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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 savon de marseilles - olive oil July 1, 2010
lenco
No nonsense soap. No fragrance, no artificial color. Use it for hands and face and in the shower. Rinses off cleanly and doesn't leave you feeling dry.
 Fantastic soap. May 17, 2010
Tasha A. Hill (Washington, DC United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's greener than the soap we bought at the farmers market in Arles, FR last spring, but just as frgrant and soft. Our skin is smooth and moisturized with no additional lotion necessary.
Perfect Soap April 17, 2010
Ms. Lane
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my favorite soap. Softens and moisturizes your skin. Never feels greasy or oily. Rinses off leaving skin silky. It smells clean and basic - no fragrance. I also use the olive oil soap that is scented with flower petals - they are great, too. I've tried the palm oil soap, too and it's nice but the plain olive oil soap is the best. I've also purchased the olive oil verbena liquid soap - fabulous! I'm 55 and I've had itchy skin for many years - never found anything to help it. After using this soap for only a couple of months, I am never itchy! My husband has eczema problems and this has helped tremendously. I never want to be without this soap! Thank you Savon de Marseille and also Amazon for helping me find this perfect soap.
Great soap! March 17, 2010
Michel Baylocq
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is soap as good as anything you can buy in France.
Service was great.
Bon savon November 17, 2009
Donald Levinson (Chicago)
3 out of 3 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.
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