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Savon de Marseille (Marseille Soap) with Pure Crushed Local Flowers | 
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| Brand: Savon de Marseille
Category: Beauty
Buy New: $12.00
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 205
Media: Misc.
MPN: FS-P300MR
ASIN: B000FPYY7K
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| Features:
| • | Hand made in Marseille, France | | • | World-famous "Savon de Marseille" | | • | Pure fragrances of lavender, orange, verbena, rose | | • | Gentle and moisturizing | | • | Large 300 gram size, long-lasting and economical |
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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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Savon de Marseille with Crushed Local Flowers January 5, 2007
Paul Miller (San Diego, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very strong and fragrant . . . gave these out as gifts during Christmas. The recipients loved it and plan to go back and buy some more.
The absolute best! December 26, 2006
Angie Cross Bly (Markleeville, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I live in the mountains and have "mountain water" from a well. This soap in all it's varieties has a lush and satiny lather that is truly delightful.
Each beautiful block is a Masterpiece. March 19, 2008
NYC Shopper (New York)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This isn't just a soap. It's a pure formation of flowers and fragrance that you never want to be without. The block shape reminds one of its pedigree: the famous, centuries-old "Savon de Marseille" French soaps. But then this company (called "French Soaps" simply enough) started adding crushed lavender flowers from the countryside of southern France along with pure lavender fragrance. The result is the most beautiful, rustic, heavenly soap on the planet. As the flowers lightly exfoliate, the olive and palm oils moisturize and nourish. I buy 10 at a time and share them with my closest friends. By the way the verbena and rose petal varieties are just as wonderful. I haven't yet tried the orange flower (might just order them today!).
Loving Lavender January 9, 2007
J. M. Greenwood (Ocala, FL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you like lavender, you will love Savon de Marselle's lavender.
The fragrance is wonderful.
Marseille Soap is Outstanding January 16, 2007
Betsy A. Craig (Southeast, USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought the lavender Savon de Marseille soap for my daughter as a gift. She LOVES it and says she is never going to use anything but this soap for the rest of her life....suffice it to say, my gift was a huge hit.
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