Savonnerie Marseillaise De La Licorne

What they make

According to their website, this Marseille soap-maker produces traditional Marseille soap from vegetable oils by methods it says have barely changed in over a hundred years. Production begins by rolling the base soap between granite cylinders until it reaches a fine, smooth consistency; scented additions — lavender seeds, essential oils, honey and similar ingredients — are then mixed in before the material is pressed through an extruder and finished as hand-stamped or moulded bars. The range includes oval, rectangular and cube toilet soaps, raw soap cubes, liquid soap in three bottle sizes, speciality bars made with Aleppo, mare's milk or shea butter, gift boxes and smaller guest soaps, with lavender, honey, olive and lemon-verbena among the scents. Production is based at a single workshop in Marseille's Cours Julien district, led by master soapmaker Serge Bruna and his wife Laurence, continuing a family tradition begun by founder Pierre Bruna. The firm holds Made in Marseille, Origin of Provence and Living Heritage Company status, selling via four Marseille boutiques, a soap museum and an online shop that ships worldwide.

• Traditional Marseille toilet soaps in oval (250g), cube (100g/300g) and rectangle (100g) formats
• Raw (unrefined) Marseille soap in 300g and 600g cubes
• Liquid soaps in 200ml, 500ml and 1000ml bottles
• Speciality bars: Aleppo soap, mare's-milk soap and shea-butter soap
• Scented soap lines in lavender, honey, olive and lemon-verbena, some with added lavender seeds or essential oils
• Gift sets in metal or decorated boxes, plus miniature guest-size soaps and other wellness/body-care items
• Soap museum in Marseille offering a soap-personalisation service
• Retail through four boutiques in Marseille plus an online shop with worldwide shipping

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