When it comes to making bars of soap, France is one of the countries that can lay claim to being the world leader. France’s rich heritage of soap-making goes back hundreds of years and its soap is in high demand today. So, what is the best French soap to buy?
Well, the brand that gets our vote as the one that makes the very best French soap is La Savonnette Marseillaise. Yes, there are plenty of contenders and there is certainly lots of great French soap out there. But we’re going to make the case in this article for the fragrant bars produced by La Savonnette Marseillaise being the best French soap you can buy.
Let’s dig into some of the reasons why.
La Savonnette Marseillaise is made in Marseille
The southern city of Marseille is at the heart of France’s soap-making tradition. Soap has been manufactured in Marseille for more than 600 years. Marseille soap is traditionally made from olive oil or vegetable oil and is a hard soap, which means it’s more hard-wearing and longer lasting than some other types of soap. La Savonnette Marseillaise soap continues all of those traditions because it’s:
- Made from vegetable oil
- A hard soap in the timeless Marseille style
- Made in Marseille (as shown by the 'Fabrique A Marseille' message you’ll find stamped into each bar of soap
The stamp is another key feature of Marseille soap, and you’ll find attractive lettering on both sides of a bar of La Savonnette Marseillaise soap.
Incredible aromas
Now, you might think that a bar of soap is to be used for washing. And you’d be absolutely right. That is its primary use. But when you buy a bar of La Savonnette Marseillaise soap you’re also getting an air freshener thrown in for free!
When you enter your room, the smell of your favourite La Savonnette Marseillaise soap will instantly hit you with a fragrant blast. In fact, there are plenty of actual air fresheners and candles that won’t create the same level of aroma as this soap.
The best French soap needs the best ingredients
A bar of soap is only as good as the ingredients that go into it. The high-quality ingredients that go into every bar of La Savonnette Marseillaise are what help to make it the best you can buy in our book.
We’ve already mentioned that the soap is made from vegetable oil and is 100% plant-based. All of the soaps are scented with the finest Grasse fragrances or essential oils.
Many La Savonnette Marseillaise soaps are also enriched with organic shea butter for extra nourishment and incredibly soft skin.
Good for you and good for the planet
A truly great soap needs to be kind to your skin. But as well as being good for you, it should also be good for the rest of the planet. That’s exactly what you get from La Savonnette Marseillaise.
All La Savonnette Marseillaise soaps are vegan-friendly, cruelty-free and never tested on animals. They’re also paraben-free and silicone-free, which means no harmful chemicals or plastics are part of your morning cleansing routine, nor are they being washed into your water supply network.
Very reasonably priced
Given everything we’ve discussed above — the continuation of a soap-making heritage, the incredible fragrance, and the high quality, eco-friendly ingredients — La Savonnette Marseillaise soaps are very well priced. For example, a 125g bar of exfoliating apricot soap is just £3.95.
3 of the best French soaps by La Savonnette Marseillaise
There are lots of fantastic soaps in the La Savonnette Marseillaise collection. Here are a few of our favourites.
La Savonnette Marseillaise Olive Oil Soap
Perhaps the closest soap to the traditional Marseille soap of previous centuries is this luxurious olive oil soap. The use of olive oil and the distinctive green colour are exactly the sorts of things you could have expected to find if you’d picked up some soap in the French city a couple of hundred years ago. Take a closer look.
La Savonnette Marseillaise Fleur De Coton Soap
You don’t need an A-level in French to translate Fleur De Coton as cotton flower. If the mention of cotton flowers conjures thoughts of beautiful meadows and refreshing floral notes, you are pretty close to the mark. This incredibly fresh-smelling soap will have you feeling lovely and clean before you even get as far as actually picking it up. Take a closer look.
La Savonnette Marseillaise Crushed Rose Soap
In a range that’s full of unbelievably fragrant aromas, this crushed rose soap might just be the most fragrant of them all. The crushed rose fragrance brings a delightful blast of summer scents to your bathroom. And as we mentioned above, the beautiful aroma will be obvious even when you’re not using the soap. This is an exfoliating soap and will give your skin a gentle scrub at the same time as a refreshing cleanse. Take a closer look.