MARIUS FABRE

In 1900, barely 22, MARIUS FABRE founded his soap company in Salon-de-Provence.

 He started up in the garden shed, where he set up two cauldrons and a few moulds.

At that time, Salon-de-Provence was an extremely prosperous city, thanks to the commerce of oil, soap and coffee. The abundance of raw materials in Provence (olive oil in the Alpilles, soda and salt in the Camargue and oils (coco-nut and palm) coming in from the colonies via the port of Marseilles) had made possible the development of the soap-making industry. The arrival of the railway in 1873 greatly facilitated commerce.

“For over 118 years and through four generations, our family has been trying to keep our ever threatened know-how alive : making true Marseille soap by conserving the techniques of saponification in cauldrons. Our secret is the knack passed down through generations, from father to son, then from father to daughter. Our primary concern is the high quality of our  raw materials. Our soap is made using only vegetable oils, especially olive oil. No colorants or synthetic substances are added. This exceptional purity renders it beneficial for the skin and environmental-friendly.”

Since 1900, Marius Fabre products have all been produced according to the same philosophy :

• based on vegetable oils,
• without the use of animal fats,
• no artificial colourings or parabens,
• not tested on animals,
• biodegradable, respect the environment,
• recyclable packaging.
• For over 118 years, they’ve been producing vegetable oil soap that is biodegradable, no added colourings and free of petroleum-based by-products.
• Their concern for the environment leads them to reduce packaging to a minimum and whenever possible, many of their soaps are sold without any packaging at all.
• You will realise that certain Marius Fabre products are made with palm oil. This palm oil is sustainable palm Oil from Africa. The palm tree is native to certain regions in  Africa and the people in this region rely on the palm oil production since 100s of years. Marius Fabre is working with the same people producing Palm oil there since ages.

MARIUS FABRE is available at these independent stores.