Since 1894, the Savonnerie du Midi has been making Marseille soap, a flagship product of Marseille culture, with passion and pride, making its 'La Corvette' soap one of the city's living heritage items.
In the workshops of the soap factory, one of the last still in operation in the city, several generations of master soap makers have succeeded one another, allowing a unique and living know-how to be kept intact, which has never been as much in the limelight as it was during the last months of the epidemic: in France and throughout the world, millions of people have discovered or rediscovered the ancestral and protective virtues of Marseille soap.
Coping with demand during containment
The activity and commitment of the Savonnerie du Midi have never been as intense as during this period, thanks to the total involvement of all its staff, the support of its customers, but also through the rehabilitation of old cauldrons, which has allowed to increase the capacities of the Savonnerie, and to face an exponential demand for its products.
Offer a limited edition of our authentic Marseille soap
To mark this commitment, and to celebrate the return to more peaceful times, the Savonnerie du Midi is offering a limited edition of its emblematic Marseille soap 'La Corvette'.
All our know-how is to be found in this authentic Marseille soap, which is presented in its most traditional form, that of a 300 gram cube. In addition to the health benefits that have made it the centre of attention, this soap is biodegradable, non-polluting and very gentle on the environment. Based on vegetable oils, without preservatives, colouring agents or perfumes, it is hypoallergenic and therefore suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive, for use in the kitchen or bathroom.
A gift to give or to collect
Our limited edition will be appropriately stamped on all sides.
In addition to the traditional Savonnerie du Midi and Corvette logos, the 'Limited Edition 2020' stamp, developed especially for the occasion, will be added.
The label of the limited edition of 'La Corvette' soap, stylized and coloured, reminds us of the olive tree leaves whose oil is one of the obligatory components in the production of Marseille soap.
In the central logo in the shape of a stamp, we will find the sails of the Corvette, familiar to all generations of consumers loyal to the Savonnerie du Midi.
The first of a series, the 2020 limited edition of La Corvette soap by Savonnerie du Midi is a gift to be given, to be given to oneself, or even to be collected. It will be one of hundreds of soaps already on display in the Soap Museum, which can be visited on the Savonnerie's site in Marseille.