Summer 2020 has been glorious weather wise and fingers crossed for a lovely late sunny summer as we lead into Autumn. The benefits of the warm weather mean we are able to enjoy being outside more and tend to gardens and our natural environment. So why not add a touch of nature to your daily skin care routine to enhance your well being. At The Candle Tree, we have a fantastic range of naturally inspired soaps in all shapes, sizes and fragrances. One of our favourite ranges is our French market soaps. These soaps are infused with shea butter to help soften and moisturise your skin, leaving you with a natural glow. Shea butter is used to keep skin in good condition and is particularly useful for healing sun damaged skin or skin that is dehydrated, as it helps with skin elasticity. The addition of shea butter is a wonderful benefit to form the basis of these beautifully scented soaps. These artisanal vegetable French soaps are also certified without animal fat and made in Marseille from rigorously selected natural materials. Below is a small selection of our florally inspired soaps which are perfect for the Summer season and their gorgeous fragrances will uplift and transport you to a peaceful frame of mind.

125g Savon de Marseille Lime (Linden) Blossom Soap

125g Savon de Marseille Lime (Linden) Blossom Soap, enriched with BIO Shea Butter. Linden flowers have been used to maintain youthful looking skin and healthy hair. Their essence is widely used in beauty and skincare products. Linden flower extract has huge benefits for the skin. It provides powerful antioxidant protection, slows down the skin’s aging process. In addition, this lime blossom soap offers water-binding properties, it locks moisture into skin and makes it soft and supple. The soap also acts as natural astringent, balances skin natural sebum production, tightens and cleans the pores, firms the skin, soothes and calms irritated, itchy skin. The sedative effects of Lime Flowers make them useful for naturally treating anxiety and insomnia. Lime Flower tea was said to be drunk by World War II soldiers to bring about calmness whilst the doctors during this time used this herb as a tranquiliser. It is therefore a lovely calming and hydrating soap to use at the end of a Summer’s day.

125g Savon de Marseille Jasmine Soap

125g Savon de Marseille Jasmine Soap, enriched with BIO Shea Butter. This luxurious Jasmine French soap is sometimes selected simply for its rich floral fragrance. While that is of course an excellent reason to select this soap, it has many skin benefits you are sure to enjoy by using this particular soap. This 100% natural handmade French soap, is well-known for its heady perfumed scent. It is an excellent soap to get your day started in a positive frame of mind. It has a reputation for enhancing mood and has been linked to boosting energy, confidence, and promoting an optimistic outlook. Our Jasmine soap is also often added to beauty routines to help treat and heal skin suffering from eczema, stretch marks, and scars. Jasmine will also help to improve your skin's overall elasticity and can also be used as a full body toner. If you have extra sensitive skin, Jasmine French soap is the perfect choice. It is also ideal to use if your skin is irritated and temporarily requires a gentle cleanser until it returns to normal. The scent of this flower is truly evocative of Summer evenings and is delight to use.

125g Savon de Marseille Lotus Flower Soap

125g Savon de Marseille Lotus Flower Soap, enriched with BIO Shea Butter. Ancient Hindu and Buddhist writings linked the lotus flower to serenity and purity. It's also said to have soothing and calming properties. In skin care, lotus cleanses and purifies, while providing the antioxidant protection that we gain from so many natural botanical ingredients. The lotus is full of compounds that benefit the skin, including antioxidants, flavonoids, fatty acids, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Like most natural plant ingredients, it provides many benefits at once. Natural products infused with lotus cannot only help control our sebum production, balancing out oily skin, but can hydrate and improve elasticity as well. The lotus root contains vitamin A which helps reduce inflammation and promotes healing. Use lotus French soap on your skin and you may notice a minimized appearance of your pores and your face feeling more fresh and vibrant. The lotus has natural moisture that conditions and hydrates as well as firms and tightens. Like hibiscus, lotus has natural alpha-hydroxy acids that help exfoliate and restore a youthful look. Suitable for all skin types, French Lotus Flower soap both exfoliates and purifies the pores to improve skin health. The soap is also infused with shea butter to help soften and moisturise your skin, leaving you with a natural Summer glow.

125g Savon de Marseille Orange Blossom Soap

125g Savon de Marseille Orange Blossom Soap, enriched with BIO Shea Butter. Orange blossom extract is anti-inflammatory with antiseptic properties which helps to calm sensitive and problematic skin. These attributes help in calming down the skin inflammations and irritations. It is quite efficient in reducing the redness of the skin and treats sunburns by speeding up the process of cell regeneration.  This savon de Marseille also acts as an astringent by tightening pores. The benefits of orange blossom French soap it that is is both moisturising and exfoliating. Orange Blossom contains natural alpha hydroxyl acid that will deep cleanse without stripping away natural oils. It is also antibacterial and rich in antioxidants and acts as a skin brightener. Almost any product with a citrus element in it will impart brightness to your complexion!  A lovely fresh, clean yet floral fragranced soap to add to your cleansing routine.

Along with these fabulously floral French soaps, we also have a large range of other wonderful high quality French soaps for you to try: 100g Savon de L'Artisan, 125g Savonnette Marseillaise (French Market Soaps), soap on a rope, 250g luxury Savon de Marseille oval soap from Marseille, fun shape soaps and traditional Savon de Marseille wall mounted soap.

Here, at The Candle Tree, We stock French soap gift boxes and selection boxes. French soaps come in a huge variety of fragrances, all with unique beneficial properties. Take your pick from a refreshing aromatic scent to a comforting floral soap. French soaps can either uplift or relax, refresh and cleanse, whilst providing superior moisturising properties.

French soap stands out for its quality, natural ingredients, and traditional manufacturing methods. Whether you choose Savon de Marseille, Savon Noir, or artisanal French milled soaps, you can enjoy a luxurious and gentle cleansing experience.

These soaps are not only beneficial for the skin but also environmentally friendly, making them a wise choice for those who appreciate both luxury and sustainability.