Savon de Marseille Specialists - Since 2012

Proper Soap - Packed and Dispatched from North Yorkshire

For Washing, Laundry & Cleaning
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A rotating soap wall arm keeps solid soap dry, accessible and mess-free. Suspended on a central stainless steel stem rather than resting in a dish, the soap dries fully between uses and can deliver around 800 hand washes from a single bar.

The bronze finish adds warmth and character while retaining the practicality of the traditional French rotating soap holder. The darker metal pairs naturally with wood, stone and aged brass fittings often found in kitchens, garden sinks and utility spaces.

The design itself has remained largely unchanged since it was introduced in French schools and workshops during the mid-twentieth century.

Each wall arm is supplied with raw plugs, matching screws and a fragranced soap ready for installation.

French Soaps UK stocks the complete Provendi rotating soap range in the UK, including wall arms, compatible soaps and spare parts.

  • The Iconic Rotating Soap Wall Arm

    The rotating soap wall arm most people recognise today was designed by Provendi in the 1950s with a simple brief: to have a soap that is always dry and close at hand.

    Originally developed for French schools, the design kept soap hygienic, secure and always available for use throughout the day.

  • Where Rotating Soap Wall Arms Are Used

    Rotating soap wall arms were originally developed for French schools, where large numbers of children needed reliable access to soap throughout the day. The simple design kept the soap secure, hygienic and always available for use.

    Today the same practical holder is widely used beside kitchen sinks, in workshops, garden sheds and utility rooms, as well as in gastro-pubs, bistros and cafés where a durable, mess-free soap solution is needed behind the sink.

    We also supply rotating soap holders to primary schools in the UK, where the design remains valued for the same reasons it was adopted decades ago: reliability, hygiene and simplicity.

  • Simple Installation, Standard Fixings

    Each rotating soap wall arm is supplied with a mounted soap bar and colour-matched screws with raw plugs for fixing directly to the wall.

    Once installed, the arm remains in place and the soap is simply replaced when the bar is finished. Compatible rotating soaps from several French producers fit the same stainless steel stem.

    French Soaps UK also stocks replacement soaps and spare parts for the Provendi arms.

Proper soap, since 2012
Packed and dispatched from North Yorkshire.

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