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MAISON BERTHE GUILHEM
✔️ Chemical, Cruelty and preservative free ✔️99.5% Organic Ingredients from Organic Farming ✔️100% Natural Origin Ingredients
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Made in Ariège in the Pyrenees
🟢 Suitable for most skin types.
🔵 Organic Alpine Goats Milk
🔵 Organic Shea Butter Oil
🔵 Organic Sunflower Seed Oil
🔵Organic Evening Primrose Oil
🔵 Organic Beeswax
🔵 Palmarosa Essential Oil
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Rich, protective, and deeply nourishing, this multi-purpose balm is designed for hardworking hands and feet, as well as arms and legs that need extra care and comfort. It may be called Gardeners’ Balm, but we think this is a true all-rounder — a reassuring staple for almost everyone.
Formulated and made by Maison Berthe Guilhem, this balm is based on time-honoured ingredients chosen for their ability to repair, protect, and soften dry or stressed skin. The texture is rich and substantial, yet melts with warmth, allowing a small amount to go a long way.
Certified organic and highly concentrated, it’s a balm you reach for when skin needs real support, not quick fixes.
This balm uses an anhydrous, water-free formulation, meaning every ingredient works directly on the skin without dilution.
Organic shea butter and beeswax form a breathable protective barrier that helps lock in moisture
Organic sunflower and evening primrose oils replenish essential fatty acids and improve skin resilience
Organic goat’s milk contributes skin-comforting lipids, traditionally used to nourish sensitive or dry skin
Palmarosa essential oil provides a light, herbal-floral fragrance while supporting skin conditioning
The result is a balm that protects against dryness, wind, cold, and frequent washing, while helping skin regain softness and flexibility.
Organic Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii)
Intensely nourishing and regenerative. Helps soothe, protect, and support skin exposed to external stressors. Naturally rich in vitamins A, E, and F, and antioxidant compounds.
Organic Beeswax (Cera alba)
Responsibly sourced. Forms a natural protective barrier while allowing skin to breathe, helping prevent moisture loss.
Organic Sunflower Seed Oil (Helianthus annuus)
Lightweight yet nourishing. Supports the skin barrier and improves suppleness.
Organic Evening Primrose Oil (Oenothera biennis)
Exceptionally rich in linoleic acid and gamma-linolenic acid. Helps soothe, soften, and support skin repair.
Organic Goat’s Milk (Caprae lac)
Traditionally used for centuries to comfort and nourish dry or sensitive skin.
Organic Palmarosa Essential Oil (Cymbopogon martini)
Lightly fragranced and naturally antimicrobial. Supports skin conditioning and healthy regeneration.
Vitamin E (Tocopherol)
Antioxidant that helps protect the oils and support skin conditioning.
Butyrospermum parkii butter*, helianthus annuus seed oil, cera alba*, Oenothera biennis oil*, Cymbopogon
martini oil*, caprae lac*, tocopherol, geraniol, linalool, citral, farnesol.
*Ingredients from Organic Farming
100% of the total ingredients are of natural origin
99.50% of the total ingredients come from Organic Farming
Characteristics certified by Bureau Veritas Certification according to the I-305 standard
In accordance with cosmetic labelling requirements, this formulation contains the following potential fragrance allergens, which occur naturally within fragrance compositions:
Geraniol, Linalool, Citral, Farnesol – Naturally occurring aromatic components found in essential oils.
These ingredients are present at levels permitted for cosmetic use. This balm is naturally fragranced with palmarosa essential oil and also contains shea butter, evening primrose oil, beeswax, plant oils, tocopherol, and fresh organic goat’s milk.
Individuals with known sensitivities to fragrance allergens or essential oils should review the full ingredient list before use. If irritation occurs, discontinue use.
100% of ingredients of natural origin
99.50% of ingredients from organic farming
Certified by Bureau Veritas Certification according to the I-305 standard, ensuring traceability, formulation transparency, and organic integrity.
Warm a small amount of balm between the hands and massage into dry areas as needed.
Ideal for:
Hands and cuticles
Feet, heels, and toes
Elbows, knees, arms, and legs
Nail care and dry patches
A little goes a long way.
Maison Berthe Guilhem is an artisan family savonnerie that hand make all their soaps.
Berthe Guilhem made her first goat's milk soaps in 1956 alongside ointments and the famous gardener's balm. Initially she made all the products for herself, her children, friends and neighbours.
Today Marc & Jean-Luc, Berthe Guilhem's grandsons, and their families, continue using her original methodology and recipes that adhere to strict and uncompromising respect for their formulations and for the environment.
Their believe "you can work in a human-sized laboratory, maintain an artisanal identity while manufacturing effective, efficient and state-of-the-art organic cosmetic products."
Marc Guilhem, grandson of Berthe Guilhem, is also a former student of the European Center for Applied Naturopathy
Creamy and durable, our soaps are made by hand
Maison Berthe Guilhem use a cold saponification method; The combination of organic vegetable oils and organic goat's milk in an unaltered state gives them exceptional results. Always cold, the formulation is kneaded before being vigorously pressed and molded. The soaps are hand cut and stamped after several weeks of drying. Their lifespan is extended due to their low percentage of humidity (8 to 10%).
100% natural ingredients
They make all their own infusions, decoctions, macerations and mother tinctures ensuring they make the best use of their natural properties.
What is cold saponification?
Cold saponification is the result of a mixture of soda in water, then later in oil. This manufacturing method is called Cold Saponification because it does not use the heat like traditional Savon de Marseille: The heat is naturally induced by the addition of soda to the water and then to the Oil that raises the temperature of the mixture until it blends. Once this process has occurred the ‘soap’ is left to dry for several weeks before Organic Goats Milk and other ingredients for example Avocado Oil, Shea Butter or Essential Oils are added.
Certified organic natural artisanal know-how
The Berthe Guilhem laboratory is certified to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (A.N.S.M.). The majority of products are labeled COSMEBIO and certified organic QUALITÉ FRANCE and COSMECERT. At each stage of their manufacture, they are subject to dermatological tests and quality controls proving their safety. These tests, carried out by an independent laboratory, are done on healthy volunteers.
Berthe Guilhem: highly organic products
Maison Berthe Guilhem ensures the quality of its products and their composition. They all contain between 55% and 100% organic ingredients, which is very important compared to the 20% needed to obtain an organic certification!
Call us old fashioned if you want. We are real humans who love our landline telephone.
If you have any questions about our products or your order, please call us T.01423 803080 or email bonjour@frenchsoaps.co.uk.
You can also read our FAQs here
DELIVERY
All orders are sent from North Yorkshire without any additional taxes or charges.
ORDERS OVER £50
FREE Priority Delivery with Royal Mail 24hr* or DHL Next Working Day.
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DHL deliver Monday - Friday, at peak seasonal times and in some areas they deliver Saturday, this is not something in our control and do not advise you to rely on this. Use Royal Mail for weekend delivery.
Signed for - this is the same as Royal Mail tracked 24hr with the inclusion of a signature on delivery. These parcels will not be left if you are out.
ORDERS UNDER £50
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PRIORITY DELIVERY Royal Mail tracked 24hr or DHL Next Working Day: £4.95
LOCAL DELIVERY
FREE - We delivery locally on a Thursday. Order value above £15 for free delivery. If you shipping postcode is within our catchment this will be offered to you at the checkout.
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*ISLANDS & HIGHLANDS & NI Tracked Royal Mail 24hr or 48hr: Deliveries may take longer, this is beyond our control.
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COLLECTION
FREE from our warehouse in North Yorskhire.
Monday - Friday 8:30- 4:30pm and Saturday morning 8:30 - 11:30am.
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Will probably last forever as only a small amount needed.
The bio label is the guarantee that made me buy the product. it feels good on the skin. I have to wear cotton gloves to do things until it is absorbed in the skin.
Telephone or Whats App: 01423 803080
Email: bonjour@frenchsoaps.co.uk
Social: @FrenchsoapsUK
Address: Unit 14 Ousegill Business Park, Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn, North Yorkshire, YO26 9AE
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