MAISON BERTHE GUILHEM

Lemongrass & Apricot Oils - Alpine Goat's Milk - 100g

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Hand made in the Pyrenees this organic goat’s milk soap is naturally fragranced with lemongrass and litsea cubeba essential oils, and enriched with nourishing shea butter, sweet almond oil, and soothing aloe vera for fresh, gentle cleansing.

The scent is bright and green — clean citrus with a softly aromatic edge — offering an uplifting freshness without sharpness. Cold-processed in small batches using fresh organic Alpine goat’s milk, the soap produces a creamy lather and leaves skin feeling refreshed, comfortable, and well balanced.

It’s an invigorating everyday soap that still feels calm and caring on the skin.

Why this formula works

Organic olive oil and coconut oil form a mild, reliable base that cleanses effectively without stripping the skin. Fresh organic goat’s milk adds natural softness and comfort, helping maintain balance during daily washing.

Apricot kernel oil supports suppleness and skin comfort, while lemongrass essential oil lends a fresh, lively note to the bar. A touch of turmeric root powder adds warmth and character to the formula. As always, cold-process soapmaking preserves the naturally occurring glycerin, helping the skin retain moisture after use.

A note on the oils

Lemongrass Essential Oil is known for its invigorating and antiseptic properties,as well as being a uplifting scent that is an excellent anti-depressant; lemongrass essential oil tones and fortifies the nervous system.

Apricot Oil is a lovely all round skin conditioning oil. The emollient plant oil coming from the kernel (the seed of the seed) of the delicious apricot fruit. Like other plant oils, it contains antioxidant vitamin Eand nourishing fatty acids (mostly oleic acid 54-74%, linoleic acid 12-35%).

Nourishing and moisturizing, as a high oleic oil it's ideal for dry skin types and is quite easily absorbed into the skin.

Maison Berthe Guilhem are experts in Organic Alpine Goat’s Milk soap. A family business with Swiss accredited naturopathy training and a desire to source the very best for purpose organic ingredients that are turned into wonderful soap bars on their farm in the Pyrenees.

All their soap bars are made 'cold' and contain minimal ingredients. The core of all the soaps are Organic Olive Oil, Organic Coconut Oil and Organic Alpine Goats Milk. These and any other ingredients are treated minimally to maintain their properties which in turn ensures that each bar of soap is as beneficial as possible to the user.

With 99% Natural Ingredients and a minimum of 70% from Organic farming these are really high quality soaps.

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!

Lemongrass & Apricot Oils - Alpine Goat's Milk - 100g