MAISON BERTHE GUILHEM Pyrenean Soap Flakes for Laundry | Bergamot Essential Oil | 400g French Soaps UK

MAISON BERTHE GUILHEM

Pyrenean Soap Flakes for Laundry | Bergamot Essential Oil | 400g

Name: Pyrenean Soap Flakes for Laundry | Bergamot Essential Oil | 400g
Brand: MAISON BERTHE GUILHEM
Price: 10.0 GBP
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These pure soap flakes are free from unnecessary chemicals and gentle enough for both hand washing and machine washing, making them a dependable, low-impact choice for everyday laundry.

They are made using cold-saponified organic Coconut Oil and Sunflower Seed Oil, a traditional process that preserves the natural cleansing and caring properties of the oils. Lightly fragranced with pure organic Bergamot essential oil, the result is a laundry soap that cleans effectively while remaining kind to skin, fabrics, and the environment.

Bergamot essential oil is valued for its natural deodorising and antibacterial properties, helping to neutralise odours rather than mask them. Its bright citrus aroma is also known for its uplifting effect on mental wellbeing, thanks to naturally occurring aromatic compounds traditionally used in fine fragrance.

Bergamot has long been used as a natural moth deterrent, as moths are thought to dislike its fresh citrus scent — making these soap flakes especially suitable for washing stored garments and linens.

Formulation & How It Works

This formulation is based on a true soap structure, created by saponifying organic vegetable oils with sodium hydroxide. During this process, the alkali is fully transformed, leaving behind a gentle yet effective cleansing soap enriched with naturally occurring glycerin.

Sunflower oil contributes mildness and fabric care
Coconut oil provides effective cleansing and stain removal
Naturally produced glycerin helps prevent fibres from becoming dry or brittle
Bergamot essential oil adds light fragrance and functional deodorising properties

Unlike synthetic detergents, this formulation cleans by lifting and rinsing away dirt naturally, without optical brighteners, enzymes, or artificial fragrance.

Natural Laundry Boosters (Optional)

For whites or heavy-duty cleaning:
Add 1 tablespoon of sodium percarbonate to the detergent drawer along with your soap mixture. This acts as a natural whitener and provides additional deodorising and antibacterial support.
As a natural fabric softener:
Add 100–200ml of white vinegar to the fabric softener compartment. This softens towels and fabrics naturally and, when used regularly, helps prevent limescale build-up in your machine.

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!