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    MAISON BERTHE GUILHEM
✔️ Chemical, Cruelty and preservative free ✔️ Suitable for Vegans ✔️ Exclusive, it's made for us
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STANDARD DELIVERY - £3.95 (tracked 48hr)
NEXT DAY DELIVERY* Free over £50 or £4.95
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Order by phone: 01423 803080
Made in Ariège in the Pyrenees
🟢 20 washes per pack 
🔵 100% Plant Based
🔵 Organic Sunflower Seed Oil 
🔵 Organic Coconut Oil 
🟠 Pure Essential Oil 
 
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Intrigued. Confused. They can't possibly work. How can they be so economical? are all comments we hear frequently.
So we've made up some sample packs of our top rated soap flakes for you to test and try. 1 pouch, just £2.00, will make a litre of laundry liquid, which will take care of 20 machine washes.
Now, which fragrance will you choose?
Bergamot - Bergamot Essential Oil works as a natural deodorant and contains antibacterial properties that have been found to block common pathogens. It is also good for mental wellbeing: the α-Pinene naturally occurring constituent is frequently used in home fragrance and perfume for this reason.
Bergamot Oil is also known to deter moths due to it's citrussy fragrance that they are thought not to like.
Lavender - Lavender Essential Oil is naturally anti-bacterial and a natural moth deterrent making this particularly beneficial for sports wear and for items being stored in drawers and wardrobes for a while. Lavender promotes relaxation so also lovely to use for bed linen.
Patchouli - Patchouli Essential Oil has many scientifically proven benefits: originally finding fame for repelling moths and insects in expensive Indian shawls this is now a proven attribute of the Oil; it is a natural deodoriser and proven to be naturally anti-fungal and antibacterial. Patchouli Essential Oil is also thought to relieve the symptoms of colds and flu, naturally triggering the immune system, helping to reduce fevers by eliminating infectious bacteria. It is also an aphrodisiac.
Rose Geranium - Rose Geranium Essential Oil is naturally anti-fungal, antibacterial and anti-viral, additionally, it helps to deodorize stale indoor environments as well as repel insects whilst promoting relaxation. Use for all your laundry year round.
Verbena - Verbena Essential Oil has natural antibacterial properties, allowing it to attack harmful bacteria that may be attached to you clothes. It’s antifungal properties also mean that it can inhibit the growth of fungi and prevent unwanted organisms from thriving on sports wear.
Verbena oil has been found to kill mosquitos at the larval stage, and it is also commonly used to repel adult mosquitos.
Verbena has been found to have antispasmodic properties, which can help to lessen these spasms and relax the muscles, lessening pain so although it's quite diluted could be beneficial for your bed linen.
LIMITED TO ONE PER ORDER. 
If you order more we will cancel your order and they will not be sent. 
Patchouli: Sodium sunflowerseedate**, sodium cocoate**, aqua, glycerin**, pogostemon cablin leaf oil*, sodium chloride, citric acid, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide.
Bergamot: Sodium sunflowerseedate**, sodium cocoate**, aqua, glycerin**, Citrus Bergamia Peel Oil Expressed*, sodium chloride, citric acid, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide.
Lavender: Sodium sunflowerseedate**, sodium cocoate**, aqua, glycerin**, Lavandula hybrida herb oil*, sodium chloride, citric acid, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide.
Rose: Sodium sunflowerseedate**, sodium cocoate**, aqua, glycerin**, pelargonium graveolens oil*, sodium chloride, citric acid, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide.
Verbena: Sodium olivate**, sodium cocoate**, aqua, glycerin**, litsea cubeba fruit oil*, sodium chloride, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate.
* Ingrédients issus de l’Agriculture Biologique
** Fabriqué à partir d’ingrédients biologiques
Tip the contents of this pouch into 1 litre of boiling water and stir until dissolved. Allow to cool then transfer to a container to use in your washing machine/hand washing as required. Shake before use. Use 20ml per wash. 
Alternatively, make with less water and your solution will set to a gel to use directly in your washing machine drum.
No need for concern, you really don't need much of this for a proper wash! 
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. 
Order by 1pm Mon - Fri for DHL.
Order by 4pm Mon- Fri or 11am Saturday for Royal Mail
Royal Mail: Saturday is a standard working day. Sunday delivery: They deliver in most areas on a Sunday for orders collected Saturday lunchtime and sent on 24hr tracked.
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
STANDARD DELIVERY Royal Mail, 3-5 working days: £3.95
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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Great product does what it says
But requires preparation and storage, all the same did the trick, cleaned my clothes and no plastic bottle yay!
Ordered a trial pack, just to see how I got on with this before committing to the full sized pack. Was looking for a more eco friendly, gentler and economical alternative to regular laundry liquids and pods.
Was very easy to make up. Very subtle smell of patchouli.
I used the Marseille soap that I ordered to pre treat any tough stains and then added the laundry liquid. Was sceptical as so used to equating seeing suds in the washer meaning it's getting everything clean. But my laundry came out beautifully! Performed so well and everything was really clean and had a very subtle scent and just smelt fresh. No overpowering fragrance, just a fresh clean smell.
Will be ordering full sized soap flakes when my trial pack runs out!
It was easy to mix the soap flake sample pack into hot water to dissolve it. I keep it in a jar under the kitchen sink and use a protein powder scoop to ladle it out into the washer. Seems to clean well, and the smell is nice and subtle - my days of wanting to walk around in a miasma of patchouli are long gone, but I'm hoping by the time everything in the house has been washed in this it will leave a faint waft throughout. I anticipate when I buy the large bag of flakes it will last the two of us almost a year, which will be great value!
This product cleaned my laundry but Sadly didn't fragrance my washing, how I had hoped. I like my clean clothes to smell nice.
Hi Tina
This product contains no artificial or synthetic ingredients so the fragrance will always be minimal.
For a strong long lasting consistent fragrance you will need to use a product that contains synthetic preservatives and lab created fragrance. 
Great washing soap for your clothes , leaves them smelling like Summer
This was a first for me.
I'm in Aberdeen so no need for the higher quantity of vinegar suggested for hard water areas.
I added a little for the softening effect.
The weather permitted drying outside.
The results are excellent.
The subtle bergamot fragrance is not noticable on the washed laundry, but the clothes just smell really clean, and feel good too.
Also, this could be a game-changer when packing for travel.
So, yeah, all good!
I tried the Bergamot scented Soap Flake Trial Pack. The smell was lovely. The clothes felt very clean and fresh. It was fairly simple to mix. For one load, I used my normal fabric softener. This worked well, but the fabric softener overpowered the scent of the soap.
For second load of towels, I used vinegar in the softener compartment as instructed on the trial pack. The instructions state:
"Adding 100-200ml of white vinegar to the fabric softener compartment will act as a natural fabric softener when washing towels and so on. Used regularly, it will also stop limescale buildup in your machine."
Although this softened my towels, they smelled very strongly of vinegar! I had to rewash everything in order to get rid of the smell. If the seller or another reviewer has advice on how to make better use of this instruction, please let me know. In the meantime, I'll be using unscented fabric softener.
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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