Les Belles de Savon Artisanal soap factory

Les Belles de Savon Artisanal soap factory

Traditional soap factory/shop in the heart of Combrailles. Manufacturing workshop and shop, gift ideas, guided tours, introductory workshops. Natural cosmetics, vegan, guest designers.

Information

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Make you (re) discover an ancestral know-how and the manufacture of soaps with the process of cold saponification and make you aware of its interests and its benefits.
I imagine recipes related to my environment and the spa heritage to make you relive the charms of the Belle Epoque through my range of natural soaps and cosmetics.
Nature for only adornment

Sustainable tourism

Whenever possible, the soap factory always favors short circuits for supplies and recyclable or zero waste options.
It works hand in hand with local producers and highlights local creators through partnerships or shaping work.
Our activity has a low environmental impact and generates very little waste thanks to an ancestral manufacturing method based on natural ingredients.
The premises and equipment are cleaned with labeled products, the waste is evacuated to the recycling center, the water is filtered and osmosis.

Opening

From 05/01 to 31/05/2026 on Thursday and Friday between 2 pm and 5.30 pm. Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, bank holidays and weekends.
Closed exceptionally on Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, Whit Monday, May 1st and May 8th.

From 01/06 to 31/08/2026 on Thursday and Friday between 2 pm and 5.30 pm. On Saturday between 2 pm and 6 pm. Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday and bank holidays.
Closed exceptionally on July 14th and August 15th.

From 01/09 to 30/11/2026 on Thursday and Friday between 2 pm and 5.30 pm. Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, bank holidays and weekends.
Closed exceptionally on November 1st and November 11th.

From 01/12 to 23/12/2026 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 2 pm and 5.30 pm. Closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday and bank holidays.

Prices

Free access. Guided tours of the soap factory for visitors aged 10 and over, by prior appointment for groups or individuals.
Duration: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on the audience and participants' interests.
Groups and coach parties welcome.
Tours available in French or English.

Means of payment

  • Check
  • Bank/credit card
  • Paypal
  • Credit transfer

Description

Les Belles de Savon is a small vintage soap business, where every soap is handmade using a traditional cold process.
Inspired by the French Belle Époque design and architectural trend and its emerging spa resorts,
our range is made with love in our workshop, from natural ingredients selected with care,.
Our soaps are all naturally rich in glycerin, enriched with milk and superfatted for an incomparable creaminess.
Saponified on site and scented exclusively with essential oils, without palm oil or industrial base.
We are doing our best to produce eco-friendly and zero waste cosmetics and thus protect your skin and our beautiful nature.
The milks come from small, local and organic farms or are plant based, for our vegan customers. We have a specific fragrance free range for very sensitive or extra dry skins, and vegan cosmetics are also awailable such as balms and solid deodorants, perfumes and floral waters.
Our soapshop , also called Le Comptoir à Savons, welcomes you all year round for shopping your gifts and favorites. This space, dedicated to vintage and elegant toiletries provides a display for our natural, handmade and artisan soap collection.
To learn more about our manufacturing method, you can also go through the door of our workshop for a guided tour that will deliver the secrets of a naturally mild and eco-friendly soap.
Or you can also join in one of our introductory workshops to learn how to make your own soap .(agenda on the website).

Comfort & services

  • Private parking
  • Parking nearby
  • Car park
  • Sustainable development
  • Waste management
  • Pets welcome

Adapted tourism

mental disability, accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs

Other references

  • Combating waste
  • Made with local products

Spoken languages

Activities on site

  • Cosmetics

Documentation

Situation

  • Environment: in the country, village centre
  • Altitude : 660 metre

Les Belles de Savon Artisanal soap factory