Rancé Box of 6 Lavender Soaps

6 x 220gr

Fragrance: Made from the precious Lavender from the of fields of Provençal Drôme in the French Alps the scent remains soft and subtle. Appropriate for both men and women. Featured in extra large 220gr bath bars.

The Artisan’s Process: Rancé soaps are hand made, triple milled; hand wrapped and presented in hand made boxes making them a truly unique and specialized gift for any occasion.

Rancé soaps are cooked for a total of 6 days allowing for three separate sittings where the soap formula is allowed to rest as impurities filter to the bottom and drain. After the third draining period, the soap formula is so pure that no preservative is required or contained in the soap. Fine fragrance is then infused into the formula, which will last the entire lifetime of the soap. The lengthy maturing period of one month of air-drying our soaps in controlled temperature and humidity strengthens the properties and allows for long lasting soaps and stabilizes the strength and durability of the perfumes. Trained staff then selects only perfect bars; as only Rancé is able to produce soaps with such fine etching. Rancé soaps are appropriate for even the most delicate and sensitive skin types.

The RANCÉ Family

At the beginning of 1600s the Rancé family produced perfumed gloves for the French aristocracy in Grasse (France).

In 1795 François Rancé turned entirely to perfumery. His innovative spirit led him to create extremely refined and modern perfumes. He soon became Napoleon’s favorite perfumer, and created “Le Vainqueur”, “ l’Eau d’Austerlitz” and “Gloire à l’Aigle Français” for the emperor.

In honour of Joséphine Bonaparte he created “L’Impératrice” which he presented to the empress in a precious Sevres porcelain box. The last example of this precious porcelain object d’art is kept in the Rancé archives.

Several generations of Rancé have followed, at the end of 1800s Alexandre Rancé moved to Milan, Italy. Today, at the head of the family firm is his granddaughter Jeanne Sandra Rancé with her son Jean Alexandre Maurice Rancé.