Marseille's legendary soap cube has been manufactured for more than 600 years. Natural and made from an olive base, the multi-use hypoallergenic soap is not only le savon préféré de grand-mére, but that of ecological-minded purists the world over. Photo courtesy of south of France friend, Sylvia.
Vocabulary
prendre un nouveau départ: to make a clean start
le savon de Marseille: castille soap
une savonnette; un pain de savon: a bar of soap
véritable: real
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