Marius Fabre

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In 1900, aged just 22, Marius Fabre set up his soap factory in Salon-de-Provence. He set up in the shed at the bottom of his garden, which he converted to house two cauldrons and a few stakes. Salon-de-Provence was then experiencing a period of great economic prosperity, based on the manufacture and trade of olive oil, soap and coffee, developed thanks to the arrival of the railway in 1873.

In 1927, with its success, the Marius Fabre soap factory moved to its current premises, which were larger and could accommodate the huge vats needed for saponification. It was the old Couderc factory. Production intensified. Seventy workers were busy during the day. At night, two master soap-makers supervised the cauldrons, accompanied by a boiler driver. Two lorries went down to Marseille every day to take the goods to the quayside and bring up the raw materials. In 2017 the first Marius Fabre boutique "outside the walls" opened in Paris, in the Marais district, to meet the demand of Parisian and international customers looking for genuine Marseille soap.

The Marius Fabre soap factory opened its 4th boutique in the historic heart of Arles on 6 April 2023. Faithful to the spirit of the other boutiques, this new address reflects the world of the family soap factory and its production workshops. In December 2018, a 2nd Marius Fabre boutique opened in the old centre of Salon-de-Provence.

Today, a team of 45 passionate people work every day at the Fabre soap factory, alongside Marie and Julie, to promote Marseille soap and the Marius Fabre soap factory throughout the world. The natural products of the Marius Fabre Soapery are distributed in over 40 countries.