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Fer à Cheval
by the Seghin family
Located in the heart of the Phocaean city, the Fer à Cheval Savonnerie has been able to perpetuate ancestral know-how from generation to generation since 1856. In 1900, during the Universal Exhibition, the company won the gold medal for the quality of its soaps. From buyouts to mergers, it was in 2003 that the Seghin family decided to revive the original brand by flying high the colors emblematic of its know-how and making it shine in France and internationally. Today, this company remains the oldest active Marseille soap factory. Anchored in Living Heritage, it continues to make its flagship product by hand and using techniques of yesteryear, while developing a range of products essentially dedicated to home maintenance. A brand that has managed with talent to maintain its identity, know-how and maintain an art of living within our houses.
Inspirations
A house at the crossroads between the past and the present, Fer à Cheval has managed to maintain a true balance between tradition and modernity in the service of the daily art of living, where what is necessary meets pleasure.
Values
Heritage: transmission of know-how from generation to generation since 1856. Know-how: saponification process in cauldrons according to the true “Marseillaise” method. Authenticity: based in Marseille, it is a local brand that promotes a Provençal identity.
Products
From cleaning products to body care, Fer à Cheval has developed a whole range of products that now integrate all rooms in the house, while remaining true to its spirit and its traditional manufacturing methods, its flagship product remaining soap.
Gone are the days when cleaning products necessarily rhymed with ugly or toxic products, and when you had to hide them from the back of a closet at all costs or take a thousand precautions when using them. Fer à Cheval products are on display: they are beautiful, their containers selected and functional, the design is refined and charming, the compositions are simple, their fragrance delicate and natural. At a time when ecology and zero waste are increasingly taking center stage, (re) -discovering these products means elegantly reconnecting with the recipes of our grandmothers: black soap, Marseille soap detergents, Marseille soap, Marseille soap in chips, cubes, bars, liquid...
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