About Mediterranium
Inspired by France and Greece.
Mediterranium is a UK-based online retailer specialising in traditional Mediterranean soaps sourced from established makers in France and Greece.
We created Mediterranium around a simple idea: to bring some of the character, fragrance and everyday traditions of the Mediterranean into the home.
Our collection focuses on soaps with a genuine connection to the places that inspire us — from the soap-making heritage of Marseille and the South of France to traditional Greek olive oil soaps and beautifully fragranced bathing bars.
A Carefully Chosen Collection
We prefer a focused collection rather than hundreds of products.
Every soap we offer is selected because it has something distinctive about it — whether that is its provenance, ingredients, fragrance, traditional character or simply the pleasure of using it.
Our range includes traditional Marseille soaps, French fragranced soaps and Greek olive oil soaps, including products from established Mediterranean manufacturers such as Papoutsanis.
We want Mediterranium to be somewhere you can discover soaps that feel a little more special than the everyday products found on a supermarket shelf.
Inspired by France and Greece
Soap has been part of Mediterranean life for generations.
In southern France, Marseille and Provence have long been associated with traditional soap making, olive oil, botanical fragrances and simple household products designed to be useful as well as beautiful.
In Greece, olive oil has played an equally important role in everyday life and personal care, with soap-making traditions closely connected to one of the Mediterranean's most characteristic ingredients.
These traditions are at the heart of the Mediterranium collection.
Simple Products, Everyday Pleasure
We believe some of the nicest things in life are also the simplest.
A beautifully scented bar of soap beside a basin. The clean fragrance of lemon or lavender. The distinctive feel of a traditional olive oil soap. Small details can transform an ordinary daily routine into something much more enjoyable.
That sense of uncomplicated Mediterranean living is what we want Mediterranium to represent.
More Than a Soap Shop
We also want Mediterranium to become a useful resource for anyone interested in Mediterranean soap, its history and the different ways traditional soaps can be used.
Through our journal, we explore subjects including Savon de Marseille, French soap-making traditions, Greek olive oil soap, soap ingredients and traditional household uses for Marseille soap.
Our aim is to combine carefully selected products with useful, straightforward information.
From the Mediterranean to Your Home
Mediterranium is based in the United Kingdom and currently delivers throughout the UK.
We package orders carefully and aim to provide the kind of straightforward, personal service we would expect ourselves.
Whether you are discovering traditional Mediterranean soap for the first time or already have a favourite French or Greek soap you return to again and again, we hope you find something here that brings a little Mediterranean character into your everyday life.
Mediterranium
Inspired by a brighter life.