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52' · France 5 · 2023

Soaps: A Slippery Slope

The film

In recent years, bar soap has been regaining ground in French bathrooms. Traditional Marseille soap makers are delighted, but many industrial manufacturers simply melt down soap noodles made in Asia from palm oil and sell them as “Made in Europe.” An investigation into a market where authenticity is the main selling point, and where 100% French soap remains hard to find.