L'OCCITANE is a Natural beauty brand that is renowned worldwide. Our effective beauty products which originate from Provence, ... South of France, are the result of bringing together tradition, nature and research. We have developed skincare and fragrances that are natural, authentic, effective and deliciously appealing. It all began in the markets of Provence. With nothing but an alembic, a small truck and a solid knowledge of plants, a 23-year-old named Olivier Baussan began distilling rosemary essential oil to sell locally. He expanded his production from oils to soaps to creams, taking inspiration from the land he grew up on to bring natural beauty to homes across the world. Since then, we have been committed to improving our products through our state-of-the-art research lab in the heart of Haute-Provence, in Manosque. A team of 100 researchers works in 11 laboratories, focused on topics from molecular biology to plant extraction to analytical chemistry so we can keep raising the bar. L’OCCITANE is a socially responsible company with over 2200 stores worldwide. We try to limit our environmental impact of every aspect of our work, from the creation of our formulas to the development of our packaging, including the product and distribution on an international level. Ever since it was founded in 1976, L'OCCITANE has nurtured simple values: authenticity, respect, sensoriality and continual improvement. read more