Of the highest quality and with great respect to the skin, Trudon’s liquid hand soap formula is developed by French master soap-makers using 97% natural ingredients – which mainly include organic olive and copra oils. Produced using the traditional Marseilles soap-making method, the liquid soap is cooked in a cauldron in a process known as “saponification au chaudron”. The soap’s clean formula is combined with an eau de parfum developed by an expert nose, resulting in a luxurious liquid soap that feels and smells divine.
With its slender silhouette, Trudon’s liquid hand soap bottle is emblematic of the Maison: with its hand-blown green fluted glass, stainless-steel gilded metal pump and golden coat of arms engraved with the fragrance’s name that together give the vessel that distinctive Trudon flair. Refills available in the near future!
VIXI
Its name meaning “I have lived” in Latin, Vixi is an exploration of life and what lies beyond. Featuring precious Nepalese sandalwood (known for its grounding and clarifying properties) as well as sage (used in purification rituals around the world), this fragrance welcomes a personal renaissance and a journey towards enlightenment. Experienced nose Emilie Bouge imagined Vixi like a flow of life filled with clarity, an exploration of inner light.
NOTES
Top: Cardamom, Natural Italian petitgrain essence
Middle: Natural essence of Balkan sage, Sandalwood
Base: Cedarwood, Jasmine
PERFUMER
Emilie Bouge
LORE LOVES
We love how grounding and calming Vixi is – it feels natural and realistic, yet still has a complexity to it. Vixi transports us to a secret temple, tucked away in a Nepalese forest. In the morning you sit down to meditate, breathe in the mist that swirls around the treetops, listening to the sound of leaves rustling and birds singing. You’re relaxed, content, and totally in touch with yourself and your surroundings.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Founded in 1643, Trudon is the oldest wax manufacturer in the world.
In 1640s Paris, Claude Trudon, a convenience store owner, began to make tapered candles with a new methodology he had developed, utilising a special blend of beeswax and vegetable wax. His high-quality candles rapidly gained popularity, as they didn’t warp, smoke or splutter, and therefore didn’t cause fires!
In 1702, Trudon opened a factory so that their highly sought-after candles could be manufactured on a larger scale. Before long, their secret wax formula (still used today!) attracted the attention of the Crown. The house of Trudon became the candle provider to the Royal Court of Louis XIV, as well as many of the great churches of France. Louis XIV was so impressed with their candles that he issued a seal of approval with his official family crest. This crest can now be seen affixed to every Trudon product, with the addition of the motto “Deo regique laborant”, which means: “they (the bees) work for God and the King”, a nod to the creature that made their successful wax formula possible!
By the mid-17th century, Trudon had become the largest wax manufacturer in France. As candle makers to the Royal Court, Trudon were commissioned to make candles for many French icons – from Louis XIV to Marie Antoinette to Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon actually commissioned Trudon to make a candle for the birth of his son – rumoured to be the only gift he ever gave him – a black candle made in his likeness, adorned in gold.
Fast forward to 2007 when the house took the name Trudon and became the leading specialist in manufacturing perfumed candles. All their candles are still hand-made, using traditional production methods akin to those Claude Trudon would have used in the 1600s. In their Normandy factory, each candle is hand-poured into hand-blown vessels from Tuscany. Today, Trudon has extended their range to a line of genderless perfumes in addition to their variety of options for luxuriously fragrancing your space.
