Verbena soap

Castelbel – Verbena Soap – from Portugal

The Castelbel Verbena Soap from Portugal smells as wonderful as the fresh, green scent of verbena leaves; with accents of lemon and a subtle woody base, this fresh fragrance invigorates the senses. The scent of the Ambiente Verbena series is perfectly balanced, ensuring it is not overpowering but perceived as very pleasant. The oval, lime-green bar of soap fits wonderfully in the hand.

Verbena Soap by Castelbel – Craftsmanship from Portugal

The production of natural soaps has a 300-year-old tradition in Portugal – Castelbel's own history began in 1999, when Aquiles Barros, a respected professor of chemistry and former employee of the soap manufacturer Ach Brito, decided to establish something new and entirely his own.

Not far from the port city of Porto in northern Portugal lies the small village of Castêlo da Maia, both the company's headquarters and its namesake: Castelbel – beautiful castle.

Initially, Castelbel manufactured private labels for a New York department store, and later for Galeries Lafayette in Paris. The Castelbel name remained hidden. Since 2006, the Castelbel Ambiente series (Lavender, Rose, Verbena) has existed, and its success story began. The wonderful room fragrances in beautiful glass diffusers, which are exported from Portugal all over the world, have contributed significantly to this. A year later followed the exclusive Portus Cale series, which has found fans here with its Portuguese product design, as well as in Dubai, South Africa, and Japan – and it delights museum guests in the restrooms of the Louvre in Paris.