OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY
Le Petit Olivier celebrates 20 years at your side in 2023!
The origin of Petit Olivier, created in 1996,
La Phocéenne de Cosmétique
An independent French SME based in Salon de Provence.
Our founders, Eric Renard & Xavier Padovani, attached to Provence and keen to offer natural cosmetics, created their original brand "Senteurs Provençales": The desire to promote profound commitments, ethical and sincere values gave birth in 2003 to our Le Petit Olivier brand.
From the outset, we have chosen to develop products that are as natural and accessible as possible, while remaining committed to respect for people and the environment.
Since its creation, Le Petit Olivier has made the olive tree its symbol and signature. In Salon de Provence, we own one of the last traditional stone mills in the South of France, as well as an olive grove with thousands of olive trees. This allows us to include our own Olive Oil in our Olive range of products!
STEP by STEP
Milestones in our history
OUR BEGINNINGS
Provençal scents
Our founders Eric Renard & Xavier Padovani created the "Senteurs Provençales" brand to offer the best of Provence, a land of scents, nature and tradition.
Already at the time, they were working to offer products made in France, not tested on animals, without animal matter, while favoring ecological alternatives for their packaging.
2001
Partenaire de One Voice
Anticipating new regulations, Le Petit Olivier and One Voice are committed to animal and global ethics.
By becoming a partner of One Voice, we officially undertake not to market our products in countries where animal testing is required. We also give priority to ingredients of natural origin and do not use any animal products in our products, with the exception of beeswax and honey.
2003
Le Petit Olivier
C'est la naissance de notre marque telle que vous la connaissez aujourd'hui !
Petit retour en arrière avec nos anciens packaging ... Vous les avez reconnus ? Le Petit Olivier est une marque authentique, française, créée dans le sud de la France à Salon de Provence. Profondément ancrée dans notre région, nous faisons de l'olivier notre symbole et notre signature.
2009
Le Domaine du Petit Olivier
Our La Phocéenne de Cosmétique Group acquires an olive grove with 1,500 olive trees and the Moulin de Cante Perdrix.
Located in Saint Bonnet du Gard in the south of France, this is one of the last stone mills in the region. Our olive oils have won numerous medals at agricultural competitions.
Part of the olive oil produced at the mill is incorporated into some of the Olive Range products.
Thanks to a circular economy system, we limit waste by reusing pomace and margine (waste from oil production) in the form of fertilizer. Since 2014, our farm has been organically farmed.
2015
Inauguration of our research laboratory
Nous créons notre premier laboratoire de recherche et de développement à Salon de Provence.
La richesse de la nature constitue un capital d’une inépuisable source d’inspiration pour notre laboratoire R&D. Nous poursuivons nos recherches de formules les plus naturelles possible afin d’assurer l’innocuité de nos produits. Nous sommes la première entreprise à avoir supprimé le parabène de nos produits, en amont de toutes règlementations contraignantes !
2017
Essaouira solar village
In Morocco, in the Massa-Drâa region, in collaboration with the Mohammed VI Foundation for the research and preservation of the Argan tree, we helped create Africa's first autonomous solar village.
By helping to finance solar equipment for: the creation of a photovoltaic electricity network for the village of Idmjahidi (Essaouira province, Morocco) and the construction of a building for pulping and crushing argan nuts, enabling the creation of an autonomous women's cooperative.
2017
La Table du Petit Olivier
Ouverture de notre restaurant signature à Epône, dans les Yvelines.
Une cuisine du sud, de l'huile d'olive de notre moulin, des produits frais, locaux et de saison cultivés suivant les normes de l'agriculture raisonnée ou biologique.
2019
Creation of the Idmjahidi village education center
Previously, children had to walk 10km a day to get to elementary school and then back home.
By creating a village infrastructure suitable for young children, including a classroom, sanitary facilities, a play area and a sports field, the women of the village can now send their children to school nearby. Thanks to the creation of this educational center, we are working to improve the quality of life and literacy of the Argan population.
2018
Partnership with the Office National des Forêts
Pour la préservation, la réhabilitation et l'aménagement du site Traou dou Gari en forêt domaniale du Luberon.
Restauration des murets et des abords de la ferme. Création d'un verger provençal et d'une lavanderaie : plantations de lavandes, d'oliviers et d'amandiers, espèces mellifères favorables aux insectes pollinisateurs.
2021
Our Group celebrates its 25th anniversary
Déjà 25 ans que la Phocéenne de cosmétique existe et œuvre chaque jour afin de faire toujours mieux pour la beauté et le bien-être.
25 années engagées pour vous proposer des produits les plus naturels, sains et accessibles possible en portant des projets riches de sens. Car même si nous ne changeons pas le monde en faisant des produits de soins, nous croyons que la façon dont nous faisons les choses peut changer le monde.
