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Bronnley History

Bronnley, as the company has become known, was founded in England more than 100 years ago and today enjoys selling all over the world.

Started in 1883 by a 19 year old entrepreneur, James Bronnley, (or Jimmy as he was known to his friends) had spent a year in Paris where he studied the art of perfumery and of soap making.  He returned to England with the burning ambition "to make the best soap in the world" which has become part of the Bronnley logo.  This sentiment, expanded to include all the toiletries, continues to be the focus of today's Bronnley.

Initially located in London, the business grew and the company eventually moved their center of operations to the town of Brackley, deep in the heart of the English countryside.  Bronnley began as a privately owned company and it continues today, under the direction of the Company Chairman, Miss Ann Rossiter OBE, granddaughter of the founder, Jimmy Bronnley.

Bronnley are renowned for their elegant soaps which are richly perfumed and produced with the highest quality natural ingredients.  The soaps have rich and creamy lather to help care for the skin.  Emollients such as sweet almond oil, glycerin and lanolin are included in the soaps to provide moisturizing properties.  These vital ingredients help the skin to feel soft and supple. 

The high level of perfume used in Bronnley soaps provides a beautiful, long lasting fragrance allowing skin to be lightly perfumed.  Bronnley uses modern and fashionable perfumes such as Rose or Citrus in some ranges, traditional, rich perfumes, to be mixed thoroughly and evenly into the soap.  The process produces a soap that is finely textured, smooth and soft.  Allied to other production techniques, this ensures the soaps can be molded to a high standard of shape and detail.  It also ensures the soaps are uniform all the way through and are less like to crack prematurely.

Bronnley also produces a comprehensive range of toiletry, personal care and perfumery products all with a variety of natural fruit and floral fragrances.  These include moisturizing bath foams, cubes and oils designed to soften and fragrance bath water, cleansing shower gels, talcum powder, hand cream and body lotions to care for the skin.  Bronnley's range also includes elegant colognes, eau de toilette and home fragrancing products.

Bronnley makes their own soaps and toiletries - design, print, and produce all cartoning and packaging - produce their wooden boxes in their own woodshop - photograph products, and print their own catalogs.

Constant attention to marketing trends keeps packaging updated, fresh and appealing.

Selling in 67 counties, Bronnley continues to grow from strength to strength. Coming to the shores of America in 1905 as master craftsmen in soap making, Bronnley produced private label soaps for just about every high profile US department store one can think of: I Magnin's, Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Miller and Rhoads, Strawbridge & Clothier, L.S Ayers. Thalheimer's, Nordstom's.  In the 1970's  the dollar's great weakening against the pound put a temporary end to Bronnley's US custom soap business.  This decline gave rise to Bronnley's own branded soaps and toiletries.  Today Bronnley's US Custom soap business has been  resurrected assuring Bronnley's recognition world-wide for quality and distinction in body care and bath perfumery.