who we are

We’ve been sourcing raw materials for the perfume industry for over 30 years, producing 100% pure, natural essential oils renowned for their exceptional fragrance and therapeutic virtues.

Our aim is to develop our products in all their forms and make the most of their fragrance, in the service of olfactotherapy: well-being through scent, through the evocation of emotions.

A QUARANTINE OF REFERENCES

We sell around forty products, ranging from our own discoveries to essential oil must-haves: Australian Sandalwood Spicatum, Ylang Extra from the Comoros, Geranium Bourbon from Madagascar, Haitian Vetiver, Indonesian Patchouli and Myrrh and Bushman Candle from Namibia.
A small range, a guarantee of quality, which will be supplemented each year by 3-4 new oils.

The idea is to offer economic opportunities to local populations for the perfume industry, while protecting and safeguarding fragile environments.
We work with the help of associations (Coeur de Forêt, IRDNC, L’Homme & L’Environnement) to ensure the sustainability of our supply chains; the cultivation and distillation process is carried out directly on site by the producer in collaboration with NGOs, then the products are marketed at fair prices established with and for the producers.

le sourceur is finally a responsible project that strives for zero waste through various actions

BUT WHAT IS A SOURCEUR?

To be a sourceur is first and foremost to be a hunter of scents and fragrances for the perfume industry.
A modern-day adventurer, he travels the planet in search of the most beautiful wonders our plant and animal world has to offer.
In this way, he is the source of the materials that fine perfumers need to create their fragrances; a sort of link between the reality of the field and the perfume houses that cultivate a refined spirit.

A humanist, he works to protect local populations and their environment.
An individual who is both able to immerse himself in the socio-cultural specificities of each region he visits and to promote local agriculture, while at the same time initiating sustainable development projects.

In short, a sourceur is a modern man steeped in the values and cultures of the past, committed and militant in the present, and definitely focused on the concerns of tomorrow.

THE EXPLORERS

STePHANE PIQUART

Head Sourcer
His little favorite: Bushman Candle

STePHANE PIQUART

Head Sourcer
His little favorite:
Bushman Candle

MARTIN VILLATTE

Talkative wanderer
His little favorite:
Santal Spicatum

MARTIN VILLATTE

Talkative wanderer
His little favorite: Santal Spicatum

MAXENCE PIQUART

Sourceur de Sens
His little favorite:
Osmanthus

Sourceur de Sens
His little favorite: Osmanthus

maxence piquart

LES COMPAGNONS DE route

BEHAVE

Created in 2007, Behave is a source of scents for perfumers.
The name Behave was born from the crystallization of “to be” and “to have”.

The association of the 2 terms underlines the absolute necessity of respecting the environment and the irreproachable ethics of the producers of fragrance raw materials.

AURORE JOUAN

Aurore accompanies you on the path to understanding and communicating your emotions, using essential oils for emotional balance in everyday life.
She is trained in Aromachologie (Patty Canac), Olfactotherapie (Gilles Fournil) and Aromatherapie spécifique et énergétique (Pierre Franchomme and Agnès Addey).

TRAVELLING COMPANIONS

IRDNC

IRDNC est une association namibienne qui s’efforce d’améliorer les conditions de vie des populations rurales et des minorités par le développement d’opportunités économiques, en y incluant la faune sauvage et les ressources naturelles locales, de manière à réduire la pression qui pèse sur ces zones rurales.

Coeur de Foret

Depuis 2005, Coeur de Forêt oeuvre pour la protection des forêts et des populations qui y habitent. En alliant programmes de reforestations et développement de filières de commerce équitable, l’association propose aux producteurs locaux une alternative économique à la déforestation.

L’Homme et L’Environnement

L’association a été créée pour montrer que, face au changement climatique et à la perte dramatique de biodiversité, on doit – et on peut – trouver des voies pour impliquer tout un chacun et les communautés locales les plus pauvres dans un développement compatible avec la préservation de la biodiversité.

AN ECO-FRIENDLY PROJECT

CULTURE

DISTILLATION

DISTRIBUTION

FAIR TRADE

TRANSPARENCY

CULTURE

DISTILLATION

DISTRIBUTION

FAIR TRADE

TRANSPARENCY