Donkey milk, visit us, products of donkey milk

In the middle of the beautiful Pyrenees lies one of the first Donkey-Farms in Europe. Olivier Campardou, the founder, was the first farmer to produce donkey milk on a regular basis.

In the summer-time all of our donkeys live in the mountains at an altitude of about 1000 metres. This is also the place where, each year, the donkeys are milked - for a period of 5 months.

The milk is dried in a laboratory – enabling us to keep the milk longer and to produce our products all year round. Donkey milk is very rich in vitamins and the drying process we use is designed to preserve these vitamins as well as possible.

Donkey milk is very similar in composition to breast milk and is widely used as a treatment for allergies such as lactose intolerance and eczema in babies and young children.
 
Donkey milk keeps the skin hydrated, smooth and youthful – as Cleopatra clearly knew when she took her famous baths!

Asinus products contain between 5% (soap) and 50% (facecream) donkey mik.

The combination with other natural ingredients and essential oils perfectly complements the properties of the milk. All Asinus cosmetics are biologically and ecologically friendly and are made by professionnal hands.

Our soaps are made using the method of hot saponification by a soap-maker who learnt his craft from an old traditional master in Marseille. Every soap is formed and put into it's boxes by hand.

Our soapmaker is situated near Clermont-Ferrand, the laboratory for our cosmetic products is near Dijon and our sweets are made in Vichy by the same company that produce the famous «  bonbons de Vichy ».

If you are travelling around the south of France during the summer – come and visit us and our donkeys in the mountains (Commune de Couflens – chemin des Cascades de Leziou ). You can taste the milk directly after milking – and it's also a very nice trip !