Behind this melt-on-the skin, deliciously fragrant formula lies the action of L'OCCITANE to reintroduce almond trees to the region of Provence. After the exceptionally harsh winter of 1956, which many almond trees did not survive, the trees were abandoned to make way to more profitable crops. But more recently, they have been replanted on the intitative of Jaubert brothers - lavender growers on the Valensole plateau.