Ach Brito
Products
Eau de Cologne Fava Tonka - 100ml
Seductive and enveloping, Fava Tonka cologne offers an opulent fragrance with warm and sweet accents. With a rich composition that exudes personality..
21.50€
Ex Tax: 21.50€
Glycerin Soap - Glyce Classic 165g
The soap from the renowned Ach Brito factory, Glyce Classic is formulated with coconut oil. The glycerin soap maintains the skin's natural mois..
2.75€
Ex Tax: 2.75€
Glycerin Soap - Glyce lime 165g
The soap from the renowned factory Ach Brito, Glyce lima is formulated with coconut oil. With a delicate floral fragrance, it is ideal for daily sk..
2.75€
Ex Tax: 2.75€
Pumice Soap - 90g
The pumice soap is a classic from Ach Brito, it is one of the oldest from Ach. Brito, has exfoliating and abrasive properties. Produced with coconu..
1.55€
Ex Tax: 1.55€
Real Moss Soap - 100g
The 100g Musgo shaving soap is a classic from Ach. Brito and the national soap. With a pleasant fragrance and enriched with coconut oil, it makes it..
4.90€
Ex Tax: 4.90€
Real Moss Soap - 160g
The fragrance combines the essences of vetiver and eucalyptus herbs with the vigorous patchouli accent. Weight: 160g Size (L X W X H): 9 ×..
1.70€
Ex Tax: 1.70€
Tar Soap - 90g
Ach Brito's Tar Soap with 90g is a fantastic soap with various effects, including insect repellent. The tar soap was one of the first Portugues..
1.55€
Ex Tax: 1.55€
Almond Soap - 90g
Ach Almond Soap. Brito is a fantastic soap for skin hydration, as it is enriched with sweet almond oil, it is a perfect moisturizer. Weight: 90g ..
1.55€
Ex Tax: 1.55€
Aloe Vera Soap - 90g
The Alóe Vera Soap by Ach Brito is a technical soap produced based on 100% vegetable soap and with a refreshing fragrance composed of Aloe vera..
1.55€
Ex Tax: 1.55€
Atlantic Cologne - 100ml
Atlantic cologne is modern cologne that takes us on an incredible sensory journey across the ocean. Ideal for modern men but with a classic touch. ..
21.50€
Ex Tax: 21.50€
Bagas Vermelhas Soap Box - 4x100g
Distinctive and striking, the new Red Berries soap box is the result of an elegant combination of patterns inspired by Ach's graphic collection..
14.50€
Ex Tax: 14.50€
Coelhinha Soap Box - 2x160g
With an elegant composition of patterns inspired by Ach's graphic collection. Brito, the Coelhinha – Geleia Real soap box is the brand's..
8.50€
Ex Tax: 8.50€
Since 1918 producing the best soaps and perfumes
Ach 100 years. Brito
The beginning
It was in 1918 that Achilles de Brito and his brother Affonso de Brito created, in the city of Porto, their company of soaps and other perfumery articles, Ach. Brito.
The Brito family's journey in the world of fragrances began several years earlier, with the collaboration of Achilles de Brito at Claus & Schweder, initially as an accountant and years later, in 1908, as a partner of the company (Claus & Schweder was the first Portuguese factory of soaps and perfumes, also founded in Porto).
Due to the First World War and the German nationality of the founders, Achilles de Brito was involved in the nationalization process of Claus & Schweder, which would eventually be sold. In 1917 Achilles de Brito left the company definitively and it was then that, in 1918, the Brito brothers decided to found Ach. Brito.
Achilles de Brito, founder of Ach. Brito
The route
With solid knowledge acquired during his time at Claus & Schweder and with an entrepreneurial vision, Achilles de Brito started Ach's journey. Brito took firm steps and in 1925 acquired Claus & Schweder, thus continuing Ach's current luxury brand. Brito, Claus Porto.
Brito brothers with perfumer Willy Thessen
In the early years of the company, several successful products were launched, some of which continue to be commercialized until today, such as the Luxury-Bath brand registered in 1927, the Patti and Lavanda brands both registered in 1929, the Triple Alfazema brand registered in 1932, the Musgo brand registered in 1939, among several others.
Ach.Brito old labels and posters
Innovative from the beginning, Ach. Brito from an early age stood out for the quality of his formulas and the beauty and visual detail of his packaging. The labels were originally painted by hand, which gave them an even more special character, distinguishing them clearly in the world of perfumery.
Old label originally painted by hand
The slogan used in that period, "It is not better to manufacture nor is it Good!", Demonstrates the success of the company, which, over the years, has gained notoriety and collected national and international awards. This recognition led the company to create its own lithography in 1953, starting not only to produce packaging for its brands but also labels for other well-known companies such as Tabaqueira, Sandman, Real Companhia Velha, Porto Calem, among several others.
With the creation of the lithography, the production process is entirely carried out at Ach's facilities. Gravel: from the manufacture, to the labeling, to the packaging of the products.
Old Ach.Brito factory building
The restructuring
With the emergence of modern distribution in the 1980s, Ach's market was strangled. Brito and the company went through a particularly difficult time. In 1994 the great-grandchildren of Achilles de Brito, the brothers Aquiles and Sónia Brito, decided to acquire the whole of society and started a deep restructuring in order to keep up with the demands of the market. The strategy was redefined, the product portfolio reorganized and the brands repositioned.
With the new strategy, the Ach brand. Brito is now destined especially for the domestic market, adding several brands, such as Lavanda, Patti, Luxo-Banho, among others. To stand out from the competition and from large multinationals, the company preserves the production process according to traditional methods, continues to develop quality formulas created from the best raw materials and maintains care and rigor with the aesthetics of packaging . Quality is placed at the expense of quantity.
Since then, Ach. Brito recovered the prestige and vigor of other times and conquered his space not only in the national market but also across borders.
Ach.Brito's current facilities
Videos about Ach. Brito
See here an interview from Porto Canal to Ach. Brito.
And here is a report from the program 'Images of Brand' - SIC Notícias
Ach Brito in Brand Images (Oct.2016)