L’Occitane En Provence is a France-based cosmetics company founded in 1976 by then 23-year-old Olivier Baussan. The word “L’Occitane” means “the woman from Occitania,” which is a region in southern Europe (the Southern half of France, Monaco, parts of Italy and Spain) where Occitan was historically the main language spoken. Hoping to recreate the traditions of the region he called home, Baussan purchased a steam-distiller