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Diptyque Brings Ancient Roman Baths Into the Bathroom: Les Rituels de Soin Launches This September

Diptyque unveils its new body care line Les Rituels de Soin, crafted by perfumer Nathalie Cetto, reimagining ancient Greek and Roman bathing traditions through two dedicated morning and evening rituals. The collection launches globally at counters and online in September 2026.

Tzu-Han Chou, Travel Editor
Diptyque Brings Ancient Roman Baths Into the Bathroom: Les Rituels de Soin Launches This September
Diptyque 把古羅馬浴場搬進浴室:Les Rituels de Soin 系列九月登場

Weaving the ritual of body brushing into a fragrance brand's product logic, Diptyque has gone further than expected with this one. The new Les Rituels de Soin collection isn't just a handful of extra shower gels—it splits "morning" and "night" into two complete rituals, with candles, cleansing gel, body scrub, body lotion, and even a gua sha board each mapped to a specific state of mind and body throughout the day.

Diptyque 把古羅馬浴場搬進浴室:Les Rituels de Soin 系列九月登場
Diptyque 把古羅馬浴場搬進浴室:Les Rituels de Soin 系列九月登場

The collection is overseen by perfumer Nathalie Cetto, drawing inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman thermal bathing culture, with the brand stating that formulas reach up to 100% natural ingredients. The morning ritual opens with the botanical-toned Le Matin candle, paired with a skin-awakening dry brush, then finishes with a cleansing gel infused with bergamot and sweet almond milk. The evening ritual centers on the chamomile-scented Le Soir candle, starring a nourishing body balm made with roasted barley and rose, before closing with a facial contouring massage using a ceramic gua sha tool. One routine, two rhythms—it's as if fragrance has been upgraded from mere "scent" into an actual "set of instructions."

Diptyque 把古羅馬浴場搬進浴室:Les Rituels de Soin 系列九月登場
Diptyque 把古羅馬浴場搬進浴室:Les Rituels de Soin 系列九月登場

More intriguing than the skincare itself is the accompanying homeware line. The lacquered wood trays, tissue boxes, and mirror cases illustrated by Julie Serre are the pieces most likely to be mistaken for art objects; the faience ceramic apothecary jars fired by Manufacture de Couleuvre turn the entire routine into a still-life scene fit for a bathroom shelf. Most notable of all is the travel mirror made from recycled oyster shells in a Trianon-inspired pattern, along with the two-tone Oval travel pouch crafted from recycled canvas—Diptyque handles sustainable materials without fanfare, more like a quiet footnote tucked in beside all that ritual.

Diptyque 把古羅馬浴場搬進浴室:Les Rituels de Soin 系列九月登場
Diptyque 把古羅馬浴場搬進浴室:Les Rituels de Soin 系列九月登場

Les Rituels de Soin is set to launch simultaneously at Diptyque counters worldwide and on the official website starting September 2026. Pricing and the full product lineup have yet to be announced.

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