Chrysanthemum Soap Studio Introduction
Using natural ingredients, for natural purposes, and returning to nature. Chen Qiujun, a soap artisan who has settled in Chihshang for twenty years, started her journey by contemplating the recycling of waste oil from school lunch programs and paying attention to ecological and environmental issues. "Make the community where I live more eco-friendly, healthier, and more suitable for the next generation," she believes, which led her to dive into the world of handmade soap creation. Qiujun self-financed her studies and invested a lot of effort, creating eco-friendly soaps that transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, alongside other daily cleaning products like salad dressings and laundry detergents. While making handmade soaps, she is also considering how to connect and develop local characteristics, incorporating the abundant produce and various essences of the Hualien-Taitung Valley into her earthy-colored handmade soaps, custom-formulating soaps and shower gels according to different skin types, and developing creative parent-child friendly art glass soaps as well as offering courses on skincare products, DIY projects, and training for handmade soap instructors, among others. In addition to handmade soaps suitable for bathing and washing, she offers a delightful DIY soap string activity where customers can unleash their creativity and enjoy the fun of hands-on work—using natural materials and executing each step with meticulous attention, creating unique pieces of handmade soap, with custom-stamped messages on the soap containing thoughtful blessings and greetings. The cute and charming appearance of the soap strings makes them perfect for display...
