Profit from Soap Bubbles Over

Like every mom would be and should be, I am so proud to have my photo with DL1 in this month's issue of Working Mom! The topic was about bonding with your kids on your busiest days.

Our picture was contributed by The Stork Studio. It was one of the shots taken during our family pictorial with them last June 2008. .

Last September 20, I made a donation to Caritas Manila.  I had no idea they'll be giving me such a nice plaque of appreciation.  I was really touched when they handed it to me.

Just this Tuesday morning (June 24), I got a text message from someone inquiring about my handmade soaps. It was nothing unusual because I normally get texts like that. But with this particular inquiry, I just had to ask the sender where she learned about my handmade soaps. She texted me that she read it from Manila Bulletin. That was how I found out that the article on BY NATURE Handmade Soaps has been featured that day. I was very thankful for that inquiry.

That time, my brother and I were checking out this place along White Plains (where, hopefully, I'd get to resume doing yoga) while waiting for my son who started going to school somewhere near the area. So when I learned about the news, we immediately rushed to the nearest gas station to buy a copy...I mean copIES. I bought five (5) which was all that they had, hehe!

Enjoy the article!

Note: I made a little editing myself. Those in grey are the original texts followed by my corrections.

A young mother’s search for the perfect soap for her two boys suffering from atopic dermatitis led to a business which, for seven {eight} years now, has been making other mommies very happy–By Nature {Handmade} Soaps.

"I’m really into personal products–soaps, fragrance, and aromatherapy. It so happened that my two boys–Darrence Lenzo and Deiuss Lucian–both have topical {atopic} dermatitis and I went into serious research in finding the perfect soap for them," 33-year-old Darlene del Mundo says.

Del Mundo reveals that seeing the results in her children made her realize that she made the right choice in starting her soap business.

"Well, it’s not really because of the profit; it’s more of the benefits my husband and children get [from] using all-natural handmade soaps," she adds.

Del Mundo admitted though it was not easy at the start.

She spent countless hours researching how to make all-natural handmade soaps and did a lot of experiments at home.