We want to deliver just a little healing moments in our daily lives.
In the past, when it came to Japanese hand soap, toilet soaps and other soaps had mediocre scents.
However, when I visited America decades ago, I was shocked by a hand soap with a pleasant fragrance, stylish, and luxurious feel.
Since then, washing my hands has become enjoyable. I wanted to make handwashing time more enjoyable in Japan, and I wanted many people to use such wonderful hand soap in their daily lives.
At first, I considered importing and selling hand soap as an agent, but I found it difficult due to regulations and other factors. Then my husband encouraged me, saying, "Then just make it," and we started a hand soap specialty store called "La chouette Co., Ltd."
I myself have been a housewife for many years and had no knowledge of product development or branding. However, driven by a strong desire to see things through, I continued to connect with people and was able to meet people with diverse knowledge. With the help of many people, we have created a hand soap made with purely domestically sourced ingredients, like a moisturizing serum, that we can confidently recommend to everyone.
After that, COVID-19 spread worldwide, making alcohol disinfection mandatory. I heard that a friend of mine in elementary school had a cracked hand at school and that it was tough to disinfect with alcohol. I also didn't like alcohol sanitizing because my hands got dry. But with the COVID-19 pandemic dragging on, I felt I had to make an alcohol-based sanitizer that was gentle on the hands. We had a patch test for atopic dermatitis at a Ministry of Health-approved facility and consulted with organic experts, resulting in the creation of the Orpono Botanical Hand Gel. Currently, sales have ended.