MESOap are handcrafted soaps made with natural ingredients indigenous to Myanmar. They first began in 2008 as a Japan-based organization supporting young students at villages affected by Cyclone Nargis. After 10 years of offering scholarships to students with excellent results, the students in the region now have continuous access to education. Nowadays, MESOap has three full-time employees and is collaborating with the NGO Japan Heart, providing soaps, towels, and hygiene education for young nuns and monks at two large monasteries in Yangon.
MESOap soaps contain no synthetic fragrances or chemicals. Using teak wood molds, they carefully produce four different handmade soaps: natural soap scented with lime essential oil, thanaka soap, bamboo charcoal rich in minerals, and a moringa infused oil soap.
