“For several years I have been interested in natural cosmetics. I bought handmade soaps then I wanted to try to make some for myself and I liked it”, explains Claire Radenen. To the point of moving in with the help of her husband a real 12 m2 lab in its garage complies with the standards in force and created his micro-enterprise last November: Au Claire de la bulle.
100% organic soaps
Training with a soap maker in Savoie further strengthened her in this project. She sells her soaps at various events (local farmers’ markets, craft markets, Christmas markets…) and in some Indian shops. It only uses organic raw materials. Its range includes eight solid soaps four of which with fragrant essential oils, some in the shape of a heart or a cupcake. She is currently working on a cream deodorant.
Part-time administrative secretary in the banking sector, Claire Radenen locks herself in her laboratory in the evenings and on weekends. “It’s tiring but when my customers tell me that they are satisfied, that my soaps make their skin soft, it’s my best reward.”, she confides. This year, she signed up to participate at the Châteauroux Christmas market which will take place from December 10 to 24: “I have set myself the challenge of making 2,500 soaps by then”. In other words, she won’t have time to squeeze the bubble!