Chinese woman makes soap from excess breast milk

A CHINESE mother has made a truly unique present for her friends. The woman, named only by her surname Qi, recently created hand-made soap out of excess breast milk, the People’s Daily Online reported.

She has been making the soaps since the beginning of this month in Wuhan, central China. Photographs of her gifts were shared by a close friend and caught widespread attention online.

According to reports, the new mother’s baby is just four months old. She was producing too much milk for her baby so decided to create the soaps. The mother then spent 10 days to stock up more than 10 litres of her breast milk.

She bought a soap-making kit from the internet, after reading up the production process online, and made 110 bars of the breast milk soap for friends. Qi claims that breast milk soaps are quickly becoming a new trend in China.

The trend had originated in Taiwan with Taiwan Breast Milk Association leading the way.

Recipes for the soaps could be found on the association’s website dating as far back as 2005.

There are currently close to 1 000 online outlets in China selling either breast milk soaps or soap-making kits.

Qi says that the soaps not only mark the first time a woman becomes a mother but is also a nice gift for friends. Online retailers of the unusual soap claim that, as well as being used for cleansing, the soaps will make your skin softer. – Daily Mail