JooSoap Journey
Open Source Circular Economy Days, Helsinki 2017
♫ Open Source Circular Economy Day Helsinki 2017 ♫ We upcycled 8 liters of used cooking oil(from on-side restaurant) into around 80 EcoSoaps! Thanks all for joining the workshop and co-making together. And some bikes were turning shining
Read moreJooSoap*Helsinki Day 2017 @ Kääntöpöydällä
Completed! On this Helsinki Day 2017 celebration, we upcycled 10 liters of local used cooking oil by co-making with visitors. Some of used cooking oil were collected from Kääntöpöytä kitchen and others were from Finnish #vappumunkki oil. Altogether will turned into
Read more[Video]JooSoap Story - Circular Economy
Check our latest video about JooSoap Studio Story in Helsinki, Finland. See how we apply with circular economy and design strategies, to act locally and globally. The project of making eco-soap from used cooking oil locally and the
Read moreNew video clip of JooSoap making released
The quick clip (2 minutes) of making process of JooSoap: an eco-soap made from used cooking oil. We offer instruction language in English, Chinese, Finnish, and Spanish. Enjoy making your own soaps and don't forget to take a
Read moreTesting JooSoap Eco liquid soap on boat washing in Hernesaari, Helsinki
Testing JooSoap Eco liquid soap on boat washing. We challenged the most difficulty parts like waterline stains and metal. And YES!! It works really well, very effectively. Proofed by the experienced master. @Hernesaari, Helsinki #joosoap #ecosoap #ecoliquidsoap #sustainblecleaning #boatwashing
Read moreJooSoap workshop for a private group
We had a great afternoon with a private group workshop. Adding 4 more people from Slovakia, Serbia, and Portugal, that we now reach 42 countries of JooSoap workshop participants!! These eco-soaps will be the best Eco-gifts ready for
Read moreInterviewed by Helsingin Uutiset
COVER PAGE!! JooSoap was interviewed by one of Helsinki's regional newspapers Helsingin Uutiset! Great chat with Laura Pohjanpalo and we had lots fun with photographer Johanna Erjonsalo. Thank you!! JooSoap story and also a short eco-soap making video also on
Read moreWelcome 1st JooSoap Ambassador Tom!
Welcome 1st Joosoap Ambassador Tom! He will soon start a long trip to South America moving from eco-community to eco-community. He plans to share Eco-Soap knowledge and hold JooSoap workshops during his journey! Contact us if you wanna
Read morePop up at Kauppatori (Helsinki market square)
3 day amazing pop-up at #Kauppatori2017 stalls. We collected 45 liters of used cooking oil from market vendors and co-making during our pop-ups. People could also tryout JooSoap Eco-Soap products for FREE! https://www.facebook.com/events/536515529866907/
Read moreNordic Permaculture Festival 2016
4-7 August, 2016 at Isnäs, Finland We are happy to take part in 2016 Nordic Permaculture Festival. Sharing Eco-Soap knowledge and done a beautiful JooSoap Eco-Soap Workshop and demonstration with local Labby Catering’s used cooking oil. Thank you
Read moreOpen Source Circular Economy Days, Helsinki 2016
JooSoap Studio is honored to take part in Open Source Circular Economy Days Helsinki again in 2016. This time is right next to our office door at the urban farming center: Kääntöpöytä Green house. "Open Source Circular Economy
Read moreJooSoap vs. University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry
Great workshop with Chemistry Pros in University of Helsinki. Lots of learning for us as well. 🙂
Read moreJooSoap pikkujoulut + Open door
Thanks everyone for visiting! It was great to meet you all and discussions. And amazing food, chocolate you brought/handmade were perfect with glögi! Looking forward to see you soon in 2016. #joosoap #ecosoap #pikkujoulut #opendoor #warmxmas #helsinki
Read more[Invitation] JooSoap Pikkujoulut Xmas Open Door
<Open door> Welcome to join a warm gathering to meet up, looking back some photos, and hear JooSoap's plan for 2016 and future. Dear old*new friends & volunteers that took part eco-soap workshops, as eco-soap users, and those
Read moreInterviewed by Yle
Ying-Ju Lin from JooSoap Studio was interviewed by Yle at Espoo Mini Maker Faire on 18.10.2015. See what is up to date with JooSoap's plan. And thanks the JooSoap TEAM! Video: http://areena.yle.fi/1-3103929 #JooSoap #EcoSoap #EspooMiniMakerFaire #Workshop #Interview #Yle
Read moreJooSoap at Espoo Mini Maker Faire, 2015
Thanks all for joining us in Espoo Mini Maker Faire. We had 30 adults + 8 kids as eco-soap makers and plus much more stand by supporting/monitoring us around. 😉 Every team done it well!! Date: October 17-18th,
Read moreOpen Source Circular Economy Days, Helsinki 2015
We are happy to see so many people joining our eco-soap workshop on first OSCEdays Helsinki! We fetched 8 liters of used cooking oil from nearby FAFA's restaurant and make around 6 liters of eco-soap with 18 people. WELL DONE! Thanks
Read moreJooSoap x NPO せっけんの街 (Sekken no Machi Organization)
A honored and inspired visiting to eco-soap making pioneer when Ying-Ju transfer her flight in Tokyo, Japan. The Eco-soap knowledge she learned and collaborate with Taiwan Maple Community is originally learned from these masters back in 1995. NPO
Read moreJooSoap [email protected]äivä etkot 2013
Siivouspäivä, cleaning day is a big day for friends of secondhand and urban culture in Helsinki. On 22nd May, Siivouspäivä etkot(pre-party) event, we had 2 workshops with altogether 17 people participated hands-on making and other more people joined
Read moreJooSoap vs. Castle Cieszyn, Poland
Zamek Cieszyn is a reginal design center in Cieszyn, on the Polish-Czech border. This year is their 8th anniversary. I had a great time visiting exhibitions, sharing JooSoap story to audiences in the Art Castel conference and 2 eco-soap
Read moreJooSoap at Zamek Cieszyn 8th Anniversary, Poland
1.2-3.2.2013 Very Wise Birthday of Castle Cieszyn! It's my pleasure to be invited to give a presentation and workshop in Zamek Cieszyn. 2 Eco-soap making Workshops on 2.2(Sat.) 11:00-12:00, 17:00-18:00 I heard the workshops are almost fully booked, We will have fun! http://www.zamekcieszyn.pl/pl/artykul/8-bardzo-madre-urodziny-zamku-475
Read moreJoosoap vs Lauttasaaren yhteiskoulu, Helsinki
Nice workshops with students in Secondary and Upper Secondary School of Lauttasaari on their hand-washing day. Later on they will make their own package for the soap in art class. 🙂
Read moreExhibition at Zamek Cieszyn in Poland
JooSoap is selected as a good example of ecology and environmental protection in the exhibition “Gramy w zielone. Odpowiedzialne projektowanie” (We play in green. Responsible design) at Zamek Cieszyn in Poland - a regional design center on the Polish-Czech border. http://www.zamekcieszyn.pl/pl/artykul/gramy-wi-zielone--odpowiedzialne-projektowanie-400
Read moreExperiment of self-service eco-soap making
Is it possible to conduct the eco-soap making without someone teaching face-to-face? Experiment of self-service eco-soap making, by utilizing all material and instruction on the table. Andy, the coach from Design Factory tried his first time! Easy!
Read moreBring you own used cooking oil for workshop
Bianca is the first one brings own used cooking oil to the workshop. The oil from her kitchen is so clean!! Her soaps will definitely be white and shining 🙂
Read moreJooSoap * MoA 2012
We will have a small stand in Design Factory projects/Unicef Finland area in this year MoA. Just next to amazing toilet area. "Bring your own bottle for refilling some eco liquid soap!" Welcome!! 9 May- 3 June 2012 Mon-Fri
Read moreGathering used cooking oil from campus restaurant
We are now mostly gathering used cooking oil from Täffä restaurant on TKK campus, also some from friends' kitchen. Restaurant manager Mats and his colleagues are very exciting and supporting this project. When we have more soap/liquid soap ready, we
Read moreNew display space at Aalto Design Factory
Winter time....snowing and freezing outside. We moved from garage to an inside display area in room Puuhama at Aalto Design Factory. Take a piece of Aalto University away with you! Some eco-soaps are given away, gratefully with feedback in return.
Read moreJooSoap vs Nordic Climate Festival
Joosoap is chosen to the give away present to Nordic Climate Festival workshop participants. We come up a good idea to package them. Well Done! *Package co-creation by Ying-Ju Lin/Ren Tong/Lam Hau Yee Noel/Kuan-Lun Lo, 2011
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The Initiation of JooSoap
2010 FALL-WINTER
During Aalto Eco-campus project in the Creative Sustainability master’s program course at Aalto University, Ying-Ju first time mentioned this eco-soap knowledge in the class. Since no one in the class heard this before but wanna see how it works, Ying-Ju decide to have a tryout of making some eco-soaps from campus resources.
2011 SPRING
“JooSoap” was initiated in another Creative Sustainability master’s program courses: “How to Change the World” at Aalto University. Inspired by Ying-Ju’s story about the impactful community eco-soap making movement happening in her home town, the students was keen to apply this idea to Finland. All together, Ying-Ju Lin, Otto Pekande and Kartriina Talja started to operate JooSoap workshops in Design Factory and received positive feedback from participants. With support from Taiwan Maple community’s 16- year experience. The operation of JooSoap was recreated, redesigned in order to adapt for Finnish context for sharing this eco-soap knowledge.
The souvenir order from 2011 Nordic Climate Festival was the official kick off for JooSoap studio. During the event, there were two workshops held and 120 eco-soaps produced as a gift for the forum participants. This successful experience established the studio’s foundation and encouraged JooSoap’s journey in Finland…
