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southboca · Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Location: Florida

My students are always giving me strange little gifts. Last week one presented thin (about like a rose petal) smooth pieces of what seemed to be paper to me and fellow classmates. She said, "Teacher for you. Rub it on your hands." And then demonstrated, rubbing the paper all over her hands and then sniffing them. I thought, "All righty, then." The little papers were blank and came in a colored plastic case that was remniscent of Listerment Dissolveables, tho' maybe 3 or 4 times the size. This weekend I finally figured out what the little papers were -- paper soap. Way too cool. My question: "Is paper soap popular with kids in the U.S. and Canada right now too?" I've never even seen the stuff before and am considering sending it to friends' kids back home.

braunshade · Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Location: Somewhere better!

That does sound cool! Wonder where we can buy some?!

SOOHWA101 · Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:23 am Post subject:

Never heard of such a thing.

southboca · Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Location: Florida

I ran across it in the Kyobo bookstore this weekend. Gwanghwamun Station (purple line). I think it is from Hot Tracks (That's what the bag said). It comes in pink, blue and white cases. The cellophane bag says, "Paper Soap." Facing the Hot Tracks entrance, it was to the far right. Maybe 1st or 2nd aisle. Price was 1,000 won. No idea how many soap slips. I also saw a confetti version in a stationery store near Irwon Station (orange line). It came in either a glass or plastic vial. No idea on price there.

Natalia · Joined: 10 Mar 2006

You've seriously never heard of it?! Shocked

It's been everywhere I've ever been for as long as I've been alive - and I'm certain long before. I had the stuff when I was a kid.

It certainly isn't some special Korean thing. And it isn't some 'kid thing' either. People give it as part of a 'beauty set' gift - you know the kind of basket of nice smelling stuff that women so often get as presents.

If it isn't in the US, well, I'm truly flabbergasted. Shocked

bnrockin · Joined: 27 Feb 2006

I'm in the U.S. in college, though I am not around children very often. I'm sure if it was popular around here I would have heard about it from my mother. She's always sending my those little alcohol cleaner things that kills 99.99% of all germs or whatnot.

little mixed girl · Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Location: shin hyesung's bed~

the closest to that that i've seen in the states is some thin soap slices(?), but you need to use water with them to make them work.
same thing?

southboca · Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Location: Florida

Not sure if it's the same -- it's about the thickness of a rose petal. You need water to make it work. You use one slip. Run water, rub for about 30 seconds and the soap dissolves. I wish I had it when I taught kindy classes; the little girls only wanted to dip their hands into the water before eating lunch, forget about soap. Would have done wonders for hygiene.

Mea · Joined: 24 Mar 2006

I bought some lavendar-scented ones in the UK last year (at Topshop), and I've seen them many times in Canada. I haven't seen them in, like, drugstores, but I see them all the time in the small gift/knick knacks section of clothing stores, bookstores, trendy gift stores, etc. They are definitely around everywhere, but as more of a novelty thing.