Soap flowers

These beautiful exotic flowers look like the most real roses, orchids, tulips, daffodils ... and smell as amazing. But they are made out of ordinary soap. Such unusual souvenirs are sold in the Thai market in the vicinity of Chiang Rai. All colors are unique, carved in different styles, different colors and sizes, have a fragrant aroma.





Hard to believe that these are realistic and intricate flowers with thin petals - made of ordinary soap.



Soap flowers - unusual craft in the Thai village of Chiang Rai.



This business started as a fascination with the locals, who were involved in carving the soap in his spare time, but over time it has grown into a fairly lucrative business.



Many tourists visiting the region are buying these fragrant crafts as souvenirs.



In order to produce such a flower needs a piece of soap, a few special knives, and of course the talent and skills.



Who is the night market in Chiang Rai - the most famous and the only place in Thailand where you can buy these amazing souvenirs.



Sale of souvenirs in special boxes of soap-boxes, which are made from coconut tree or a mango tree.



All boxes hand painted or inlaid metal.



The most interesting is that the flower of the soap practical enough souvenir. At any time, you can use it for other purposes.



Although it is unlikely that someone will falter hand to take advantage of this masterpiece as an ordinary soap.



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