# Sliced Soap Tear Off Pieces From the One Awa Soap Packet As You Need Them By Renee Ramsarran | Published 2011-01-23 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/one-awa References: [notventures.notcot.org](http://notventures.notcot.org/post/1025/) & [inframince.jp](http://inframince.jp/oneawa/about.php) Soaps come in all shapes and sizes, but I’ve never seen one quite as thin as the One Awa. Designed by Ryohei Yoshiyuki for the cosmetic company Inframince, the slice is made from gentle, [all natural ingredients](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/curie-body-wash-bars). Sealed in a [travel-sized packet](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wanderluxe-beauty), the concept behind the [cold-processed soap](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hard-body-wash) is to continuously break off what you need to use throughout the day. The One Awa soap is designed to crumble in your hand, providing just enough cleanser for your daily hygiene practices. Simply return the leftovers to their package to use again later in the day. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 16% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Thin Soap:** Developing soap products that are thin and easy to use in small quantities throughout the day. - **Travel-sized Packaging:** Creating packaging solutions that are compact and convenient for on-the-go use. - **Cold-processed Soap:** Exploring the use of cold-processing techniques for soap production, offering unique textures and properties. ### Where This Applies - **Cosmetics:** Innovating within the cosmetics industry to create novel soap products that enhance user experience. - **Packaging:** Revolutionizing packaging design within various industries to make products more portable and user-friendly. - **Manufacturing:** Introducing cold-processing methods to soap manufacturing processes, opening up new possibilities for soap products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collapsible Camping Soap Carriers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soap-bar-case.md) - [Shrinking Sad Soaps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soap-that-turns-sad.md) - [Bottle-Shaped Shampoo Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-dissolving-bottle.md) - [Single-Ingredient Soaps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/single-ingredient-soap.md) - [Soap-Embedded Body Scrubers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/body-smoosh.md) - [Clear All-Over Cleansing Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/head-to-toe-cleansing-soap.md) - [Food-Based Body Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edible-soap.md) - [Festive Moldable Soaps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bath-body-works-shapeable-soap.md) - [Powder-to-Gel Cleansers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hand-body-powder-wash.md)