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Search 30th Ave A Year in the Life of a Street Menu Home About Archive Inspiration Contact Search Search for: Close search Close Menu Home About Archive Inspiration Contact Categories Interview Yesim Ozen of Sabun by the Day Post author By Annabel Short Post date April 4, 2021 No Comments on Yesim Ozen of Sabun by the Day Yesim Ozen of Sabun by the Day soaps, outside Balancero coffee. Last week Yesim Ozen was standing outside Balancero Coffee on 37 th Street. Set out in front of her on a table was a spread
Yesim works as a financial controller for a fashion company in Manhattan. During lock down last year she found the extra time to teach herself soap-making – something she had been keen to do since visiting different cities in Turkey, and buying homemade soaps there.
She researched the process, bought moulds, and now turns ingredients that include oatmeal, olive oil, honey, and even coffee from Balancero into soaps with unique patterns and shapes. “All my soap is made by hand in very small batches”, she says. “I’m interested in challenging myself to make new and interesting designs”.