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Diwatang Maria: Eco-Friendly Soaps

Philippines

We are an organic soap start up company in the Philippines that aims to transition to a new Eco-Friendly Packaging.

₱200,000.00 funding goal
153 backers
112% funded
Concluded

What is Diwatang Maria?

Diwatang Maria is a local start-up brand that blends science and passion to give Filipinos access to effective, achievable, and sustainable skincare. We offer high-quality and locally made organic soaps that help your skin achieve that healthy glow to which the diwatas are known for.

Our Mission

Diwatang Maria promotes not just beauty, but also healthly skin and women empowerment. These soaps cater to a wide variety of skin types, from dry to sensitive, aiming to bring out the natural beauty in every Filipino/Filipina.

 

Why and what are we crowdfunding?


The amount of wastes that the Philippines and even across the globe is producing has grown and a big percentage is accounted to single use plastic

Diwatang Maria, as a brand that values environmental sustainability, joined the Spark Project crowdfunding to upgrade the organic soap packaging from plastic to an eco-friendly, biodegradable carton box. We also wanted to promote our amazing home grown brand that aims to promote an organic lifestyle with the use of organic and herbal soaps.

We would be offering great rewards to our backers. And for our friends and family abroad, there is also a option to support the cause.

We have Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao, and Pilipinas packages named after the three island groups of the Philippines and of course Pilipinas is the Tagalog name of our country. Our Luzon and Visayas packages are best for personal and family use, where we will give away  6 to 12 pcs of Diwatang Maria soaps. The Mindanao and Pilipinas packages are for Filipina entrepreneurs who wanted to become our partners and be able to re-sell the Diwatang Maria organic soaps. We offer 36 to 62 soaps of their choice. We're providing tarpaulin and additional freebies that would be useful if they join local bazaars.

Since we are not yet able to ship internationally, what we can offer to our international friends is to be able to buy the "Bahay ni Maria" or "House of Maria" package. Six Diwatang Maria soaps will be donated to Bahay ni Maria, home for the abandoned elderly.

Finally, we wanted to promote our awesome Filipino artists and designers. The new box packaging designed by IT Monsters Production from Zamboanga City.

 

What's so special with Diwatang Maria soaps?


Diwatang Maria soaps are inspired by the Philippine mountain goddesses.

We have three variants: Diwatang Maria Makiling, Diwatang Maria Sinukuan, and Diwatang Maria Cacao. Each variant is named after a Diwata which resembles the soap  variant the most.

MARIA MAKILING


Recommended For: Normal/Oily Skin
Named after Diwatang Maria Makiling, the protector of Mt. Makiling in Laguna, who is known to be fairest of them all. This soap has Kojic and Papaya as main ingredients. It visibly lightens and corrects discolorations. It also helps control acne breakout both for face and body. Moreover, it is infused with aloevera and coconut oil which keeps the skin moisturized as it undergoes exfoliation.


MARIA SINUKUAN

Recommended for: Dry/Sensitive/Acne-prone skin or combination of all
Named after Diwatang Maria Sinukuan, the protector of Mt. Arayat in Pampanga, who is known to be gentlest of them all. This soap gently cleanses and removes dead skin cells. 
It has combination of anti-oxidant properties of Papaya, Kojic and Glutathione, with mild and moisturizing ingredients, such as Oats and coconut oil. It aids irritation and acne breakouts while at the same time also leaving your skin healthy and glowing.

MARIA CACAO


Recommended for: Dry/Sensitive/Sun-damaged skin or combination of all
Named after Cebu's very own Diwatang Maria Cacao, the protector of Mt. Lantoy who is known for her suppple morena skin. This soap was made to bring the glow out of morena and mestiza beauty. 

It has shea butter, coconut oil, and oats. Aside from the delicious chocolate smell, the soap also helps aid sun burn with aloe vera, making it perfect for summer and in general, our country's temperature.

 

How to Support?

 

- The soaps can either be collected during the New Packaging Launch in BGC towards the last week of June (final date, venue, and time will be confirmed)

- Or can be delivered by the selected provider: LBC/ Fast Track / Lala Move during the last week of June. There will be a minimal fee for delivery. 

 

Special Thanks to Daniel Reineer and Adriel Casongsong for helping us with this awesome video!  

 

 

Feel free to visit:

our website: www.diwatangmaria.com 

our FBpage: https://www.facebook.com/diwatangmaria88/ 

our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diwatangmaria88/ 

Email: diwatangmaria@gmail.com

Contact Number: +63 917 815 1897

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Frequently Asked Questions

We offer high-quality and locally made organic soaps that help your skin achieve that healthy glow to which the diwatas are known for.
Yes, you can buy "Bahay ni Maria" package for the abandoned elderly and buy "Visayas" package for your personal use.
The orders will be available for pick up and delivery towards the last week of June.
We wanted to promote the use of locally made organic and gather support as we transition from the use of plastic to a new eco-friendly box packaging. We also wanted to showcase very talented Filipino designers (IT Monster Productions from Zamboanga) who made our eco-friendly packaging design.
There is a minimal fee for shipment. The rates vary and may start from 75Php through Fast Track (https://www.fastrack.ph/rates) /LBC/Lala Move. Although we encourage the meet-up/pick-up of the organic soaps at Twenty-Four Seven McKinley or at High Street in BGC especially during the new product packaging launch towards the last week of June.
In celebration of love for Mother Earth and transition to a new eco-friendly packaging, we will be having a product launch in BGC towards the end of June. Tentative date and time is 29 July, 7pm. A notification will be sent separately to those who purchased Visayas, Mindanao, and Pilipinas packages. This is also a great time to collect your rewards for pledging for this good cause.
At the moment, no. Pick-up and delivery of organic soaps are only in the Philippines.

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BAHAY NI MARIA - ₱500.00

 

Six Diwatang Maria Organic Soaps of different variants will be donated to Bahay ni Maria / House of Maria, home for the abandoned elderly.

  • Maria Makiling
  • Maria Sinukuan
  • Maria Cacao 

- Special thank you card from the Diwatas

18 out of 100 claimed

LUZON - ₱500.00

You will receive 6 Diwatang Maria Organic Soaps of your choice. Normal price is 128Php each or 768 Php for 6pcs. With Luzon package, you get 35% or 168 Php savings

  • Maria Makiling
  • Maria Sinukuan
  • Maria Cacao 

- Special thank you card from the Diwatas

50 out of 100 claimed

VISAYAS - ₱1,000.00

You will receive 12 pcs Diwatang Maria Organic Soaps of your choice. Normal price is 128Php or 1,536Php for all. With Pilipinas package, you get 35% or 536 Php savings

  • Maria Makiling
  • Maria Sinukuan
  • Maria Cacao

- A ticket to Diwatang Maria's new packaging official launch in Makati towards the end of July 2019. It includes snacks and drinks

- Special thank you card from the Diwatas

49 out of 100 claimed

MINDANAO - ₱3,000.00

You will receive 36pcs Diwatang Maria Organic Soaps of your choice. Normal price is 128Php or 4,608Php for all. With Mindanao package, you get 35% or 1,608 Php savings

  • Maria Makiling
  • Maria Sinukuan
  • Maria Cacao 

- A ticket to Diwatang Maria's new packaging official launch in Makati towards the end of July 2019. It includes snacks and drinks

- A 20 x 20 inches Tarpaulin with Diwatang Maria logo

- Special thank you card from the Diwatas

14 out of 20 claimed

PILIPINAS - ₱5,000.00

You will receive 60 pcs Diwatang Maria Organic Soaps of your choice. Normal price is 128Php or 7,680Php for all. With Pilipinas package, you get 35% or 2,608 Php savings

  • Maria Makiling
  • Maria Sinukuan
  • Maria Cacao

- A ticket to the Diwatang Maria's new packaging official launch in BGC towards end of June 2019. It includes snacks and drinks

- A 20 x 20 inches Tarpaulin with Diwatang Maria logo

- Wooden rack to display soaps (available in Metro Manila only)

- Special thank you card from the Diwatas

14 out of 100 claimed