Luonkos's skincare cakes are handcrafted in Naantali
What is stated on our website – "we manufacture products as creatively as possible and with environmental conservation in mind" – is indeed true. This creativity is often supported by a controlled amount of tape and cable ties, or perhaps a barbecue spatula borrowed from the home kitchen. In the households of Luonkos women, it's well-known where various tools tend to disappear.
The production of oil cleansing cakes is a craftsmanship
The work methods and tools undergo continuous ventilation at our place. They are developed, processes are refined, and progress is celebrated. Even a small insight can significantly streamline the process. And generate new ideas, fiery enthusiasm, and off we go into orbit again.
On the other hand, skincare cake recipes are followed meticulously. There is no room for distraction when measuring ingredients. At a small skincare cake factory, it's a known fact that you shouldn't disturb someone in the midst of measuring. At least not if you want your message to be heard and understood. The one overseeing the cauldron is in their own bubble. Vigilantly monitoring temperatures and adding ingredients according to the recipe. With care and love. Every batch utilizes all the knowledge and skill at hand.
When the mixture is then molded, you need a swiper in addition to the pourer. The swiper is the one who smoothens the bottoms of the skincare cakes and runs between the molding table and the refrigerator.
Every skincare cake is a work of craftsmanship
Because there's a person at the handle of the ladle, every Luonkos skincare cake is unique. The general instruction for the cakes even states that the final result is influenced, among other things, by the mood of the cook. Skincare cakes sometimes have freckles, small beauty flaws, frost, and fun patterns. When the cake mold is taken from the fridge, and a unicorn or heart is clearly imprinted on the base of one cake, joy fills the creators: true artisan craftsmanship! And at the same time, there's wonder: how do these manage to be such distinctive individuals, even though the mass is scooped from the same pot? If the mold produces perfectly identical cakes one after the other, the handler starts to tingle: Where is the personality? You can't tell these apart! Perfection is boring!
2nd quality is a rough treasure
A new employee at the small cake factory immediately gets to snap skincare cakes from the molds and tidy them up for packaging in the early stages. Quality requirements become familiar in a tangible way, and even at night, the question echoes, "Will this cake bring joy?" That question distinguishes the prime from the second grade. The latter has the same nurturing properties as the prime, but there's a charming roughness in appearance. If every cake brings joy, the second-grade basket in the factory store feels empty. So, in its own way, the second is also the first. Each skincare cake is hand-packed, one by one. This way, the product undergoes an evaluative look once more. The ecological and beautiful cake box encloses a gem that makes skincare easier. In the end, the user decides whether the cake brings joy.
Marjut Saarinen
The author grew tired of the current journalism's tolerance for compound word errors, sought a new path, and joined Luonkos in Naantali to bake skincare cakes. In the process, lyrics are still being created.
