Developing Auspicious Thai Dessert Product with Soap Carving Techniques

Abstract

The research aims to develop an auspicious Thai dessert using soap carving skills and to study the target group's degree of product satisfaction. The sculpted soaps were produced from residual soap, and then they were specified with a painting method, including colors to be mixed into the soap and colors suitable for coloring the soap. The soap carvings were chosen after consulting with the five specialists in terms of coloring technique, soap mixture, and soap paint hue. After that, the samples are created and examined to ensure that they meet the needs of the
100-person target group by accidental sampling. Mean values, percentages, and frequencies were used to examine the collected data. The outcome demonstrated that most specialists choose painting as their coloring technique and paint using a color made of batik dye. The satisfaction of the target group with product development is at its highest level in all aspects. In terms of product satisfaction scores, they were at 4.54; suitability of the materials used scores were at 4.70; product utility used as gifts or souvenirs scores were at 4.84; and distribution channel scores at OTOP centers were at 4.52.