Ameer’s Touch: Handmade Scented Soaps

Name of Mompreneur: Valerie “Ace” Vergabera


Her Business Idea: Offering a variety of handmade soaps with beneficial properties is something Ace discovered she loved to do.  She is also able to help her customers and re-sellers by making her soaps very affordable.  


How it all started: Ace put up her soap business as a means to keep herself busy as she heals from the pain she felt when her newborn passed away just barely a year ago.  She named her business Ameer, after her son, and finds the inspiration to make it a success in memory of her baby boy.  

Ameer soaps are mostly sold online and are currently a hit as wedding give-aways. For as low as P5, one can purchase a small heart-shaped soap. The mini heart customized soaps carry various scents such as vanilla, choco caramel, powdery fresh, chocolate, angel’s breath and strawberry.  Popular variants of the regular soaps are tea tree, honey oatmeal and peppermint and cost P50 to P60 each.

Ace is happy that she is able to help other people through her business.  She keeps her costs down and supports her re-sellers who are mostly single moms or mothers looking to make extra money to support their families.  


Why being a mom is the greatest: When Ace was little, she was often asked what she wanted to be when she grew up and she would always reply, “I want to be a mom.”  Since she was five years old, she knew in heart that being a mother is what she always dreamt of being.  “Being a mom makes me feel complete,” Ace states. “Other people have ambitious goals of getting promoted in their careers but my definition of success is having happy and contented children.”  

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Read on about Ace and her business Ameer's Touch.

On balancing work with family time: Having a home-based business gives Ace her work life balance because of the flexibility working at home brings.  But she didn’t have this flexibility a few years ago. “I worked in a call center and the hours were extremely difficult.  I knew that being there for my kids was important to me. But I had two children to raise and money was tight so I kept on working. I stopped when I was pregnant with Ameer and never returned to corporate life.  I am glad I did because now I have more time for my children.” Aside from making soaps, she also writes for an overseas company.   


Advice for aspiring mompreneurs: “Don’t be discouraged when people around you do not believe in you.” Ace kept hearing discouraging words from people close to her but she didn’t let these faze her. She was determined to succeed despite the negative comments. Ameer soaps are sold to customers all over the Philippines and her business is her family’s main source of income. Ace proudly says, “Imagine being able to pay my two boys’ school tuition using the profits from my soap business!”  

Ace also believes that one can learn a lot more from doing a business. She learned how to market her products, how to leverage on the internet and how to manage her operations. Ace also states that moms who have businesses also are able to teach their kids first-hand the value of money and the value of hard work. She realizes that these are priceless lessons that will help her kids succeed in their own endeavours in the future.  


Contact Information:
Ace Vergabera of Ameer's Touch

Website: ameerstouch.webs.com
Mobile: 0927-561-0308 or 0921-737-7650