From MelanieNagyCTV: Simon Vanderloo and his older sister, Caroline Short, have turned their soap-making hobby into a business that's pushing boundaries and breaking down stereotypes.
A hodgepodge of buckets and bottles sit on a white table in Simon Vanderloo's small kitchen. While he heats a large container of coconut oil in a microwave, his older sister Caroline Short, carefully measures a mixture of freshly scented essential oils.
Vanderloo is 28 years old and lives with Down syndrome, which naturally occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21. The idea behind the name is that the business is a platform Vanderloo can use to highlight and share all of his abilities. Launching a start-up wasn't easy, but the brother-sister duo was determined to make it work. Not only did they start producing large batches of soap, they also designed their own packaging and secured a website for e-commerce.
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