To complement their tea-making, the people of Huatan have also started researching the production of jasmine-based soaps, shampoos, bath and shower gels, perfumes, and other cosmetic products, which might be just the makeover this small town needs.
除製香片，這幾年產銷班也積極研發茉莉洗面皂、洗髮精、沐浴乳、香水、化妝品等相關產品，說是最「美麗」的鄉村產業一點也不為過。「五月苗栗看桐花，六月到花壇觀賞六月雪」，這是花壇農會積極推廣的活動。花壇鄉不種茶樹，卻生產茶，是鄉人向來引以為豪之處。