Soap Makers Help!

[chiknwhisperer]

I'm freakin right now. I don't know if I'll even have enough for the FM.

 

[Morgaine]

How many do you have? I sold 50 something soaps at my last market.

 

[chiknwhisperer]

I have to go and take a count again real quick and I'll let you know.

 

[chiknwhisperer]

I took a count and here is what I have.
7- green dragons
7- berry brocade flowers
15- rose petal castile (unscented)
14- Eucalyptus Swirl
13- berry fusion
5- citrus swirl
16- i love chocolate
8- sandalwood
6- oatmeal flowers
3- oatmeal heart
7- felted blueberry cobbler
8- unfelted blueberry cobbler
18- oatmeal milk & honey (to be felted)
31- cinnamon oatmeal (scented)
51- lime (curing)

 

[BirdBrain]

That sounds like you have a good supply you will be better able to guage your sales after the first market. If you are concerned about cure time and selling soft soaps, consider experimenting with water discounting. That can be tricky with adding EOs and FOs as these can accelerate trace. That basic white bar I posted on the recipe swap I usually soap at 25% rather than the standard 35% or so. It makes a hard bar by the next day.

My neighbor sells soaps at the FM in downtown Houston every Saturday. She soaps all week and sells out on Saturday. We both felt her soaps were too soft to really last long. She started discounting her water as well as decreasing her liquid oils and increasing her solid oils and butters which gave her a much better product in short order and she was able to keep up with demand. She also sells body butter and lotion in matching fragrances as the soaps and sells a lot of these matched fragrance sets.

 

[chiknwhisperer]

Well I know I'm definitly not ready for anything besides soap lol but that is on my list. I'll try the water discount and see how that goes.

 

[chiknwhisperer]

I ordered soap dyes from http://kangarooblue.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_118&products_id=499 I know its not all natural but I couldn't wait to start swirling this will be my starting point.

 

[chiknwhisperer]

I'm going to take 81 bars of soap with me to the FM. Do you think that might be a good number to start with?

 

[chiknwhisperer]

My new Citrus Swirl!

What do you think???

 

[Backyard Buddies]

PRETTY chiknwhisperer! And, the colors are perfect for the scent.

I would think that 81 bars is probably fine for the FM, depending on the foot traffic. Take business cards if you have them OR if you don't, perhaps it'd be a good idea to have a sheet for a mailing list so that you can let people know about upcoming scents or future specials/sales.