Soap Makers Help!

[RockyToggRanch]

I have to collect sales tax and have product liability insurance. If I had a shop I'd need more insurance...

 

[savingdogs]

How much is product liability insurance?

 

[Morgaine]

I have my insurance through the soapmakers guild. You can also check out RLI

 

[FarnhamSoaps]

With selling soap you need to be sure your labels are correct ... and that you don't make ANY claims.... yup, even saying moisturising is a claim and puts you in a cosmetic catagory.... bug off? oh that's even worse... the EPA wants to get involved.

technically you don't have to list your ingredients if it is "just soap"..... but I do. I use the INCI names and that way I encourage my customers to google the EOs I use....that way I don't have to make a claim .... my customers are educating themselves and feel better about buying my products.

Marie Gale has a great book on labeling... I think you can get it from Amazon.

I also do not sell a thing without insurance which I get thru the Soapmakers Guild.

I know, lots of folks make lots of claims.... but they will wish they had not if the FDA, EPA gets wind of it and they are in the mood to make an example of one of us....

I figure if it is worth my time, it is worth my taking the time to do it right and sell it safely and correctly labeled.

gini

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[savingdogs]

Thank you and you make an excellent point.

 

[Morgaine]

I thought I would post a picture of my booth from the renaissance festival I am doing. Here is my booth. It's mostly set up, I still didn't have all the stock out yet when I took it.

 

[savingdogs]

How cool and awesome! I wish I could come!

 

[MSDeb]

So cute! Wish I could come see it too!

MSDeb

 

[RockyToggRanch]

Check out this sign that a friend of a friend painted for me to use at shows! I loooove it! Just had to share.

 

[MSDeb]

Cute!