The business of handmade soap is one that is ideal for the
stay at home mom. In this business, and with a good
recipe and the right ingredients, you can spend a few hours
in the kitchen and come up with products that are potentially
worth hundreds of dollars. People love handmade soap for
many reasons. Handmade soap is considered a luxury
when compared to cheap, mass produced soap. Many
people like buying things that are handmade. Handmade
soap makes an inexpensive gift. Last, but not least,
handmade soap provides the consumer with an
inexpensive pampering treat.
There are basically two approaches to making handmade
soap. Some crafters prefer to buy premade soap bases
and customize these by adding fragrances, colors, herbs,
and other special ingredients. This is the quick way to start
making soap. The disadvantage with this approach is that
premade bases can be somewhat expensive, and you are
not in control of the ingredients that are used in the base.
But for some this approach is the best way because of its
ease. Soap made from a premade base can be ready to
sell in less than 24 hours after it has been melted down and
poured into molds.
The other approach is to make your soap from scratch. This
is the approach I prefer because it is more cost effective
than buying premade bases. It also gives you complete
control over the ingredients that you use in your products.
However, this approach is a little more time consuming than
making soap from a premade base. Soap made from
scratch must be cured (allowed to air dry) before it can be
used on the skin. This takes about four weeks. However,
when it is ready to use you will have an all natural soap that
is very popular in today's world. More and more consumers
are seeking products made from natural ingredients.
Making soap from scratch will allow you to offer them just
that.
Whether you make soap from a premade base or from
scratch you will have to do some homework. If you make
soap from a base you should do some research to find a
base that has ingredients you are comfortable with and that
produces a bar of soap you like. If you make soap from
scratch you will need to try out different recipes or possibly
develop your own after you learn how to make soap. Most
soapmakers start out with one or two recipes they like and
refine their techniques and recipes as time goes on.
In the United States you need to be aware of what the
government requires of sellers. As long as you are not
making any claims about your soap other
than saying it cleanses the body, you do not have to follow
the Food and Drug Administration's requirements for
labeling cosmetics. However, if you give any cosmetic claim
to your soap, it is defined as a cosmetic, and has to be
labeled as such. For information about the Food and Drug
Administration visit http://www.FDA.gov
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