Recent content by funastrum

Hi Obsidian! That is my Etsy shop and shampoo bars, haha! I highly recommend them (I am obviously biased), the conditioner is also really good. If you want more information on which bar is best for you, you can check out my blog post about it! http://bathvs.com/hair-care-faqs/ My website...

Today I was in my soap studio, and I had the thought: I wonder how many bars the "normal" soap maker has curing at any one time. I figure this will vary greatly due to some owning businesses, newbies, etc, but I am still curious! I counted 360 CP bars today on my curing racks (not including...

Thanks everyone for your contribution to this thread. It has been a good debate for sure, and I am certain that there is some good information for those who are considering going into business. I can assure you that I am not speaking about anyone from this forum, I have only seen her frequent...

I've started my fall soaps, since I need them for an event in the beginning of September. September is a good time to roll out fall soaps though, since it starts to cool down a little. I will start my holiday soaps at the end of September, so that I can start selling them right after...

I don't know if I am the first to do this, probably not lol, but I thought I would share with you a little bit of my experimenting! Take a small part of your batter and put it in a controllable squeeze bottle, I get mine from the Family Dollar for $1, they even include caps so I can...

This is true. On a side note, I was featured on the Soapqueen blog last month, it was AWESOME and definitely helped generate business and followers. I haven't done any Hollywood grab bags yet, unfortunately lol.

I think we are straying from the subject. I'm not talking about soap makers that have been at it for months, I am talking about someone that has less than a week of soap making experience. Her first hot process soap was packaged within 24 hours of making it, so I doubt she had given out many...

You seem like a very intelligent person, and I don't think you are the type that goes into a group with her. Within the past week she has also posted her first melt and pour soap, so she is pretty much going into a soap business with less than a week total experience in any kind of body care...

I knew you guys would understand! It took me longer than 2 days to get my federal, state, and local licenses/accounts/ID's. etc.! She's definitely not doing things by the books. It is frustrating knowing that she does not have this stuff, and I took time getting everything together, so there...

I'm kind of shocked to see that one of the fans of my facebook page who admires my soaps has decided to make and sell soaps themselves. I recognized her name on a soap making facebook group and I saw her posting her first batch of cold process soap that she made 2 days ago. She now has started...

Oy. People like that don't stay in business very long, customers and sellers are just people, and a lot of people are good at seeing who is stuck up/ has bad energy and who is actually excited about their craft. As long as we are still open to learn and expand, it really shows in the product...

Oh my goodness, I get that all the time. "My mother, aunt, grandmother, sister, niece, uncle, neighbor, friend's friend makes soap." This is what I replied: "Hi ___! Thanks so much for the compliments, I take a lot of pride in my recipes. But that being said, I also guard them and my...

Thank you all so much, I will reply in a manner that you guys have mentioned. I'll let you know how she responds if she does. A part of me just wants to completely ignore it... I feel like she feels entitled to know my recipes because she bought a few things LOL

Exactly one year ago I was a newbie to soap making, I had just joined this forum and made my first batch of soap. It came very naturally to me and it is now my life. During this year I have made it a business, and have all of my proper licenses, etc. Everything is going smoothly and my...

Oh my goodness, you guys definitely made me feel a little bit better about my soap disaster :shock: I had quite a chuckle about the straw incident, and I was mortified about the water pipe leaking, even if it didn't ruin everything, it would be a shock! After walking away from them for a few...