Kia Ora from Wellington NZ

[4lethea]

Howdy,

Posting from Wellington NZ. I am new to this sport and loving it so far. Looking to hone in on all your expertise. Mostly I am keen to get as close to natural as possible with our household products, but I am also keen to get my hobby to pay for itself and perhaps a little pocket money for Xmas etc.

Other things I like to do are knit, crochet, sew, cook etc.

Anyway, I look forward to picking all your brains

Alethea

 

[Hazel]

Hi Alethea,

Welcome to the forum!

Do you mean soapmaking when you say you're new to the sport?

 

[Relle]

Mostly I am keen to get as close to natural as possible with our household products, but I am also keen to get my hobby to pay for itself and perhaps a little pocket money for Xmas etc.
Alethea

Welcome , you might like to read this before thinking about selling, even for pocket money for Xmas - Xmas is only 6 months away and thats not long enough to practice your skills.

 

[Hazel]

It looks like Relle's link didn't work. viewtopic.php?f=17&t=17621

She did bring up a good point about not having much time until Christmas. You do want to test your soaps & FOs to make sure your soaps don't develop DOS, FOs fade, etc.

 

[Relle]

Thanks Hazel, I thought I put it in :? .

 

[Hazel]

No worries! You caught the time factor - totally went over my head.

 

[4lethea]

Thanks everyone. Yes I am new to soapmaking.

Thank you for the helpful link. I am here to learn. I haven't any intention to sell my soap in the near future. At the moment I am just trying out recipes and scents and understanding the process. I'm in no hurry.

Thanks for your interest and see you around I hope

4lethea