Do customers buy unscented soap?

[aab1]

I was wondering about those who sell soaps, do you have an unscented bar and how well does it sell?

Thanks

 

[karenbeth]

I don't sell soap but one friend definitely wants unscented. I guess it depends on how you market your product, and plenty of people want no irritants. Some also don't want anything to mar there favourite perfume.

 

[aab1]

I'll make a small batch of unscented bars to see how it sells. I made a recipe that makes a salt bar that's perfectly white which will go well with the unscented soap smell.

Thanks

 

[Stakie]

Yes, a lot of people buy unscented soaps. I use to sell a bunch of oatmeal and honey unscented soap.

 

[dagmar88]

I'll make a small batch of unscented bars to see how it sells. I made a recipe that makes a salt bar that's perfectly white which will go well with the unscented soap smell.

Thanks

I think unscented bars are most often used by people with sensitive skin and children. so a salt bar wouldn't be my first choice.

 

[pamielynn]

I sell four "varieties" of unscented. They are not as popular here as they were back home in NH. My Texas customers are definitely huffers I DO sell them though, especially when I get to explain how many times a day we are exposed to synthetic fragrance.

 

[TeriDk]

I think it depends where you are. Older people especially prefer unscented to lightly scented soap where I now live. But before moving back, couldn't add enough scent to soap.

 

[Miz Jenny]

Mine sell, but slower than scented. I've started adding color and swirls, figuring just because they're unscented doesn't mean they can't be stylin'.

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[sistrum]

Per request I now offer unscented soap in each of the formula types I offer. Quite a few people, like posted above, don't want any competing scents and some don't want extra additives. But then I get the ones that want unscented but still want the "PRETTY" colors! You really can't please every one but I think at least a couple of types of unscented bars should be in your line.

 

[ahutchins9]

My unscented soap was the first one I sold out on online. However the 2 stores who sells my soap cant get rid of them to save their lives

 

[Saswede]

I've found that many people who buy natural soap (at least around here!) have a sensitive skin or allergies, and they are wiling to pay a little extra to get a quality product that doesn't dry their skin or cause worsening of their skin problems. So I always have 2 or 3 unscented soaps, made with oils suitable for sensitive skins (generally they're low in CO, and high in OO and with small amounts of oils like sweet almond). In fact, even people with normal skins seem to come back for the chamomile and honey bar ...... which has neither fragrance nor color added.


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[pamielynn]

I did the same thing with the swirls on one of my bars - I call it "Open Sky" and it's got blue mica and TD in it - but it's unscented. I seem to sell those to people who want to try an unscented bar, but don't want a "boring" bar. Silly people I love an unscented bar, with maybe a little oatmeal in it for looks - or clay. But to each his own, right? But, I AM still trying to convert people down here to simple bars of soap.

 

[judymoody]

When I make unscented I try to jazz it up with some botanicals or a natural fruit puree to give it a bit of color but still have it appear "natural." I make one with avocado oil and pureed fresh avocado that definitely has a fan base. Hmm, maybe I'll make some avocado soap today!

Just to be clear, I don't represent any of my soaps as "natural."

 

[green soap]

I find it interesting how much unscented soap I sell. I have 5 kinds:

plain white sea salt bar

goat milk castile

goat milk calendula

vegan calendula

unscented beer soap

The best selling ones on that list are the sea salt and the goat milk calendula. The unscented beer sells at half the rate of the scented beer soaps. All the others sell as well, well enough that after over a year of selling weekly I keep them in my 'regular' line.

Now I have my summer display set up but when it cools down I like to put unscented soaps in a basket on their own. The reason being that when the unscented soaps are touching other soaps that are scented, some customers say they smell a scent and don't want to buy it. You will not believe how many folks are averse to any scents, even from all essential oils.

On a different but related topic I also make an unflavored lip balm. It sells as well as any of the flavored ones.

 

[MOGal70]

My mother and sister are very sensitive to "smells" so the first thing I do when giving them soap is to tell them "no scent added" that way they know that if they smell anything it is just the natural smell of the soap.

 

[Crazy8]

I had thought about making some bars for those that don't like fragrances and possibly even colors. I would make it a fragrance free and color free bar and I am planing to call it "Naked" seems appropriate right? Especially since it's a soap.

 

[shunt2011]

I had some unscented bars but they took forever to sell out. I just sold my last one and will make another batch but they are not big sellers only once in a blue moon so to speak.

 

[Candybee]

I always have unscented soap for sale. I tend to sell more unscented to twenty and thirty somethings than anyone else. The main reason, sensitivity in either the nose or the skin to any and all scent. Often once they find my unscented bars they buy a few at a time. So I am always making more to restock the ones that sell out.

The biggest unscented sellers are plain castile, goat milk castile, or oatmeal, milk, and honey types.

 

[ahutchins9]

I had thought about making some bars for those that don't like fragrances and possibly even colors. I would make it a fragrance free and color free bar and I am planing to call it "Naked" seems appropriate right? Especially since it's a soap.

My unflavored lip balm I call naked, I get some strange looks sometimes

 

[Crazy8]

My unflavored lip balm I call naked, I get some strange looks sometimes

Naked lips. Nice.