Shunt2011: I actually have a business licence from the local government and the Internal Revenue. I didnt want to get into trouble later without it. I only lack fda licence to operate since its not easy to obtain here. The qualifications are for big companies with at least 1000 monthly moq. And making soaps in the kitchen using kitchen tools (used for soapmaking only) probably wouldnt qualify. Its not like in the US where you dont need fda for soaps if its not claiming anything but soap. Expert soapmakers in my country said i wont need fda licence yet unless i make the monthly moq, but i should still comply with the guidelines. And their organization is trying to help microenterprises by voicing out concerns to help us. And i do research, i read, i write to bramble berry and other bloggers to ask questions and i join soapmakers groups and forums. They are usually very helpful. I asked to join here because i learn so much from the posts i have read from here. When i couldnt find the answers on the internet, i ask the experts. I know i dont know much, i never claimed to be. But i know the importance of learning continually. And i try to keep myself to do only what is not complicated. Its an easy recipe that i have tried myself. I know soapmaking is not easy though it seem easy, because it deals with the skin. Thats why i make sure i test my soaps. I just want to understand what happened to this batch, and if somebody here say it cant be used, then id probably rebatch it for personal use or for laundry.
Obsidian: I could not find any palm oil here, only palm olein which is easily found at the grocery store. Olive oil is quite expensive and im not sure about lard in the market, i tried to render my own but i didnt use it yet. Thank you for the recipe, id try that if i can. Dont worry, i wont try to sell soap using this recipe (if anybody is concerned). In my country, we try to limit ingredients because your way of costing your products cant be applied here. Our retail price here is your wholesale price there. And i dont charge for my labor cost to make the soap affordable. Im not trying to make my soaps cheap, but im trying to make a good soap out of limited resources. It not really for making money. But id like people to appreciate the beauty of handmade soaps.
To everyone: Please know that im not here to cause problems or arguments, i am here to learn from your experiences and to ask for insights. Im not in anyway a competition or trying to be a disgrace in the world of soapmaking. I am trying my best here to do good in what i chose to do.
