Losing favor??

[mattiesoap]

It's been recently suggested to me (a cp soap maker for a very long time) that traditional bars of soap are no longer desirable and people now prefer liquid soap in bottles. I sell on a very limited basis but have noticed that sales are somewhat down and have thought it was just the current economy. Beginning to wonder now if there's a new trend and if bars of soap are actually going out of fashion. This would really upset me if true. Any thoughts on this??

 

[Kleine Teufel]

Bar soap has been "out of fashion" for a long time now. Nobody in my family uses bar soap, besides myself and my two little ones (they don't really have a choice, lol). I've also noticed that the few people I know who actually use bar soap are generally men and they don't care what's in the soap, they just buy the good smelling junk at Wal-mart.
But I've also noticed a lot more people out there selling. As many as five sellers in our one very small fair.

 

[Tabitha]

Very few people follow what is in 'fashion.' 6 inch zebra style pumps are in fashion, but far more pairs of ballet flats will be sold. Think about it.

 

[paillo]

Very few people follow what is in 'fashion.' 6 inch zebra style pumps are in fashion, but far more pairs of ballet flats will be sold. Think about it.

oh my, tabitha, i just checked out Medusa's Apothecary -- that is one fabulously creative line of products, and i LOVE the sepia tones.

 

[soapbuddy]

Handmade solid bars of soap still sell very well for me.