Pre-made bases..?

[Vonna]

What does everyone think about pre-made bases? Like body butters, scrubs, lotions, shampoos, etc. Is is smarter (business wise) to make it from scratch or is it better to go with premade bases? I am preparing to start a small business and I am truly just starting out. I have been reading like crazy...making oil blends, trialling products, and so on. I am still a very far way off from getting anything off the ground but it is my goal. Would be a big help if I could get some input from you other "soapers" Thanks all!!!!

 

[Lindy]

Hi Vonna, I can only let you know what I do and my preferences. I like to make my stuff from scratch so I know how it was made and exactly what's in it because I made it. Having said that there are crafters that will use bases and then add their own products to make it theirs. There is a lot of room to play with a base, it's just not my thing.

Cheers
Lindy

 

[mandolyn]

I use pre-made lotion & cream bases, but I did a LOT of shopping around to find ones that didn't have a lot of junk in them. I wouldn't sell them if I wasn't completely satisfied with them myself. There's nothing in them that isn't in a lotion or cream made from scratch.

I use bases, because it relieves me of the responisibility of challenge-testing & worrying about how much & which preservatives to use.

Some day, I may take the plunge & make my own.

 

[Vonna]

Thanks for the tips I would love to make my bases from scratch but just don't have enough expertise to do so I'm not sure what preservatives to use and how much to use so until I do some more research it's going to be natural bases