Rebatching question

[amd]

I just squealed. Those are lovely soaps. You can send them to me and make new batches

 

[jackznanakin]

I just squealed. Those are lovely soaps. You can send them to me and make new batches

Lol! Thank you very much, Ok, I will leave them and learn to love them

 

[SaltedFig]

I'll have the other one

They are beautiful!

 

[DeeAnna]

And if there are any bars left, put me down for one!

Seriously -- they're really cool looking. Usually the crackling doesn't cover the whole surface of the soap as uniformly as yours. The look of your soap is really appealing. I bet you couldn't do that again if you tried.

 

[cjisler]

Lovely! Now go do it again.
Carol

 

[jackznanakin]

As mentioned before...I do not sell my soaps, so this is merely out of curiosity...for those of you that do sell your soaps, do people still buy them with glycerin rivers in them? I hope to one day be at a point where I would feel comfortable asking for money for them, but that certainly ain't today!! Haha!

 

[amd]

I sell, and most people don't realize what they are. Some of my regular customers who have done soap classes with me will actually stop and ask about it on a particular soap, but for the most part the average customer doesn't notice. I've never lost a sale because of it, is maybe the better the answer.

 

[dixiedragon]

I've only done a few craft shows. I think there are probably people who would not buy the bar because of them, but also people would buy the bar because of them. Just like there will be some people who won't buy b/c they don't like blue, and some who like blue. I think the name and presentation can also play into it, to give it a "this is on purpose" feeling. Like, you could name that "Antique Wedgewood" or "Grandma's China" or something, to give the impression that you WANTED it to have that antique/vintage look.

On a soap mailing list I was on, one person had gotten tunneling in her soap - basically the soap gets too hot and it separates in the middle. So rather than rebatching, she sliced the bars and painted the jagged hole in the middle with gold mica and called it Gold Mine Soap and sold it for twice the cost of her regular "perfect" bars.

 

[jackznanakin]

I've only done a few craft shows. I think there are probably people who would not buy the bar because of them, but also people would buy the bar because of them. Just like there will be some people who won't buy b/c they don't like blue, and some who like blue. I think the name and presentation can also play into it, to give it a "this is on purpose" feeling. Like, you could name that "Antique Wedgewood" or "Grandma's China" or something, to give the impression that you WANTED it to have that antique/vintage look.

On a soap mailing list I was on, one person had gotten tunneling in her soap - basically the soap gets too hot and it separates in the middle. So rather than rebatching, she sliced the bars and painted the jagged hole in the middle with gold mica and called it Gold Mine Soap and sold it for twice the cost of her regular "perfect" bars.

Lol, that's too funny! Good for her!

 

[jcandleattic]

As mentioned before...I do not sell my soaps, so this is merely out of curiosity...for those of you that do sell your soaps, do people still buy them with glycerin rivers in them? I hope to one day be at a point where I would feel comfortable asking for money for them, but that certainly ain't today!! Haha!

I've never had someone mention them at all, so I can't say for sure that if they don't buy it's because of how they look - because brightly colored is my market base. For me the colors draw them in, and the scent gets them to buy.

 

[SideDoorSoaps]

People can’t even see my the soap in my package. I draw people in with scent. No one has ever said anything about the look of my soap being off even with rivers.

 

[shunt2011]

I sell and nobody has ever questioned them. As stated, I just embrace it. My packaging is see through.