Selling rebatched soap

[harvest hobby]

Has anyone sold rebatched soap. I have rebatched some soaps and I think they look great but I'm not sure if to sell them.

 

[Jezzy]

I haven't Sold any but I have bought some and I was REALLY dissapointed.

The Soap Like Rice that had ben pressed together, I will NEVER order soap from this Place again. I felt cheated. :cry:

 

[BakingNana]

I have not had a rebatch that was ever good enough for sale, but I am selling a soap I sort of rebatched. It's a salt soap I put too much fragrance in. I immediately added to it and cooked it, so technically I guess it's CPOP and not a rebatch. That one turned out great.

I've donated rebatches to the homeless shelter. They always appreciate soap donations.

 

[judymoody]

Somebody on etsy sells "ugly" soap deeply discounted and advertises it as it is - rebatched ends, etc.

You could donate to Clean the World - see the sticky at the top of this forum.

 

[nattynoo]

I really like rebatched soap.....
I don't sell but make some rebatched numbers that I had alllll sorts of stuff too & they r really nice bars.
They come out really hard & are beautifully mild.
I call them my Butt Ugly Bars.
I would buy rebatched soap.

 

[jennikate]

I dont sell at this time but I dont think i would sell rebatched. That said I am pretty happy with the bars I have rebatched for home use and gave one to my dad to use.

 

[carebear]

Nothing wrong with selling rebatched soap. Many people do it by design. If you know it's safe, and it looks like something you'd want to buy, then why not?

 

[tespring]

I have some re-batched soap that I think would be wonderful to buy and I have some that most people would not even know it is re-batched because as Carebare said, I do it by design and in this case out of necessity when my lye was absorbing moisture.

 

[soapbuddy]

I prefer not to rebatch. I find my rebatched soaps were esthetically challenged. I am very visual and I like smooth tops and sides.

 

[Tabitha]

There is nothing wrong with rebatch. I know people who sell it and do very well.

What's up with the re-batch hate? It's not for everyone but there is no need to knock it for those who do like it.

 

[opalgirl]

I sell a soap that is rebatched. Mostly because the FO causes it to seize so bad every time I make it, but now it's the look that people expect. The lather on it is awesome and the look really goes with color and fragrance. I always tell customers that it is handmilled and has a more "rustic" quality. BTW, it's my BEST seller. Love the quality of rebatched soaps. Personally I hate rebatching but in this case it works.

 

[nattynoo]

The rebatch soap I make is made from good soap not a batch gone wrong. I make is puposely. I like the fact its milder & I can add stuff that I can't normally add. They r very rustic looking but it appeals to me alot.
I think everyone likes different things when it comes to soap.
My pet hate is soap that is poured into exact shapes/moulds. This is just me. I also don't take to FO much either.
There's a market for everyone & everything.
To sell something one must first believe in their own product IMO.

 

[dubnica]

I don't see anything wrong with rebatching and selling. A lot of soap is sold as "french milled" which IS rebaching and people think they get something special and pay big bucks for it.
I persobnaly don't like to rebatch, but I rebatched few failed batches- these were perfectly good soaps, but I did not like the color or something. I gave these to my co-workes for free and everyone loved them.

 

[agriffin]

I love rebatch soap...I make it, use it, give it away and have sold it.

 

[Healinya]

Can't you just call it 'hand milled' and charge more for it? lol

I've had semi-decent rebatches... I wouldn't sell them because I didnt want to put my name on something less than my best... but the soap was fine and my friends loved the free soap..

 

[TheSoapMagician]

I re-batch soap and sell it on line with no problem. Even sold some on Etsy and Artfire.

I usually take soaps I think are great, but I'm pretty much the only one who does, rebatch them, add EO or FO, additional glycerin and aloe and call them Hand Milled. Then they sell great. Go figure.

 

[agriffin]

Yes, I call mine hand milled. I don't think it would make sense to call it rebatched to the consumer. I think that's more of a soaping term.

 

[Jezzy]

The rebatched soap that I got is still soft after months of sitting around here. One bar looked like squished together rice and the other bar looked and smelled like playdoh. :-( NOT at all what was on the pic. That is why I felt cheated... The rebatches I have done were ok. Not as pretty as the others but ok.

Maybe it was just this seller :-(

 

[madpiano]

I put any rebatches in my bargain bucket. Not because they are bad, but they don't fit in with the look of my other soaps and stand out a bit. Might rename them handmilled, but as they still don't fit, I will still sell them as cheapies. It doesn't bother me, as I still make a profit on them (I sell them at wholesale prices) and some people love them. As these are truly rebatches of other failed soaps though, I really don't feel comfortable to sell them at full price as they generally don't smell of much due to the re-heating. I have been considering making some plain white soap though to do some on-the-spot soap making and to be used with weird FOs which don't do well in CP or HP (change of smell, or loss of smell due to the heat involved)

 

[Jevne]

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