someone wants to buy my soap...eek!

[krissy]

i don't know whether to be scared or excited. i offered to let her be a tester instead but she really wanted to have a new scent that i haven't made yet so she wants to buy a bar. i did tell her i am new to this and that i am still in the testing phase but she insisted. i am making her a small batch of soap that is jasmine. i am doing HP.

she is a family friend, so you think there is anything else i need to do or warn her about? i have made this recipe about 8 times and have been using it for 2 or more weeks with no bad reactions from anyone in the family.

 

[Guest]

I'd say go for it...but I've never made what you've just described. Is Jasmine supposed to be awkward to get right?

 

[tincanac]

Woohoo!!!! Good Job, I think you have given her all the necessary warnings etc! Congratulations!

 

[heartsong]

x

good for you!

my general rule of thumb for anyone (including family):

1st bar free with usual warnings, then if they come back-let them help your "reseach and development" (r & d). LOL!

happy for you!

 

[krissy]

i made the bars, and now i am letting them cool down. do you think this is a good sized bar? 1 1/4 or so high, 2 inches wide, 3 inches long? i could go 4 inches long but i am not sure. i have pretty small hands so what i think is comfortable may be too small.

 

[rubato456]

congrats! so excited for you!! i think the size is fine...mine are usually longer but it depends on the mold you are using.

 

[krissy]

i am using a skinny drawer organizeer. it has square corners and it measures, 12x3x2. so it is perfect for HP test batches. i can get 10 trial soaps out of it at the most and 4 at the least.

 

[heartsong]

x

some of my bars are 2 x 3 x 1.25-some of my customers prefer this size because it is easier to hold onto in the shower. 4 oz-4.5 oz is a fair sized bar.

 

[krissy]

ok i finished them. they are still a bit sticky but smell really good. i forgot to prepare a color so they are just the plain soap color. they weigh between 4 1/2 and 5 oz each. sow much do you think i should ask her for it? i wasn't really prepared to start selling so i haven't taken the time to figure out my costs ect. what is a good overall price?

 

[Val]

Krissy..... I don't know where I found this but it is called Cost Calc. It is a spreadsheet that you put in your ingredients etc and it will do a cost per bar and a retail per bar. You might take a look at that to get an idea. Try Googling Cost calc you might find it.

Val

Edit: http://www.ziggurat.org/soap/calculators/ I believe this is where I got it from. It is FREE

 

[Lindy]

Krissy - the way I figure out my pricing is I take my cost double it for wholesale pricing and then retail is double that price. I sell most of my soap for $5.25 + taxes and it sells just fine, very few people question it, especially people who know about hand crafted soap.

Hope that helps....

 

[Guest]

Congratulations , that is so exciting..

Kitn

 

[honor435]

i just made jasmine hp, but not real eo jasmine that would be very spendy, i used fo from peak, very nice smell and i made it with blue powder and some natural(tan).