Whipped Shea Butter Question

[sandyvern]

I just made for the first time some whipped shea butter....it came out awesome!!! I love it!! My question is that I ended up making more than I had containers for and ended up putting it in just some random jars that I had. I do have some smaller jars that are on their way to me...and I was wondering if I can re-melt this and re-whip it? And if I can re-melt will the consistency be the same the second time around?
Thanks for any insight you guys might have!
Sandy

 

[dagmar88]

Yes, you can remelt and rewhip without a problem.

 

[LJA]

can we see?? Congrats!

 

[sandyvern]

can we see?? Congrats!

Not sure if you can see it cause don't really know how to post pics here

This is a pic of it last night as I put it in containers...was like the consistency of whipped cream. And then this morning it was a nice firmer consistency. It is scent with Oatmeal, Milk & Honey FO...just cause I really love that smell

p.s. WOO HOO!! figured out how to post a pic!

 

[dagmar88]

your link doesn't work...

 

[LJA]

Yum!!! It looks so inviting!! Nice job!

 

[carolynp]

That is beautiful did you just use Shea or did you cut it with other oils as well?

 

[sandyvern]

Thank you guys!

I found a recipe for 10 oz shea butter and 6 oz carrier oi (I used Grapeseed oil) and 2 tsp cornstarch.

I made this for someone who requested it and they want to buy some for gifts....so I said ok I will give it a shot. But now trying to price it...I have no clue. I have looked up prices and they mostly seem expensive. Although, now I am confused. I ended up using some 4 oz canning jars (cause this was just a trial run)...but a 4 oz jar only holds about 1 and 1/2 oz by weight. So now I am confused about what I am seeing for prices. I have seen some places that a "4 oz" size is being sold for $15-23 and a "2 oz" size $8-12....so are they selling it by the jar size or the actual weight of the product??? Any thought appreciated!!

Sandy

 

[carolynp]

I have also been confused about this but I read an articlefrom bramble berry that said if you were using say a 4oz bottle to put lotion in ,even if your weight is differernt you can say 4FLoz(fluid) and have labled it correctly,so I apply the same to my whipped butters. I know what you mean about prices being asked from different places (really expensive) if you live in an area that can support a high price then go for it I say.
I ask 7.00 $ for a 4oz jar of whipped shea,but I also let people know that elsewhere they will pay much more. If I do a show I put some in a dish with popsicle sticks and let people try it ,I have sold out everyone everytime and ended up taking orders for more. I usually only scent with EO's but occasinally FO. I also love the OMH.

 

[sandyvern]

I have also been confused about this but I read an articlefrom bramble berry that said if you were using say a 4oz bottle to put lotion in ,even if your weight is differernt you can say 4FLoz(fluid) and have labled it correctly,so I apply the same to my whipped butters. I know what you mean about prices being asked from different places (really expensive) if you live in an area that can support a high price then go for it I say.
I ask 7.00 $ for a 4oz jar of whipped shea,but I also let people know that elsewhere they will pay much more. If I do a show I put some in a dish with popsicle sticks and let people try it ,I have sold out everyone everytime and ended up taking orders for more. I usually only scent with EO's but occasinally FO. I also love the OMH.

Thanks! And glad I am not the only one confused :wink: I will have to look for the article from BB. And OMH is great...although I guess I should consider what other people like if I want to succeed

Sandy

 

[swtjamaica]

Thank you guys!

I found a recipe for 10 oz shea butter and 6 oz carrier oi (I used Grapeseed oil) and 2 tsp cornstarch.

I made this for someone who requested it and they want to buy some for gifts....so I said ok I will give it a shot. But now trying to price it...I have no clue. I have looked up prices and they mostly seem expensive. Although, now I am confused. I ended up using some 4 oz canning jars (cause this was just a trial run)...but a 4 oz jar only holds about 1 and 1/2 oz by weight. So now I am confused about what I am seeing for prices. I have seen some places that a "4 oz" size is being sold for $15-23 and a "2 oz" size $8-12....so are they selling it by the jar size or the actual weight of the product??? Any thought appreciated!!

Sandy

Wouldn't it be more efficient to consider the cost for each item and divide by the amount of containers you use (or something like that)? I can't remember the exact "equation", but shouldn't you consider the cost for everything you use instead of just the size of the container? Am I rambling?

 

[Lindy]

I sell my 4 oz Body Buttesr for $19.95. The way I come to my pricing is I take the cost of my oils and other ingredients, add on the cost of my packaging including labelling and times that by 4 for my retail pricing. They sell like hot cakes and I can't keep them in stock. People are used to paying much higher prices for these butters that are produced commercially and have much more for fillers in them.

I take the actual weight of the product rather than the size of the container if that makes sense?

HTH
Lindy

 

[carolynp]

The town I live in runs summer feeding programs because of the amount of children whose families are at or below the poverty level. I HAVE to keep my prices low. However out of town I charge more depending on what that town can support,I'd rather have returning customers than no customers as demand grows I can gently raise my price, I sell a 3-4oz bar of soap for 3.50 which is comparative to what others sell for.