Monday, February 1, 2016

Soap and Soy

For the past several months I've been thinking of adding soap and soy products to my business model. I plan to learn to make olive oil soap also known as castile soap and soy candles. I intend to pair the soaps with my soap dishes and pour soy candles in my ceramic containers. Since both olives and soybeans are grown here in Georgia I think they'll make the perfect complement to my pottery. After all clay is also a natural material occurring here in Georgia. Stay tuned for more details as they develop. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

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  1. Hi Barbara, thanks, just hope I'm not spreading myself too thin but I thought selling more lower priced items that are used often might add to my income.

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  2. Good luck. You could add natural and local scents to the soap and the candles too.

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  3. Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, yes that's a good idea, perhaps some of my herbs too.

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  4. Sounds like a great idea. Good luck and best wishes.

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    1. Hi Gigi, thanks, just have to save up for the supplies and then I am off.

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  5. I have considered making soaps also since they sell well with my soap holders, it just seems that I have so many friends that make soap and I don’t want to hurt their business. I’ll add another soap maker friend to my list. Good luck with it.

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    1. Hi Lori, thanks, I thought of the soaps this summer when a soap maker was buying my leaf soap dishes and reselling them and I thought wait a minute I must be selling them too cheap. Also when I displayed soap on the dishes I can't tell you how many folks picked up the soap to smell the fragrance. I thought, hey I could be selling a gift pack, same with the overlapping little vases I think they would look super with a soy candle melted in them and then they can be used as a vase afterwards. We only use handmade soap but I don't have any friends that make the soap that are close by so I figure if I can make my own it will save us some money too.

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  6. Hi Michele, thanks, it's always something new with me, look at the more recent post for recipe of mango chutney on pork roast.

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