Creative Marketing: Is it Possible?

Craft soap makers need to get creative with their marketing strategies to reach the most potential customers. Before starting a marketing campaign, you should look into the operating countries laws and regulations, as some marketing tactics may be deemed illegal. Once you’ve done that, you need to become an expert on your product, and the industry you are serving. Being knowledgable will help people purchase your product. Finally, you should consider the needs of the consumer in order to better connect with them and form long-lasting customer relationships.

Key Takeaways:

  • Make sure that you understand all the rules and regulations that are present in your country before you start marketing.
  • Always think about your clients and your audience and figure out how to tailor your content to their wants and needs.
  • You can always be creative in marketing as long as you are willing to take risks and step outside your comfort zone.

“Engage customers with creativity but stick to cosmetic terms and remain within legal guideline.”

Read more: https://makingsoapmagazine.com/2020/07/29/creative-marketing-is-it-possible/

9 Natural soap plants for making lye-free soap

Making soaps at home is gaining in popularity, although the activity is only a return to traditional ways of soap making. The current trend is making the soap without lye and there are plants rich in saponin that can help you in that regard. Many soap makers are not familiar with this option, and sharing information between the makers can help make this better method more widespread. The process you need to implement is to melt and pour, and you add color and scent in the form of oils. Once complete, you can pour the mixture into molds to cool and harden.

Key Takeaways:

  • Soap has a way of pulling oil and grime away from hard surfaces and then water washes that oil and grime away.
  • To extract saponin from plants all you have to do is boil the plant in hot water and the saponin will be removed.
  • Some saponin rich plants include English ivy, California soaproot and Buffaloberry. These plants can all be boiled.

“Soap isn’t the only surfactant out there though, and some plants produce another in such high amounts that we can use it as soap.”

Read more: https://lovelygreens.com/9-natural-soap-plants-for-making-lye-free-soap/

Soap Making Supplies

Soap making supplies can get expensive if you’re making it bulk. Here we have a list of many great suppliers so you can bring your bottom line down. In our chart we list companies by region and list all the supplies that are available from each company. Websites like TheSage.com has molds and fragrants. Rainbow Meadow is a site that specializes only in essential oils. There is a website for every soap maker for any occasion.

Key Takeaways:

  • Companies like BeScented and Arizona Soap Supply offers a wide variety of both raw materials and soap making kits for sale.
  • Companies like Bulk Natural Oils and Cibaria Soap Supply offer a variety of base oils, waxes and fragrances.
  • Monterey Bay Spice and Mountain Rose Herbs are examples of companies that sell botanical soap making supplies.

“You can sort the table by state or category to make it easier to find what you’re looking for.”

Read more: https://www.lovinsoap.com/soap-making-supplies/

Creamy avocado soap

Making avocado soap is not something a beginner should try and even advanced makers should go for a trial run first. It is made in the cold soap making process and uses some advanced methods like water discounting. The process takes around one hour, not counting curing time. Avocado oil is full of ingredients improving our health. Best choices for essential oils are peppermint or lemongrass, and for the most benefit you should consider using a blend of the two. You should allow a couple of days for curing before you cut the soap into bars.

Key Takeaways:

  • Purée a ripe, though not overripe, avocado using a stick blender.
  • Sodium lactate is added to the lye to make the soap harder.
  • The recipe uses lemongrass and peppermint essential oils for a great pick-me-up.

“Adding avocado to your soap, either as an oil or freshly pureed, will add creaminess to your soap and increase the conditioning properties, resulting in a rich, silky, creamy bar, which is great for all skin types, especially sensitive skins.”

Read more: https://inmysoappot.co.nz/2017/09/13/creamy-avocado-soap/