Soapmaking Advice: Don't Overbuy Fragrance Oils & Essential Oils
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Filmed December 2017. Here I show you my fragrance oil and essential oil collection and tell what I learned about what customers do not want for fragrance in SOAP. At this point in time I was confronting my situation and looking for ideas about what to do going forward with my skincare and soapmaking business and how I could possibly turn these products into sellable product. My decision was to begin to make wax melts home fragrance, they are a flame-less way to scent the home, wax is warmed in a wax melter and the home is fragranced without flame.
You can’t buy for your business like you’d buy for your hobby. You really need to have a plan in mind for your target market.
Yes! You understand.
Thanks so much for this advice, I believe you just saved me quite a bit of money 🙏🏾
Great advice, an expensive lesson to be sure. Big hugs and best of luck.
Thanks for the comment. I figured if nothing else people could get a laugh from my overspending.
Oh my I found you have already done it. Sorry you popped up on my screen today re moulds. I’ve decided I have enough and won’t buy anymore having listened until I use all up. So big big thankyou.
Sell the lot all at once Someone would love them :)
LOL everyone wants the destash. There are a bunch of destash groups on FB, however, some people charge full price for used old oils and that's not cool.
@@springcreekbathworks5738 that really isn't cool at all. 😟
Thank you! I watched this just in time.
Well these are creative tools none the less. BTW you have a couple thousand dollars in those drawers 😳. I find candle making is easier than soap making but I’d love to get back to soap making. Also, you can create scented room sprays, red diffusers, and fragrance you own home made cleaners. For example, make a hard surface cleaner from liquid potassium soap, a little borax and add some lavender oil. If it doesn’t dissolve you can use dipropylene glycol to get the fragrance to mix.
I can't really stand most fragrances to begin with. I bought several samples and hated all of them except for one lilac one that is spot on with true lilac scent lol... something about the off/chemical perfumy scents of them repulses me and I feel like I'm probably not alone. I think many people dislike it when you can tell something smells like a synthetic version of what it should... or maybe I just got traumatized because I have super sensitive skin and as a child perfumy soaps would give me rashes or itching etc.
Essential oils are very tricky to master but well worth it! Still you need to always be mindful of the strength of some of them. A HINT of pine might be lovely, but only a few drops too many and your soap quickly becomes ''a bit much''.
Yes, blending essential oils is an art. Peppermint and rose geranium have overtaken some of my custom blend attempts.
Very educative.
Thanks.
Can't let them go to waste...make incense, massage oils, roll-on perfumes, burning oils, scented lotion, body butters, candles, shampoos, all that. And use the internet. Hit the flea market! Or wholesale your stuff and get accounts around town.
What you have is money just sitting there...
I know, I hear you. Thanks for the inspiration. I have been working at making wax melts and testing fragrance loads. So many I have are better for air fragrance than body washing.
Thanks I will stop! Because I just started CP soap and I’ve been over spending and I haven’t even sold my first soap 😕
There are body safe fragrance oils and there are fragrance oils that are for CANDLE USE ONLY. You can use body safe fragrance oils in candles but you can not use fragrance oils that are labeled for CANDLE USE ONLY in bath and body products. You have to be aware of these things before you go in business because if you use the wrong fragrance oil in a body product and sell it, that's not good.
Go through your fragrances. READ YOUR LABELS... It will tell you what's body safe and what's NOT body safe. Separate the ones that are body safe from those that are for candles use ONLY. Those that are body safe, you can make your own fragrance blends and come up with your own custom scents but first, you'd have to educate yourself on fragrance blending.
Yes at the time of this recording 100% of my fragrance oils were skin safe. Now that I am making wax melts I have just a few that are candle only. Good point, thanks for mentioning that.
@@springcreekbathworks5738 you're welcome. Don't forget that you can use the body safe fragrances in your wax melts. That's totally fine. Now you have a lot of fragrance options for your wax melts.
Oh suggestion sell or raffle them off to your subscribers or make a small batch of candles with the not so popular scents and give them away as a bonus or make those candle melts and add them to your customer order as a thank you.
Great advice. I think we get anxious in wanting to please a great number of people. I’m new to the soaping business and don’t want to overspend. I did make the mistake in purchasing fragrance oils really for candles and than had not research enough about scenting my soaps. I learned it would be best not to use fragrance oils in my soap recipes because what would kinda defy the point to produce an all natural product without using essential oil for scent and it’s benefit. I’m still learning about essential oils and how to incorporate them properly in my soaps. I thank you for your transparency to help others who are enjoying the art and learning how to make use of the advice and suggestions of our veteran soap makers.
You are welcome!
What else can we do to add odour to soap without fragrance or essential oils?
Is there any better way?
You can use natural products like dried lavender, chamomile, calendula, mint, rosemary, rose, plaintain etc. Just make sure it has been well dried. Also most essential oils are natural products made from plants. Fragrance oils have preservatives and/or added chemicals.
Totally understand you~~ it is really hard to stop buying 😭
Every time I want to buy other EO and FO. 😅
My latest tactic is to focus on making not buying. If I have no time to make I don’t buy. If I have too much soap made I do not let myself make more. Hope this helps.
I’ve bought far too many too and I don’t even sell my soaps lol not quite as many as you tho! If I did sell I would definitely buy vast amounts of supplies
Great advice. Did you start making candles yet? lol
I am making wax melts and avoiding wicks! Because I was traumatized in 1995 when I tried making pillar candles (before the internet). LOL Launching wax melts very soon...
You can sell those used oils in online app. in a lower price. People like will buy it.
Where??? I would buy!!
@@aweetnes101 Ask or inquire at Spring Creek Bath Works
I have 20 bottles of fragrance oils and decided to make candle and glycerin soaps with. So good so far, I just want them gone. A few I am making spring cp soaps with.
Ha ha I know that mindset. A cycle of being overly inspired then a good cycle of being productive with what we own. Thanks for commenting.
Thank you
I also, started over buying on my fragrance/essential oils. But I was cheap about it and only bought the 2oz or 4oz bottles. So now I have too many and I tried to come up with ways to use them. I researched a lot of things because right now, I do not have time to make candles too. Here are some things I am now using my scents for. I use the fruity ones for soaps or lotions marketed toward children. I have many customers who buy blue raspberry or bubble gum (or even monkey farts) for their children in my soap cubes. I use the bakery smelling ones for holiday times and make soap and lotion combo sets. I have set fragrances aside to also make per season (such as flowers in the spring, apples or pumpkins in the fall, etc) And to move the fragrances out that don't sell well or don't work well with soap, I watched videos on how to make perfume oils in roll on bottles using these scents. I like to be a mad scientist or alchemist at the end of a soap making day. Trying to figure out how to mesh scents into something that I may wear or like to smell and then, when some scent combo actually works and remains stable, I bottle it and list it for sale! Then I write down the recipe (how many drops of each scent and how much carrier oil) and remove any empty bottles from my inventory list so I don't order THAT again! It's a great way for me (anyway) to rewind and relax as I experiment with scents.
Great tips! Thank you!
Where should we get them? Also just go a give away lol
LOL I already got rid of a bunch. But here and there I"m buying again. LOL LOL
Thank you i was startingto buy essentual oils but dant have as much as you have so youve given me something to think about
Wow thanks for sharing, I need to buy just one and I can't make up my mind 🙃, I'd like to buy a large size to get the best value and best quality, any suggestions pls
Cracklin Birch from Nature’s Garden is my new favorite scent.
I know this is an old video but if you have good-smelling scents that people do not want in soap, make shower steamers. People do not soak in them and they are really popular.
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Can anyone help? I have made two batches of soap and they turned out lovely but literally no sent to them after putting in a lot !!? How much do you advice to put in? I know it’s all done on calculation and recipes but just an average you use because it’s a shame to color and decorate them to end up with no sent. When I test them out they are lovely but then start to just smell greasy 😭 thank you for your advice !
Oh Wow!! That's Unfortunate!! I'm hoping to start doing this, please let me know if you find out the reason why.
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY!! 🥰🥰
I use the strongest safe level for this reason. I use the manufacturer’s recommendation. Example: Brambleberry has a fragrance calculator online free tool for their scents.
Good Lord woman...I thought your mold collection was bad. WOW. Except for one time, I only buy 1 oz bottles of a new fragrance or essential oil, make soap, then pass around to various folks to get their opinions. If enough folks like it, I will make a larger batch to see how it sells.
Thanks for this advice. Im willing to buy some fragrances or oils from you. Im just starting off.
Does it bother customers that all of that is chemical based, I like natural but its hard to find natural.
I prefer anything Organic or All Natural since I have really sensitive skin. Maybe one thing does nothing to me but the next gives me a rash. I just prefer no chemicals or added dyes or whatever, if possible.
Also, I'm now trying to see if I can make my Own essential oils....?? You know?? Maybe try that and see??
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY!! 🥰🥰
No they do not care. The fragrance is a small percent and this is a wash off product. Lab fragrance is in almost everything we use including leave on skin products. Don’t get me started on fabric softener ingredients (I use white vinegar instead).
You can re-sell them.
Do the fragrance oils stick to the body or are they just pleasurable when showering
The fragrance stays just a little while on the skin in my opinion. You can buy a base or a concentrate of skin safe body spray from a soap supply business and add 2% fragrance if you want to take a fragrance oil you like to put on the body for a more lasting scent.
ok so how about along with mentioning what doesn't sell but what does sell in addition to lemongrass scent. That would be helpful
What sells varies by customer base and area. I intentionally do not discuss that as I have not been able to sell most which others rave are bestsellers.
I would be interested in buying some!!!
You should sell them.. I'd buy a few.
I thought i had a lot
Where did u buy ur fragrance oil from?
Many suppliers! BB NDA NG NF RE CS
Christine if you want to sell any please please please let me know,i will buy them in a lot. Thanks
Tempting....thanks.
Wish to get them.. as we rarely can get them . Extremely very expensive and difficult
If I tell you where to get them cheap you may overbuy. Aliexpress. Dollar Stores.
Wow you have a lot of oils! Haha it’s so difficult to not overbuy though! I’m glad I stuck to essential oils so I don’t get myself into trying every fragrance oil 😂😂
NO kidding and I have been buying more but not for soapmaking, for wax melts. LOL
Spring Creek Bath Works this DIY stuff is addictive haha once we make something we think we can make everything 😂😂 and yes I think I really want to try wax piping in the future and imagine how much supplies there too
The Scraftworks The struggle is real!
The Scraftworks Look up russian piping tips on youtube it will make you want to try those for frosting or soap or wax! Crazy
Christine Montano ok sure!! Thanks for your kind tips 😉 shall try and share in the future!
Make scent rollers
Good info. You could sell yours in a lot for someone to buy, just an idea, for the ones you won't use, might help. Hugz, Tree
GodzHarleyGirl Studio In Destash people want to discount I find they usually want more than a 50% discount. I really would rather turn this into a profit maker than losing 50% or more on my business expense. Well you probably should have mentioned that I store these oil’s in my laundry room which has the light shut off 99% of the time so these are sitting in the dark which is good for prolonging their shelf life
I did sell some but you get back pennies on the dollar...I am working at making wax melts now with scents that are preferred for home fragrance instead of using in soap or lotions. Thanks for watching and sharing.
Thank you for the good advice!!!
You are welcome.
Where is the cheapest place to buy oils.
OMG you have lots
NO kidding I need to stop buying. LOL
hai im new here. I want to make homemade soap. What fragrance oil are safe for making cold process soap?
Hi Akit! When purchasing fragrance oils for use in soap, it's important to look at each individual fragrance's IFRA information (every good supplier should have this info readily available to you). There are different categories for which the IFRA deems a fragrance oil safe/appropriate for use in different mediums (ie: soap, lotion, body sprays, candles, etc), and at what maximum rate (not to exceed). The category for soap is IFRA Category 9. Generally, when purchasing fragrances for use in soap, you want to make sure that the IFRA maximum usage rate for Category 9 is at least 3% to 5%, and/or at least high enough to produce fragrant results in your product. For example, common usage rates for fragrance oils in Melt & Pour soap making is around 3%, so when making Melt & Pour soap, you would generally look for fragrances with an IFRA usage rate of 3% or higher for Category 9. Common usage rates for Cold Process soapmaking is around 5 to 6% per pound of oils, so in that medium, you'd look for fragrances that have an IFRA maximum usage rate of 5% or higher for Cat. 9. Can a fragrance oil be just as fragrant in application at lower usage rates? Certainly! But that's where individual testing comes into play, and as a general guideline, most soap makers prefer these common usage rates because they've been favored to produce fragrant results in one's products (too low of a usage rate can result in a product that has little to no scent, and too high of a usage rate, regardless of IFRA maximum, can be a waste of money if the standard amount already produces fragrant results. It can even result in an unsaponified pile of "goo" if used at TOO high of an amount, since fragrance oils are unsaponifiables- meaning, they don't saponify). A lower IFRA usage rate does not mean the fragrance oil is more potent, just as a higher IFRA usage rate does not mean that the fragrance is more diluted or weak. It's all about testing, testing and more testing, and making sure the fragrance oil you're using in your product does not exceed the IFRA maximum usage rate for which you are using it. Hope this helps & good luck on your soapmaking journey! Facebook groups for new crafters are especially helpful! My favorite is the "Candle And Bath & Body Making For Beginners" group by Nature's Fragrance. I might be biased because I'm a moderator of the group, but it really is a wonderful group of fellow crafters who can answer your questions & help you along the way! Happy crafting!😊
Why didn’t you buy the 10ml testers
Hi, most sellers do not sell those is why.
Do a giveaway!
Maybe I will....hmm.... good idea.
Hi, are you still making a soap?
I took a step back while I did a huge project for a year but am making it again and selling wholesale now and retail. Am recording more videos lately...stay tuned.
Please send them to me I need them for my soap making ...😎
You can donate them to me lol.. seriously 🙂
Omg that sucks 😱 I can't talk much because I have a similar problem with glitter, though I'm just creating diy projects for my home, I bought unnecessary glitter colors trying to find the perfect shades.. I'm assuming you did the same with fragrance oils 😆😂🤣 but you can always find other projects to possibly use these oils with, for example liquid soaps which normally should always be scented with something, bath salts also normally come scented a majority of the time, maybe even bath milks, hand sanitizers too.. My thing is with these products is that normally most soaps are scented, if you don't want a scented soap then don't buy a scented soap 😆 that truly doesn't make any sense why people are purchasing scented soaps and then saying that they'd rather have an unscented soap 😳 That's odd.. In my case I always like to have y scent to my soaps because it's like aroma therapy every time I take a shower or wash my hands. To each their own, but people really if you want unscented soap make sure to buy unscented soap FYI 👍🏼
LOL glitter. I think all creative people wind up overbuying their favorite things. Artists have way more art supplies than they use on a regular basis. No one overbuys trash bags, at least not anyone I know. LOL
Sell them