The start. I want to bring soap making supplies into Candle Cocoon. I asked customers on my Facebook page what they would like and quickly got overwhelmed. It makes the most sense to me to start simple. I don't know how to make soap from scratch. I don't know what hot process and cold process means so I probably shouldn't be selling the stuff yet. The only thing that I know about accelerating the trace is from when I was in Kindergarten and we had to trace pictures from a book. There was one that I really liked. I think it was a clown. And it was taking me a very long time. I wouldn't go to lunch until I was finished. I still remember the teacher trying to get me to hurry. I just remember messing up and starting over. The poor teacher was not happy. I would not move. So hopefully I will not have to "accelerate the trace" . I don't know what that really means yet. I believe that it has something to do with adding certain ingredients (like scent oils) that can cause the soap mixture to start to harden before it is even poured. I told you. Starting close to "0".
I think Melt and Pour bases are the way to start. If they are truly as simple as the name we are going to be "good to go" quickly! I have been researching for a few weeks now in order to bring in the best quality bases with attributes that customers want. I am hearing from a lot of people that they don't want SLS (Sodium Laurel Sulfates). As to the kinds of bases that people want it is all over the place. I don't know my hemp base from my aloe. So at this point I am guessing. I am going to bring in about 9 different bases. Some have been requested by customers and some are the best sellers of SFIC. I should say that after much deliberation I did decide to go with SFIC. I do really like that they have a good selection and that all of their soaps seem to be of the highest quality AND they are all SLS FREE! I don't like that they won't talk to me on the phone and I have to resort to endless emails to get all of my questions answered. And email is such a tricky medium. You can never tell the tone of an email. When I work with a new company I like to feel that we know each other. I want to trust my companies. I want to feel that I have a new friend and ally on this journey. I want my hand held a little. This is a huge jump for me and I don't want to belly flop. I also want to get the soap ordered quickly so that I can get my hands on it and start experimenting! And selling! Stay tuned!!!
