STUDIO VLOG Soap // Packing Wholesale Orders // Making Handmade Cold Process Soap & Balancing It All
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- In today's video we've got another studio Vlog all about soap making, packing orders, and balancing the crazy long list of things a small business owner of a soap shop needs to tackle.
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I love your personality, and am appreciating all your pro business tips! Thank you for sharing your journey.
Proud of you ❤
thank you so much!!
I love hearing your frustration because I relate so hard
Hey Caitlin! Love your energy & enthusiasm. You’ve done a wonderful job of growing your business! What do you charge wholesale for a bar of soap?
Thank you so much for watching and for your sweet words! I charge $4 wholesale for a bar soap.
Air pressure in a plane... like pens leaking... maybe
I make my lye solution with frozen distilled water, I do about half of it with the frozen and half and room temp. My lye only gets to about 130 degrees that way and that really reduces the cooldown time! I also started making them way ahead of time - so I have premade lye already at room temp with enough to make 4 batches of soap. It's helped a lot with time management.
Hey there! I'm doing a survey on soap makers, and I was wondering if you find it challenging or face safety hazard when using soap making tools like cutters or sharp objects?
I just put my lye outside in the winter. Interior Alaska here. It gets cold! 😂
This was another great video! Love the detail you provide and hearing the behind the scenes things that go on. You briefly showed your tracking system (looks like MS Excel or Mac Numbers) Could you make a video about how you keep track of your inventory and seasonal products that need to be made, etc.?
Thank you so much! I actually use an inventory system now called Inventora. They are linked in all my videos but they are fantastic for smaller scale businesses like mine!
Another great video Caitlin, I bet in a year your Channel will grow tons just keep at it!
Question, when you first launch did you start with only one product (I.e. soap) or did you have several? I’m trying to decide what makes sense, I know it won’t be every product I foresee in the future but not sure if a handful would make a launch more effective. Thanks in advance!
Thank you SO much Claudia! I'm having fun documenting everything. When I first started I did bar soaps, bath bombs, and soaking salts. I'd say pick at least one product that's your "hero" product that you want people to come to you for. Mine was the bar soaps! then you can fill in other products around it.
Thanks so much for the quick response, I wish we were closer you seem like a super cool girl. Watching from Morocco 😉
What type of paper do you wrap your soaps in ?
It's almost like wrapping paper which is what I used in the very beginning.
I had a customer order 3 different times, absolutely Loved my products. Placed another $100 order. I sent her a message that if you order that much it has to be treated like a wholesale order. She already bought my deodorant, said she & her daughter loved it. Then ordered $100 more then canceled the order after it was shipped 🙃 🙌
OMG noooo!!! That's not cool at all. Some people are just awful I'm so sorry that happened!
Is there any way you could add shipping insurance to your cost of shipping? I know many shipping services offer it. I would never ship anything without full payment as well. I read another comment about that happening. It's horrible, just saw your video/channel just now. Love hand crafted soaps, I'm looking forward to viewing your other videos.
What a lil gem in you I stumbled on today. Subscribed! =)
Awe you’re so sweet! Thank you so much for watching!! 🥰
Definitely make that wholesale buyer show you pictures. Any insurance claim on your end will probably ask for that, anyway. I am skeptical about their description of the condition of the products upon arrival. I ship whipped soap frequently and that surprised me. Hope it works out.
Thanks Jennifer! I got a few photos and there are a few spills but nothing "exploded" I'm still trying to hear back on exactly how many products were damaged. I doubt it was all 54 units!
That should've been in the first email sent to you. Smh. Sloppy, plus making you wait for the pics.
Just a suggestion but you could also sell sample packs. And price them a little higher to make profit
That’s a great idea instead of singles, I’ll look into that thank you! 🥰
@@caitlinblue you’re welcome
you should look into the heat transfer method for your cold process soap!
I remember reading about it when I got started, I'll go back and do some research thanks! I also saw someone mix their lye with ice cubes so it's basically ready right then!
@@caitlinblue I found the heat transfer method helpful so i just dont need to melt my hard oils :) For the ice cubes it still takes a little bit of time because you have to add the lye in slowly as the ice cubes melt
I sometimes prepare my lye a day ahead so I don’t have to wait for it to cool!
No photo's No damage!
yes, I 100% agree! 💕
You can consider plastic sealing the containers so they don't explode. Love how real you are, it's not always roses and sunshine in business.
That's a good idea! I may have found a solution but still testing it out! 💕
Did they explode or deflate? Love your videos!
I've heard of "exploding" products before, have not done any additional research, but what was said in a video I saw I think 2-3 years ago was pressure and/or temperature fluxuation while shipping airmail. Can't remember if it was because the small containers were to full or had airbubbles/pockets inside. Sorry my english is not the best, hope you understand what I am trying to write ;-)
Oh thank you for this ! I would think that it would be temperature and pressure too but I did ship them UPS ground so avoid any airplane complications. Still digging into the issue because it's such a headache. Your English is PERFECT by the way!
I love how honest you are about the good and the not so good about our industry. You have motivated me so much
Awe thank you I’m so glad!
@@caitlinblue I was feeling really down about my growth but since watching you I have made some changes and seen a drastic increase in sales start focusing on platforms that sell and growing my product line there. Been getting more organized as well (as much as possible 😂)
EVERYTHING exploded??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
I got a photo and it was only 2 things 😂 so we got it straightened out!
I love your page the information that you share brings me peace lol I’m a baker 🤷🏽♀️ I’m not sure how I got here but I hear the love that you have for your business so I’ll be placing a order 🥹 I’m okay with cheating in bath an body works !
Awe, I"m so glad you found me and that you work in a totally different industry. Although, I find more often we use the same tools as bakers which is so fun for me because baking is another hobby of mine! 💕
Do you band your lids? I have started doing that, and no complaints of leaks or "explosions", lol.
I don't because I'm still looking for a more environmentally friendly way. I really don't love the plastic heat wrap ones. I use plastic but just try to limit it. Do you have any ideas?
I love all your items, also may i inquire on where you got your white shelves for your business
Thank you so much!! The white shelves are from ikea. Just type in “billy bookcase” and they’ll come up!
Love your vids! Where do you get soap molds from?
thank you so much! The slab molds are from workshop heritage and my longer loaf molds are all from nurture soap!
If you use Ice cubes there is NO fumes~! It has really helped me~ Make sure to stir it really well. I make it ahead of time, put the lid on the container, then use it the next day (or sometimes the same day if I use the ice) It's easy to just buy a bag of ice~ and make your lye, then its ready to go in about 20 minutes. You can also do the heat transfer method~ LOADS of stirring the hard oils but it really makes a difference in your fragrance as well ~ HTH
I've been looking into the ice more and more. Although I just bought a 40 gallon lye tank 😀it should be coming soon so one that comes I can pre-batch my lye for the week!
@@caitlinblue yes that's what I do, mix mine for the week. Good luck
@@sindyanderson7035 thank you!!🥰
Hi, how many ounce your sample?
Hi! They’re 1 ounce jars!
Where did you get your boxes and printed, I like it