Marla Bosworth is the founder and owner of Back Porch Soap Company. She teaches classes, corporate events and experiences including candle making, soap making, organic skincare and perfumery.

September 28, 2009

Want to Know How To Start Your Own Soap Business? They Did Too!


It's a hot question these days: "How do I start my own soap business?" There's no quick or easy answer, that's for sure. It requires market research, planning, determining your niche, developing your products, launching, and successful marketing...just to name a few.

Recently, George (NJ), Fifi (Venezuela) and her daughter Ale (also Venezuela) joined me for a private three-day consultation and classes on how to start a business. We made products including soaps (glycerin and cold process), artisanal bath bombs, creams, lotions, balms, sugar scrubs and sea salt soaks.


Here George is taking time to custom scent the creams he made from scratch with a blend from several essential oils.


Working as a team, George, Fifi and Ale created a batch of soothing aloe body lotion.



Ale and George put the finishing touches on the final product!

Ale and Fifi flew back to Caracas, Venezuela and began gearing up for a busy holiday season. They plan to start with home parties this year to get their business off the ground.

What are your questions for starting or running a successful bath and body business? Post your questions here or at my discussion group on Indie Beauty. And check out my classes at my website.

In the meantime, here are some of the classes I teach:

Natural and Organic Products:
Cold Process Soap Making
Organic Oils Glycerin Soap Making
Liquid Soaps
Creams, Lotions, Balms, Scrubs and Sea Soaks
Artisinal Bath Bombs
Skincare for Babies/Children
Facial Spa Treatments
Men's Facial and Body Products
Petcare Products
Soy Candles, Diffusers and Other Home Fragrances
Organic Body Oils, Bars and Body Butters
Personalization and Monogramming

Business Classes:
How to Launch and Run a Successful Bath & Body Business
How to Differentiate Yourself in the Bath & Body Industry
Business Plan Writing
Product Planning
Marketing Strategies
How to Implement Social Media and Internet Marketing
How to Wholesale Successfully

Looking for private classes or soap business consulting? Or send me an email and I'll reply with more information.

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