Hi Tiggy. I have been watching your videos for the past year, and have found some from earlier years. I love the fact that you show what happens when things accelerate. Seeing this video, shows how much more there is to do, behind the scenes. Enjoy your chat as well. I am hoping to make some soap for family and friends for gifts. Fell and fractured my hip just before Christmas and have a whole new hip. The hip is healed, just have to get all muscles in shape. Once all healed will begin with the soap. Hope you and yours are well. Take care.
Prayers as you heal! I had a knee replacement Dec 2019, just after I began soapmaking for family and friends. Now, I have herniated L4-L5 & I'm waiting on fusion surgery. I miss making soap so much. It's addicting in the best of ways💙💜❤
I love your packaging. I have just designed my first label and have so much to learn, mine is still very simple so I really appreciate anything you can share about the technical side, things like actually using publisher or in design or whatever you do. And I'm so grateful for you showing people how much work actually goes on behind the scenes, because it is a lot! Thanks Tiggy x
UK label laws seem to be similar to Canada's except we have to use inci names for all ingredients and the name of the soap and any directions have to be in English and French here
Oh do you have a video on printing labels . I really have no idea on this subject’ and it’s costing me loads on vistaprint’ as I make soaps for family friends and church as gifts!
Tiggy, it's great to hear your sweet chat! Learning from you is always a pleasure. The behind the scenes work is truly a major effort! You have it well thought out & put together so beautifully ❤🖤❤ Hope all is well with you, your sweet furbababy & hubby too! I still think of the nice walk you took us on & the fresh berries you ate😋😍😁💞Til next time...
Great packaging! Works well with your branding. My background is long time graphic designer so very familiar with all the Adobe apps. InDesign is great for creating labels. I use Illustrator for my labels. . FYI, Photoshop is a pixel based app, so text will not print as crisp as a vector app like Illustrator or InDesign. Photoshop is dependent on the resolution of the file.
High res JPGs are fine, you just have to know what you're doing in regards to print quality (300 ppi), and Ps DOES suppport vector objects in addition to raster ("pixel-based"). That being said, Ps is painful to use for typesetting precisely (unless you practice a lot, I suppose). I stick with either InDesign (preferable) or Illustrator for ease of use.
Hi there. I’ve been watching you fir well over a year. I hope everyone understands legal prior to selling. I’m in Australia and I have a statement in all soaping products that says we don’t sell to the UK due to the differences in requirements . Great video
My first time watching any of your Videos. How creative and Eco-Friendly. i am starting a 100% natural soap company in Canada and want to go plastic free. Wax is natural; what a super smart idea! i am also looking into biodegradable stickers, since wax can get expensive. How did you make the paper? Can i find Eco-Friendly ink? Cheers from SOAP EVOLUTION, Edmonton City, Canada.
Wow thanks It is such a lot of work’ I just want to make soap’ I have been put off by it all’ but I want to start selling it so I have no choice but to go by the regulations
In the US labels must contain the name of your company, the name of your product, what the product is (soap), where it is manufactured, weight in ounces and grams. That’s it. You legally don’t have to include an ingredients list (only for true soap), but if you do, you have choices. You can usual what goes in the pot by most to least, or you can use “saponification oils of...”.
Thanks Tiggy! So informative as always, great tip for the pritt stick...I hate getting clear tape ready to wrap a batch. How do you wrap your round shampoo bars?
Hello Tiggy, I just love watching your video's. I have been making soap for awhile now. Looking to start a business. Which is nerve racking to think all this in tales lol. Even though I am in th US there is so much info that I can use, I know some doesn't pertain to the US. I wanted to Thank You for making these video's!!! I just think you have a beautiful soul! You are a hoot, I just love you! Truly are a gem, have a wonderful day!!! See you in your next video❤
Your reporting/packaging process is similar to our Canadian laws. We aren’t required to get assessments, but even body products/soaps given as gifts are required to be reported to our portal. There are many, many makers that do not follow the rules and most of them get away with it. I know a soap maker that adds over 5% lemongrass when the IFRA limits in our country are well below 1%. Makes me grumpy 😅 Thanks for showing your process. Sorry for my rant 😬
Hey Tiggy, I was hoping to buy one of your shampoo bars and was bummed to see that they were sold out. That must mean they're amazing! I can't wait till they're back in stock!
See the labeling drives me crazy with that international protocol lol. Because I feel like not very many people know the technical Latin names for plants and their oils and it might spook them. Also I’m lazy 🤣
I like the wrapping, but it's time consuming. I like the wax stamp but wow the wax/resin used is pricey! So idk, guess it really comes down to what I want my style to be, hard not to go with everything cause it all looks so good
would you consider making a video about GMP? and how to make forms and logs that are up to the standards they want/need in case of a control? :) I know we are a lot of new soap makers that has a million questions about things like this :P Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Your assessor will give you all of that info. I got all my files when I got my assessments done. Just ask your assessors and they'll send you what you need xx
Another fab video. You are so giving with your knowledge expertise and experience. Hoping to set up soon but nightmare having moved back to Northern Ireland means uploading to EU and UK portal 😤 Lime cooler whipped soap and white witch soap and bath salts are my all time favourites......just saying 😁
My goodness Using those required names no one in the public buying will know what it is without looking each up... sometimes legislation is non sense although to me. In Aus we have similar on food packaging but you need to wonder around with a list to see what it is. Well done for sticking with it I’d have given up . Can you tell me what type of paper you use. I’m a newbie but only for myself and family but would like to wrap a bar up for a personal gift for the family
Tiggy, I recently bought your soap recipe (the one that has palm oil in it) and one of the oils is supposed to be sunflower but I substituted it for safflower...is that okay? I made just a couple of tweaks but nothing huge. I ordered some soaps from you last week or the week before too and I can't wait to get them!!! I'm so excited about it. Please keep doing a wonderful job on all your creations. l always look forward to your videos. Much love and Light and blessings to you. :D ;-) >3 >3
@Jolene Jellybean I did at the time. I was just beginning to make soap and wasn't sure but I found out later as long as I did the soap calculator, I was good. Thank you for your input too!! 😉😁
thanking you in anticipation... What sort of paper do you use? once again a very informative video. Not sure if you have done a video on this before, that is how to size up or size down a recipe... Cheers from Australia
If you have percentages of your oils then you can make as little or as much as you like. Soap calc gives you your percentages and will work all of that our for you.
So is it okay then to only have your website on the label, where then your address can be found, I didn't see your address on the label? Thanks Tiggy, have a great day/relaxing evening!
Hey Tiggy, in your title it says 'Plastic Free' are your sticky labels plastic free? If so would you be willing to share where you get them from or even just the type of material that they are so others can track them down.
I wish I knew what that paper was called, I can't find anything like it anywhere! It's like tissue wax paper, but that's not it's name haha. I make little soaps for gifts and struggle to find nice paper to wrap it
You *can* use the fancy glyphs in Word 2010 (and higher) -- *sometimes*. Search "stylistic sets." For me, the preview shows the alternates, but some typefaces don't actually change it in the document. I tried with an OTF and a TTF that I downloaded: no joy. Tried with Windows default font Gabriola and it worked. That being said, you can get InDesign for about $30 a month, or Illustrator for about $20 and use any glyph in any typeface as The Tig stated. ^_^ ID & Ai are , in my experience, FAR easier to use for typesetting than Photoshop (which is designed for photo manipulation, not typesetting) -- or MS Word. If you don't need Adobe for longer than a month you can export to PDF or high-res JPG (remember: 300 ppi!) and cancel the subscription. Or you can pay someone who has Adobe apps to do it for you. ^_^
Hi Tiggy. I have been watching your videos for the past year, and have found some from earlier years. I love the fact that you show what happens when things accelerate. Seeing this video, shows how much more there is to do, behind the scenes. Enjoy your chat as well. I am hoping to make some soap for family and friends for gifts. Fell and fractured my hip just before Christmas and have a whole new hip. The hip is healed, just have to get all muscles in shape. Once all healed will begin with the soap. Hope you and yours are well. Take care.
Prayers as you heal! I had a knee replacement Dec 2019, just after I began soapmaking for family and friends. Now, I have herniated L4-L5 & I'm waiting on fusion surgery. I miss making soap so much. It's addicting in the best of ways💙💜❤
Wonderful lesson "it's not just the making of soap" Love your packaging!
I love your packaging. I have just designed my first label and have so much to learn, mine is still very simple so I really appreciate anything you can share about the technical side, things like actually using publisher or in design or whatever you do. And I'm so grateful for you showing people how much work actually goes on behind the scenes, because it is a lot! Thanks Tiggy x
UK label laws seem to be similar to Canada's except we have to use inci names for all ingredients and the name of the soap and any directions have to be in English and French here
You just made my day here in Canada!
I love the paper.I use wax seal on my bands but mine are just for friends and family.😉
Oh do you have a video on printing labels . I really have no idea on this subject’ and it’s costing me loads on vistaprint’ as I make soaps for family friends and church as gifts!
Tiggy, it's great to hear your sweet chat! Learning from you is always a pleasure. The behind the scenes work is truly a major effort! You have it well thought out & put together so beautifully ❤🖤❤
Hope all is well with you, your sweet furbababy & hubby too! I still think of the nice walk you took us on & the fresh berries you ate😋😍😁💞Til next time...
Very nice packaging. I always am trying to find nice packaging that is environmentally responsible. It’s not always easy.
Great packaging! Works well with your branding. My background is long time graphic designer so very familiar with all the Adobe apps. InDesign is great for creating labels. I use Illustrator for my labels. . FYI, Photoshop is a pixel based app, so text will not print as crisp as a vector app like Illustrator or InDesign. Photoshop is dependent on the resolution of the file.
High res JPGs are fine, you just have to know what you're doing in regards to print quality (300 ppi), and Ps DOES suppport vector objects in addition to raster ("pixel-based"). That being said, Ps is painful to use for typesetting precisely (unless you practice a lot, I suppose). I stick with either InDesign (preferable) or Illustrator for ease of use.
Beautiful packaging! Great info. Thank you for sharing.
Tysm for showing how to do this bc I was struggling with using plastic. Ur video was excellent and extremely helpful
Hi there. I’ve been watching you fir well over a year. I hope everyone understands legal prior to selling. I’m in Australia and I have a statement in all soaping products that says we don’t sell to the UK due to the differences in requirements . Great video
My first time watching any of your Videos. How creative and Eco-Friendly. i am starting a 100% natural soap company in Canada and want to go plastic free. Wax is natural; what a super smart idea! i am also looking into biodegradable stickers, since wax can get expensive.
How did you make the paper? Can i find Eco-Friendly ink?
Cheers from SOAP EVOLUTION, Edmonton City, Canada.
Wow thanks
It is such a lot of work’ I just want to make soap’ I have been put off by it all’ but I want to start selling it so I have no choice but to go by the regulations
I use card, and I seal with a glue gun, just a tiny dot. And the band also helps with holding it in place.
In the US labels must contain the name of your company, the name of your product, what the product is (soap), where it is manufactured, weight in ounces and grams. That’s it. You legally don’t have to include an ingredients list (only for true soap), but if you do, you have choices. You can usual what goes in the pot by most to least, or you can use “saponification oils of...”.
Thanks Tiggy! So informative as always, great tip for the pritt stick...I hate getting clear tape ready to wrap a batch.
How do you wrap your round shampoo bars?
Hello Tiggy,
I just love watching your video's. I have been making soap for awhile now. Looking to start a business. Which is nerve racking to think all this in tales lol. Even though I am in th US there is so much info that I can use, I know some doesn't pertain to the US. I wanted to Thank You for making these video's!!! I just think you have a beautiful soul! You are a hoot, I just love you! Truly are a gem, have a wonderful day!!! See you in your next video❤
That’s so much to remember. You’re great at it
Your reporting/packaging process is similar to our Canadian laws. We aren’t required to get assessments, but even body products/soaps given as gifts are required to be reported to our portal.
There are many, many makers that do not follow the rules and most of them get away with it. I know a soap maker that adds over 5% lemongrass when the IFRA limits in our country are well below 1%. Makes me grumpy 😅
Thanks for showing your process. Sorry for my rant 😬
5% !! I'm sat here imagining how strong that must smell. You only ever need a smidge of it. it's so strong anyway. People are crazy 🤪 😜
@@futureprimitivesoap It stank to the rafters. Imagine the limonene content!
Beautiful aesthetic and love the seal.
Hey Tiggy, I was hoping to buy one of your shampoo bars and was bummed to see that they were sold out. That must mean they're amazing! I can't wait till they're back in stock!
Oh they are amazing!!
They will be back soon x
See the labeling drives me crazy with that international protocol lol. Because I feel like not very many people know the technical Latin names for plants and their oils and it might spook them. Also I’m lazy 🤣
I like the wrapping, but it's time consuming. I like the wax stamp but wow the wax/resin used is pricey! So idk, guess it really comes down to what I want my style to be, hard not to go with everything cause it all looks so good
would you consider making a video about GMP? and how to make forms and logs that are up to the standards they want/need in case of a control? :)
I know we are a lot of new soap makers that has a million questions about things like this :P
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Your assessor will give you all of that info. I got all my files when I got my assessments done. Just ask your assessors and they'll send you what you need xx
Another fab video. You are so giving with your knowledge expertise and experience. Hoping to set up soon but nightmare having moved back to Northern Ireland means uploading to EU and UK portal 😤
Lime cooler whipped soap and white witch soap and bath salts are my all time favourites......just saying 😁
My goodness Using those required names no one in the public buying will know what it is without looking each up... sometimes legislation is non sense although to me. In Aus we have similar on food packaging but you need to wonder around with a list to see what it is. Well done for sticking with it I’d have given up .
Can you tell me what type of paper you use. I’m a newbie but only for myself and family but would like to wrap a bar up for a personal gift for the family
love to see you work with the app for adobe
Thanks Tiggy!
It is fun watching your good work thank you for sharing
Twiggy. How do you get your sad into a glue gun? Is it an ordinary glue gun and the was comes in cylinder sticks? Thank you. Iris
Very Informative, Thank You
Hi please can you tell me where you get your label paper sheet
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Flexi Labels
Mam melt pour soap liittle time it becomes sweat soap look ugly so I use plastic wrap we use only paper wrap
I'm sorry?
Tiggy, I recently bought your soap recipe (the one that has palm oil in it) and one of the oils is supposed to be sunflower but I substituted it for safflower...is that okay? I made just a couple of tweaks but nothing huge. I ordered some soaps from you last week or the week before too and I can't wait to get them!!! I'm so excited about it. Please keep doing a wonderful job on all your creations. l always look forward to your videos. Much love and Light and blessings to you. :D ;-) >3 >3
@Jolene Jellybean I did at the time. I was just beginning to make soap and wasn't sure but I found out later as long as I did the soap calculator, I was good. Thank you for your input too!! 😉😁
thanking you in anticipation... What sort of paper do you use? once again a very informative video. Not sure if you have done a video on this before, that is how to size up or size down a recipe... Cheers from Australia
If you have percentages of your oils then you can make as little or as much as you like. Soap calc gives you your percentages and will work all of that our for you.
So towards the end of the video you said we can ask you questions. I would like to know what type of paper is that?
I don't know what it's called. My local printer makes this for me. We just call it soap paper! But you can use whatever paper you like.
Thanks for this
So is it okay then to only have your website on the label, where then your address can be found, I didn't see your address on the label? Thanks Tiggy, have a great day/relaxing evening!
No. My address is on the label at the bottom.
just seen now that u changed your channel name, cool.
Hey Tiggy, in your title it says 'Plastic Free' are your sticky labels plastic free? If so would you be willing to share where you get them from or even just the type of material that they are so others can track them down.
The info is in the video.
@@futureprimitivesoap Sorry, I missed it, went back and watched again, thanks
Where do you get your paper made.
im in Australia and cant find someone
Locally like I said in the video. Australia is a bit far away for my local printer to get it to you! Heh x
I wish I knew what that paper was called, I can't find anything like it anywhere! It's like tissue wax paper, but that's not it's name haha. I make little soaps for gifts and struggle to find nice paper to wrap it
I think she refers to it as GLASSINE paper.
It isn't galssine paper.
Check out your local DIY store. You can grab wallpaper samples and use those. I did that for a while and it looks great x
@@futureprimitivesoap is that vellum paper Tigg?
It might be lightweight parchment paper..
You *can* use the fancy glyphs in Word 2010 (and higher) -- *sometimes*. Search "stylistic sets." For me, the preview shows the alternates, but some typefaces don't actually change it in the document. I tried with an OTF and a TTF that I downloaded: no joy. Tried with Windows default font Gabriola and it worked. That being said, you can get InDesign for about $30 a month, or Illustrator for about $20 and use any glyph in any typeface as The Tig stated. ^_^ ID & Ai are , in my experience, FAR easier to use for typesetting than Photoshop (which is designed for photo manipulation, not typesetting) -- or MS Word. If you don't need Adobe for longer than a month you can export to PDF or high-res JPG (remember: 300 ppi!) and cancel the subscription. Or you can pay someone who has Adobe apps to do it for you. ^_^
That's a lot of work 😳
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