Small Business Chat with Chrissie of
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
- #mallbusiness #entrepreneurship #skincarebusiness
A natter with Chrissie from @SoPea about running a small business, soap making, Cosmetic regulations and the dreaded 'meta soap'!
Excuse the video/audio not being as perfect as I'd like. I was let down by the podcasting software we used, and customer service were no help. Working on a switch for future ones.
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⏳TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introductions
01:40 Bees!
03:06 What does a typical day look like for a soap maker?
04:40 Online or Market Sales?
05:56 How to do subscription boxes with CPSR restrictions
06:53 How do you find the UK Cosmetic Regulations?
08:40 Take your time!
09:25 Fragrance limits for soap in the UK and getting the strength you need
11:26 Storytime - How your products can really make a difference
14:10 Pivoting during Covid
18:00 Designing Soaps
20:20 Cost-effective ways to get your CPSRs
21:11 The overwhelm of cosmetic regulations
25:40 The changes to US cosmetic regulations
27:42 Are costs a barrier to entry?
28:14 Storytime - my first business, lessons in competing and finance!
29:30 Don't overbuy
29:50 Finding your USP
33:57 Starting a UA-cam channel
37:00 Our Community
37:30 Tips for starting out in this business
40:28 Finding the space to work from/working from home
47:46 Being nosey at SoPea products
50:00 A way to get scents that don't work into cold process
50:30 The dreaded 'Meat Soap'
53:10 Struggling with designs
54:20 Perfecting Bath Bombs
57:25 Genius bath bomb sphere tool
59:00 Keeping tidy
1:00:00 Suppliers nearby
1:02:30 Go to Fragrance suppliers
1:04:20 Choosing a reliable supplier for your products
1:07:02 Getting products assessed
1:09:40 Supplier pet peeve!
1:12:35 Suppliers please do this!
1:13:13 Fragrance oil reviews pet peeve!
1:13:58 Gatekeeping
1:15:30 Storytime - Formula stealing
1:20:36 Duping products that viewers request
1:23:50 We can't make products that look like food
1:28:30 Trading standards
1:31:10 Signing off / final words - Навчання та стиль
Thank you so much for having me on. It was so much fun 💛
Loved this video/chat…great stud and glad to hear a shout out for MAF…I use them for my assessments and they’re just fab and so flexible. 🥰
wow that sand and sea soap is just gorgeous!!!!
i also love the bees idea! sounds lovely 😍 i use the rubbing alcohol trick for bath bombs too! works so well
i loved watching this! it’s so great to hear from other makers like this.
Ahhh, thank you! 😃💛
This is SUCH a good video! Great to hear the in's and out's of formulating, testing, starting a business AND the sense of overwhelm that comes with all of that. Your templates, Jenna, really helped with that. I'm no where near kicking of a business but having those templates and understanding the scale of what is involved and being able to set out the steps for myself totally managed the mass of unknowns and helped me mind map the order in which things need to be done and where to start. THANK YOU! And it is definitely a 'rite of passage' creating a meat soap by accident in your experimenting; are you even a soaper if you haven't created one??? 😂
Haha! So glad the templates etc helped you!
Gotta love a meat soap! 😂
Aaaahh! MEAT SOAP!!! I love that it's "a rite of passage!" Haha! You really aren't a soaper unless you make a meat soap! 😂🤣💛
I use MAF too 😊 great vlog tyfs.😊
Really enjoyed the insight but also friendly nature of your chat to each other.
Can I ask how natural botanicals can be used when registering cpsr?
How do you mean? Usually they would be included as decoration. Best to ask your assessor.
@@revegacosmetics i have infused oil with lavender or rosemary but am unsure how that would be reported. I don't have an assessor. I'm trying to learn how to become more ready to sell. Thanks
@@GardenMyselfHappy ok, then you need to find somewhere to create a CPSR for you. We mention MAF in this video who seek to be a good place, or you could try ceway.eu or Oxford biosciences. There are many more. Start by speaking to them about your formulation and they will help you get it assessed correctly.
@@revegacosmetics thank you. Its a bit of a learning curve, after watching American recipes etc. I appreciate your coverage on it.