I've got a question for everyone... a little market research if you will.
I'm working on the supplies for my line of soaps that I'd like to make since I'm getting down the recipes I want to use... and my question to you all is what would you prefer...
1. all natural ingredients that have more bland colors and less varied scents, but at a higher cost since essential oils are about 4-8 times more money than fragrance oils, depending on the specific oil....
OR
2. a line of bright colors and stronger, more varied scents at a lower price, but still offering some 100% natural soaps and scents for babies and just those that don't want artificial fragrance
??????
I'm leaning toward 2. because the line that i want to make (and now i have another idea for a second one to go along the same lines) would make more sense with brighter colors that are really only obtained with pigmented mica (still vegan, carmine free) and the cost of mica and essential oils together would prove to be a more expensive bar of soap and I'm not sure if the market for an exclusively natural line is large enough where I can sell to make it worthwhile putting up all that money to start the line.
I'm working on the supplies for my line of soaps that I'd like to make since I'm getting down the recipes I want to use... and my question to you all is what would you prefer...
1. all natural ingredients that have more bland colors and less varied scents, but at a higher cost since essential oils are about 4-8 times more money than fragrance oils, depending on the specific oil....
OR
2. a line of bright colors and stronger, more varied scents at a lower price, but still offering some 100% natural soaps and scents for babies and just those that don't want artificial fragrance
??????
I'm leaning toward 2. because the line that i want to make (and now i have another idea for a second one to go along the same lines) would make more sense with brighter colors that are really only obtained with pigmented mica (still vegan, carmine free) and the cost of mica and essential oils together would prove to be a more expensive bar of soap and I'm not sure if the market for an exclusively natural line is large enough where I can sell to make it worthwhile putting up all that money to start the line.
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christmasjones:
number 2, people like adding a bit of fun into a normally mundane everyday activity
themongrel:
I pick 1. My soap is super simple and almost odorless, but it's all natural. I don't want all the chemicals.