No, soapmakers aren’t super heros. At least not the ones I have met. But, we do need to have a super weapon on hand against the dreaded oil stained shirts. I know I am not alone in this when I say I have had to purchase my share of new shirts because I would get oil on my shirts from making soaps. Now how you ask I allow this to happen. I do know better after all I am the Handmade Soap Coach.
I should change my clothes or put on an apron. I teach my students that they should wear old clothes that they don’t mind getting stains on or be sure to wear an apron. So why am I so hard headed? Well, sometimes I go into the soap lab and get drawn into making soap. It’s powers are strong!
But have no fear…a soapmaker’s super weapon is here! What you may ask is this super weapon?
A few years ago I came across a coupon for Spray and Wash Resolve Power Stain Stick. I thought I would give it a try and see if it could save the life of my shirts. After treating the shirt where the oil stains took over into the wash it went. Just like Houdini the stain was GONE! For the most part you only need to treat it once but there are some stubborn oil stains and a second treatment may be needed.
Don’t give in to the oiled stained shirts and start buying new shirts. Save your money and get the Spray and Wash Resolve Power Stain Stick super weapon as part of your artillery. I now make sure I keep one on hand.
Do you have a super weapon that you can’t live without for your soapmaking? Please share them so we too might add them and be well equipped.
On Saturday, January 14th at 1:30 pm EST Indies from all across the nation met at local restaurants, cafes and boutiques. At the Northern NJ Indie Meetup up we met at the fabulous Pooka Boutique in Orange, NJ owned and operated by NJ Indie Dawn Fitch.
We had a great time in the company of 8 fabulous Indies from NJ, PA and NY. Those in attendance were Dawn Fitch owner of Pooka Pure and Simple, Chelse Elam owner of Yum Yum Yum Candle, Brenda Foster owner of Bubs and Scrubs, Sandrine Valentin owner of Sandrine, Renee Marshall-McKinley owner of The Ads on Us, Celeste Munsford (plus her granddaughter, whom she is naming her business after) and Fai Walker who are both in the infancy stages of developing their Indie businesses.
During the event we shared our stories as we were getting acquainted with each other. Brenda Foster owner of Bubs and Scrubs shared how she was looking for an additional stream of income and how it all came to together when she began making soaps. Which I might add smell and look fab-u-lous! Dawn Fitch, our venue host shared the excitement of trying new recipes and googling for about ingredient benefits. How many of us can relate to that? I know my hand is raised!
In our mist we had one attendee, Renee Marshall McKinley who was not a beauty business but she has a service where she wears your t-shirt to help advertise your business called The Ads on Us. What an awesome way to get the word out about your business. A walking billboard!
We also had a time for show and tell. Brenda Foster brought a variety of soaps for each one of us to take one home. Boy did we ooohh and aaahhh over them. They smelled and looked awesome. While showing us her soaps we helped her mastermind ideas about packaging options. One of my students for the NY Open Center, Fai Walker brought a couple samples of her whipped body moisturizers and wanted our opinion on which one we preferred over the other and why. We were very willing to be her guinea pigs.
Northern NJ Indie Meetup 01-14-12
The event eventually ended but not without taking many notes, sharing vendors, exchanging business cards, taking home some samples and taking a group photo. The general consensus was that they were glad they came and it was definitely time well spent. Photos of the event are uploaded on my Handmade Soap Coach fanpage for you to view.
We will do this again! Most likely on a quarterly basis. I hope to see you at the next one!
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