MAKING SOAP MAGAZINE

JAN/FEB

Monetizing Your Hobby
How and when to begin making money with
a bath & body/personal care/candle hobby

It’s here! This is a brand new spanking year and time tomake the changes you contemplated in 2024.

If one of those changes is to turn your hobby into a business,
it is a big step! You have to decide what to sell, where
to sell and to whom. You will learn to make what sells and do
it efficiently. Get advice here first on starting your business
and knowing when it makes sense to quit your job to go full
time.

If selling is not your goal, we have plenty to offer on soap,
candles, using AI and more!

Beth Byrne
Managing Editor

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From the Editor

by Beth Byrne

Potpourri: Turning Your Passion into Profit: Eight Essential Considerations, by Meiera H. Stern

Formulary: S.T.E.M. Do it Yourself Kits

by Shannon Greer

Chemistry Corner: Don’t Get Bogged Down With Bug Spray, by Valerie George

Soap: The Skinny on Superfat,

by Beth Byrne

Working Smarter: Going Full Time with Your Business, by Sara Golding

Candles: Soap-Inspired Swirls in Container Candles and Wax Melts, by Erin Hils

Tech Talk: AI for Small Businesses, by Ruth Romano

Interview/Review: Complying with MoCRA: A Guide for Cosmetic Handcrafters, by Venessa Phipps

Guest: Skin Structure, Layouts and Fundamental Abilities of Skin Function, by Bisera Cvetkovska

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Meet our 2024 Design Mania Winner!

Comments from some of the voters:

The different layers of color are done beautifully and really make this one a stand out! Amazing!
I thought this was a beautiful application of the Geode technique along with a complimentary technique in the base soap. Gorgeous
While all the entries were and are incredibly beautiful the treatment of the base with mica lines and "earth" layers pushed it over the edge for me into overall winner.

Jamie Reddinger / Lathering Lotus /
Evans City, Pennsylvania USA

Jamie is an Advanced Cold Process-Hot Process Soap maker with certification from the Handcrafted Soap & Cosmetic Guild. As a cosmetic formulator, she holds a Diploma in Advanced Organic Cosmetic Science from Formula Botanica. She has been making soap since 2016 and is the company owner of Lathering Lotus LLC.
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