Ah, Sugar Sugar

[auzjeweii]

How can companies justify charging well-above the costs of production, advertising, and distribution for their (sometimes good) products? Fresh's Sugarbath Body Polish costs $62.50. It's much loved, but sixty dollars for some sugar and oil? I doubt it costs them more than $5.00 to make a jar. Even considering their need to make a profit and appeal

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[whiskeyjack]

Cruise on over to the soap dish forums and start reading the "Cosmetics, Bath & Body". If you become a member you get access to a Recipe forum. I've been playing with a recipe for an emulsified scrub I found there that is much nicer than any commercial one I've seen. By this time next year I expect you to be making your own soap & lotions as well.

[auzjeweii]

Thank you. :) I'm in the registration process now.

I just read the $80 Salt Scrub?! post and laughed at the "wrinkle-erasing elves." Pretty much.

I got a gift certificate for Bramble Berry on Christmas. My plan is to get my feet wet with the melt and pour sampler and go from there.

[whiskeyjack]

Salt scrubs are easy as dirt. The best recipes to start with are called "Bohunks 14" and "Holy Grail" if you want to search. If you have trouble just e-mail me and I'll send them to you.

If you want to try a lotion (only slightly more difficult) I suggest bandicoot's olive oil and honey. (Frequently referred to as OOH and the current topic of a rant by Bandi -- apparently scores of people have been e-mailing her to ask math questions or "what if I do X instead of Y" about the recipe that she posted 7 years ago.)

[auzjeweii]

Thank you for the advice. :D I'll be looking for those recipes when I'm able to register an account -- it's been a bit of an adventure!

[auzjeweii]

Got the registration squared away. I wasn't getting messages and my provider said their filters didn't catch anything from soap dish. I think they lied! :D I just made another account. Now I'm N. jonquilla.

I found "Holy Grail" and it looks interesting. :) I've never made a scrub like that before; it's always been a "mix oils with sugars" kind of thing.

[whiskeyjack]

Using those ingredients it mixes together such that the oil doesn't separate out. I find it much more pleasant to use that way and you don't have to stir it.

[whiskeyjack]

Also - I love Bramble Berry. I think about making a road trip up there sometime just to go on a fragrance-sniffing spree.

[auzjeweii]

Ooh, I wasn't aware that they have a brick and mortar you can visit. Sounds fun. :)