Soap Prices

[Guest guest]

At 10:12 PM 4/17/2006, you wrote:

>Soap doesn't require ingredients to be listed on the label. It does,

>however, require a label, which includes your company name, contact info,

>and size of the soap.

>: )

 

if you are selling it as 'just plain soap' it doesn't need an ingredient

listing... but if you are making (or IMPLYING) any claims for it, then it

needs a full ingredient listing.

 

and, the thing is, if we are making 'luxury soaps' with valuable

ingredients, then you SHOULD list the ingredients.

 

Let folks know there 's a difference between soap made with, say, coconut

and palm oil only, and soap made with shea butter, or avocado oil, or cocoa

butter... with pure essential oils instead of synthetic fragrances.

 

If this is what you are making.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I agree, Marge, but the issue was actually the weight being missing......that IS

required - at least in the USA.

: )

 

I also agree about listing the ingredients on my labels for soap because then

the customer knows exactly what they are getting - they don't have to guess, and

I do use good oils and butters, so why not use that to my advantage?

 

Cindy

 

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if you are selling it as 'just plain soap' it doesn't need an ingredient

listing... but if you are making (or IMPLYING) any claims for it, then it

needs a full ingredient listing.

 

 

[Guest guest]

I agree, Marge, but the issue was actually the weight being

missing......that IS required - at least in the USA.

 

 

 

[Dave:] OK, got a question: since my bars are hand-cut, my labels say:

“Average weight 4.1 oz.” Does that meet the legal requirement, or am I

supposed to weigh each and every bar lest I’m off a few grams?

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

You have to say " at least " not approximately. I found this out recently, as I

too used to have Approx. 4.0 oz. by wt. on my label. Now they say " At least 4.0

oz. by wt. " and yes - before I package them, I weigh each and every bar. Don't

forget that as soap cures, the weight will drop slightly. So if you're

borderline, go by the lower number to stay safe.

: )

 

Most of my bars are between 4.2 and 4.5 oz., so I figure I'm safe in saying " At

Least 4.0 oz. " - know what I mean?

 

Cindy

 

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I agree, Marge, but the issue was actually the weight being

missing......that IS required - at least in the USA.

 

[Dave:] OK, got a question: since my bars are hand-cut, my labels say:

" Average weight 4.1 oz. " Does that meet the legal requirement, or am I

supposed to weigh each and every bar lest I'm off a few grams?

 

 

[Guest guest]

At 08:13 AM 4/19/2006, you wrote:

 

>[Dave:] OK, got a question: since my bars are hand-cut, my labels say:

> " Average weight 4.1 oz. " Does that meet the legal requirement, or am I

>supposed to weigh each and every bar lest I'm off a few grams?

 

that labeling doesn't work. because some will be below average.

 

figure the MINIMUM weight... the smallest bar, and use that for your

weight labeling.

 

If the bars vary widely, 'sort them'... 4 oz, 5 oz, etc.

 

but ALWAYS label as less than actual weight. You can give more than the

label says, but you can't give less!

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

ALWAYS label as less than actual weight. You can give more than the

label says, but you can't give less!

 

[Dave:] OK, that makes sense. I actually have thought of making different

sizes, say 3 oz and 4.5 oz, as a way of dealing with the fact that some of

my soaps are frightfully expensive to make.

 

 

 

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