Let’s talk about soap fragrances!

I’ve taken a good hard look at my soap fragrances, and am sort of staggered at how many I offer! Some of my favorites (Frankincense & Myrrh, Orange Clove) are great, but haven’t sold very well for me throughout the year. That and my stint this week prepping for holiday soaps made me start thinking that perhaps I need to evaluate seasonality. So I’ve divided my fragrances up into “regular” and “seasonal.”

Regular includes…

If any of these fragrances look new to you, you’re not nuts — I’ve ordered some fragrances and am just waiting on getting a shipment of soap base before making them (I needed to use what I had to get started on the Halloween soap). Also, some of them are used as ingredients in other fragrances (Campfire, Brown Sugar) and won’t be used just on their own, barring any custom orders.

Seasonal includes:

And I’m waffling on adding Woodsmoke to that.

Now, if one of these seasonal fragrances is your favorite, I’m never going to tell you “no” if you want a custom order! But for the most part, these will disappear around January and not reappear again until this time next year. Halloween soaps will start appearing in late July/early August, Thanksgiving soaps will appear in late August/early September, and Hanukkah and Christmas soaps will start showing up around late September/early October.