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Breaking Into and Succeeding in Bath and Body Product
Breaking Into and Succeeding in Spa Product
Starting a Bath and Body Product Line
Starting a Spa Product Line
Starting a Bath and Body Product Business
Starting a Spa Product Business

By “bath and body,” we are referring to liquid and stick soaps, body soaps, hand soaps, bath salts, facial and body scrubs, shampoos, moisturizers, and hand and body lotions. They belong to several classifications in the 13 classifications of “cosmetics.”

The spa, bath and beauty product industry is vibrant, diverse, inventive and challenging, and has the potential to provide a rewarding career.

No matter where you are from, what culture or ethnicity, men and women alike not only accept but also enjoy a great bath and beauty product. No wonder the bath and beauty industry is one of the fastest growing and most profitable markets in the United States and has been for the past 50 years. In fact, in 2005 the industry saw more than $32 billion in sales. Top companies are growing in the overseas market every year and the number is keep getting bigger every year.

Trends are an essential aspect of the bath and beauty industry. In order to compete (and win) you need to understand the state of the industry: what’s hot now, what was hot before, and what’s coming up next. With a little creativity and imagination, consumer awareness and intuition, enthusiasm and perseverance, an eye for beauty, and an understanding of nature of the market you could be the one to create the next trend in the industry.

As you will see later on, it is not necessary that you own specific formula before starting a bath and beauty product business. Half the fun is the adventure of discovery. Do you like the aloe vera in the face scrub or lotion? Is freesia a good scent for your nail care products and does the chemistry of it work with the other ingredients?

There are literally hundreds of free recipes and developed formulas that you can use; all you need to do is look for them. If you search online, you’ll find all sorts of recipe books and websites that cover cosmetics and bath and body formulas.

They come in all types, from all-natural remedies to the scientifically advanced recipes and formulas. Provided below in different sections are a number of links to a few great Web sites, courses, and books you can get to find out more about such recipes.

Also included at the back of this eGuide is a list of private label and contract manufacturers, as well as flavor and fragrance labs that can help you in creating your own unique formulas. These two lists alone would have cost you hundreds or even thousands of dollars elsewhere.

There are pre-made bases, like pre-made lotion, to which you can add your own chosen fragrance or other ingredients to make the products you desire. This might cost a bit more than making it on your own, but it will save you a lot of time and energy if you are making these products yourself out of your own home.

There are also classes on cosmetics science available, many of which can be taken at the comfort of your own home. These classes will teach you how to develop your own formulas using the combinations of materials you’ll need to make your products. This is a great way to figure out how to make your own unique formula and how to mix formulas, like putting lotion in a soap bar.

If you prefer to be an "armchair" spa product maker, there are laboratories that help people like you to create special formulas and fragrances. Just ask them, they would be glad to help.

Once you know the basic recipes and how to make these products, you’ll be able to experiment and create your own recipes. This will make your own products unique to your company.

As a spa, bath and body product maker or brand owner, you have the option to include these products in your line:

Bar soap
Liquid soap
Shower soap
Bubble soap
Cologne
Aftershave
Body splash
Wraps
Aromatherapy
Lotion
Moisturizer
Candle
Bath salt
Spa products

Spa, bath and body products business is both highly competitive and highly lucrative. One can literally earn millions of dollars in a few short years, provided that you’ve hit mass-produced stage. Even as a home business, producing natural cosmetics would earn you at least a few thousand dollars in the beginning.

With only $0.25 to $2 cost per piece, if you sell them for $10 to $20, you literally earn 1,000%, which is a truly whopping amount. Here is an obtainable scenario to boost your confidence:

Cost of producing a bottle of body lotion is $1.25.
You sell it for $15 per bottle.
Your profit is $13.75.
If you sell 20 bottles per day (retail via your Web site), you earn $275 per day.

With a 24/7 Web site, you sell your products 365 days per year, non-stop, which will earn you $100,375 annually in pure profit.

Now, can you imagine how much you’d earn annually if your products hits Sephora and other retail shops?

Do you know?

Beauty industry rakes in $32 billion annually with fragrances, including bath and body products as the top sellers
Home fragrances market is an $8.4 billion business
Worldwide market demand increases 5% annually

If you are a novice who wants to understand what it takes to become a fspa, bath and body product maker and how to start a product line without "getting your hands dirty," this is the eGuide (download eBook) for you.

About the Authors

Jennie S. Bev is THE fashion, image and fun careers expert, whose reputation has been acknowledged by prestigious media internationally. She has been profiled and mentioned in Entrepreneur, Teen People, Canadian Business, Home Business, Dong (France), San Francisco Chronicle, The Independent, Daily Southtown, The Arizona Republic, Femina (Asia) and Dewi (Asia).

Editor-in-Chief Jennie S. Bev was named 2003 EPPIE Award finalist in Non-Fiction How To category for excellence in electronic publishing. She has published over 40 books and 900 articles in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany and Southeast Asia. She is also a college professor based in San Francisco Bay Area.

Co-author Valeria W. Barber is an award winning author who has been published in over 150 magazines, newspapers, and anthologies including The Noe Valley Voice, Regeneration, and SF Bay Guardian. She provides web content and informative articles for a variety of businesses and web sites on every topic, as well as transcription and editing services through her business, The T.E.A. Service. She was awarded Notable Story of 2004 by the Million Writers Award and holds an MFA in Writing.

This 101-page instantly downloadable StyleCareer.com eGuide Breaking Into and Succeeding as Spa/Bath and Body Product Maker brings you valuable insider tips, advice and suggestions not available elsewhere to help you embark on this highly lucrative career path.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Myths, the Realities and the Basics
What Does “Bath and Body” Entail?
I Have Never Worked in the Beauty Industry.
I Have Never Owned My Own Business.
I Do Not Have Any Bath or Body Formula.
I Live In a Small Town.
I’m Not a Good Salesperson.
Working for Yourself: Pros and Cons

Benefits of Creating Your Own Bath and Body Products
Getting Ready for the Big Break
The Industry Statistics
Cosmetics Classifications
Getting Experiences
Getting Trained
Should I Work For Someone Else First?
Personality Traits

Deciding Which Products to Make
Soap
Ingredients
Marketing and Profit Potential
Scrubs
Masks
Massage Oils
Facial Moisturizers
Body Wraps
Hand Moisturizers
Body Moisturizers
Bath Salts
Bath Oils
Bubble Bath
Bath Bags
Bath Bombs
Hair Treatments
Foot Care
Wedding Specific Products
Men’s Products
Babies’ and Children’s Products

Legalities
Proper Warnings
Recent Trends in “Natural” and “Organic” Products
The Difference Between “Natural” and “Organic” Beauty Products
Safety First: The Nitty Gritty of Natural and Organic Ingredients
Labeling
All Natural
Hypoallergenic
Alcohol-Free
Fragrance-Free
Noncomedogenic, Nonacnegenic
Dermatologist-Tested
Laboratory-Tested
Licensing, Registration and Certification

Creating Your Own Bath and Body Products Brand
Finding the Formula
Formula Basics
Bases and Raw Ingredients
Developing Your Brand
Your Very Own Identity
Your Very Own Trademark (and Why You Should Have One)
Your Very Own Patent (or Not)
Manufacturing the Products
Private Label Manufacturing
Contract Manufacturing
Trade Associations For Private Label and Contract Manufacturers
Legalities
The Need For Non-Disclosure Agreements
The Advantages of Incorporation

Being Successful
Earning Potentials
Wholesale Resources
Ethical Advertising
Publications and References
Success Profiles

Fragrance and Flavor Laboratories
Private Label and Contract Manufacturing Companies

This eGuide also comes with a long list of:

Fragrance and flavor laboratories (to help with formulating the product)
Top contract manufacturers and private label companies (to help with the production process; renown names that use their services are disclosed here)
Trade shows to attend
Trade associations to join

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