In this economy, everyone has had to make sacrifices and cut back on the little luxuries that really make life worth living. Another very important trend is the movement towards organics and green living. Add these two factors together, and you have the basis for a great home-based business.
Women love and need their time to pamper themselves, and if you can make quality organic bath and body products, and offer them at a cost lower than the retail stores, you will be sitting on a goldmine.
According to the Jane Church of The Handcrafter's Companion "The spa industry is the fourth largest leisure industry in the United States." Just think of the ways that you can profit by this trend:
You can sell your own bath and body products in local markets, or even sell them online. Heck, you can even sell them to local retail stores and let them mark them up and deal with the customers.
Just think about it--there are so many organic bath and body product that you could offer. You can sell bath salts, aromatherapy bath salts, bath bombs, bath teas, bath soaks, lotions, balms, soaps and more. You can even specialize in one product and do very well from it. This would be a terrific opportunity for the stay-at-home mom to make a little extra on the side to help with the family finances.
Bath and body products are generally quite inexpensive to make, so your overhead costs will not be astronomical,unlike many start up businesses. If you decide to take the plunge into the bath and body product market, you can begin ordering your supplies in bulk, which will lower your costs even further.
The one thing that you will need to look out for if you begin ordering supplies in bulk for bath and body products is shipping costs. Items such as bags of salt tend to be really heavy, and thus expensive to ship; be sure that you add shipping costs into the price of your bath and body products.
Not sure where to start in terms of pricing, labeling and marketing your bath and body products creations? I can't recommend The Handcrafter's Companion enough as the best, and most through guide to starting your own bath and body products business.
Jane will teach you how to calculate your costs for maximum profitability, how to outsource your packaging inexpensively and also how to brand and market your business which is one of the most crucial, and most overlooked aspects of starting any business. Her book comes with a 60-day money back guarantee, so there is no-risk to ordering.
There is no guarantees that starting your own bath and body products business will bring you a goldmine. Just like with any other business, you will get out of it exactly what you put into it in terms of time and effort you devote to building your business.
The world is full of possibilities and opportunities. Sometimes we just need to open our eyes and say "Yes" to them.
If you want a guide to making spa products for resale, The Handcrafter's Companion will tell you everything you need to get started.The Handcrafter's Companion is your comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating your own spa-quality products, for fun and profit!:
