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If You Sell Handmade Skincare, Your Label Matters
It’s July, which usually means market season is in full swing. For many indie makers, fairs, festivals, farmers markets, craft shows, pop-ups, and local events are not just “extra” selling opportunities. They are a major part of the year’s income. This is the season when products are being packed, labeled, displayed, sampled, purchased, gifted, and taken home by real customers. That makes this the right time to talk about something that is not as exciting as a new scent blend
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DIY Sunscreen Is Where Handmade Skincare Needs to Stop
I make skincare products. I teach other people how to make skincare products. I believe in handmade formulation, ingredient education, proper procedure, preservation, stability, testing, and understanding what we are actually making before we put products on our skin or into someone else’s hands. But there is a hard line. DIY sunscreen is where handmade skincare needs to stop. This is not me being anti-handmade, it’s literally what I’ve been doing for over 24 years. This is n
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DIY Making vs. Actual Formulating: They Are Not the Same Thing
There is a big difference between making a product and formulating a product. And honestly, this is one of the most important conversations indie makers need to have before they start selling lotions, creams, serums, cleansers, micellar waters, gels, toners, or anything else that contains water. Because a lot of people use the word “formulating” when what they really mean is “following a recipe.” That is not meant as an insult. DIY making has value. It is how a lot of people
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