A soapmaking supplier is on the rampage, because of the actions of a disgruntled former forum member (gotta be careful who you tick off, cuz some folks don’t just go away). If you’re part of the soaping world, you know who I’m talking about. BTW, I’m not in league with the gentleman, who put up the website. He did that on his own, by himself, without my prior knowledge. HOWEVER, anything I post online is free game and I have no problem with it being known.

Threats of defamation lawsuits are flying everywhere. If you’re going to sue for “defamation”, you betta have a WHOLE lot of money. Plus, you betta stop and think about the numerous complaints you’ve received about your products, and look up the definition of  “slander”. It’s okay to huff and puff, but don’t run out of air. Trying to sue can open another can of worms. If you can’t afford to pay the shipping, for a defective product to be returned to you, then I doubt you can carry the financial weight of a defamation lawsuit.

It’s expensive to be in business. Product development is costly. You need to test your products, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, using them repeatedly, to see how they actually perform. Hire some help, so you can up production and get items out in a reasonable amount of time. Stop telling folks, “It’s on its way!!!”, when you know darn well it’s not. Stop whining about “losing money”, when those who’ve had to throw out your products (or slow down their production, waiting on a product that was paid for, months ago) have also lost money. Is your money more important than someone else’s?

All your customers can’t be lying, which is one reason why trying to sue folks is just…crazy. You don’t have strong enough legs to stand on. Your customer service is not that tight.  Most of us have better things to do, than pick on a supplier without cause. My advice? Concentrate on improving your business — product production and customer service. I bet the “slander” will cease.

Try to draw the big guns? You will only make yourself look foolish, in the end, when the truth gets out, and the sleepers wake up.

 NEA

I made a 5-0il blend (olive, coconut, palm, castor and grapeseed) soap, and colored it in deep orange, vibrant green, and plum. I wanted the layers to be somewhat uneven. I don’t like perfectly straight layers. I scented it with Southern Soaper’s Pomegranate Orange. It smells like that rainbow sherbet you buy at the grocery store. Turned out great — I left my camera at work (at least I hope I did), so I don’t have a picture to show you. I don’t go back till Monday. I’ll update this post Monday nite.

I made the exact same soap, a few days before this batch. I only did two layers — the soap turned out fine, but I thought the two layers were kinda boring. So, I decided to add a little more interest the second time around.

NEA

 Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil and Grapeseed Oil: I’m jumpin’ up and down about this combo — a great batch of soap is waiting for me. I can feel it. I will feel it, as soon as my order from OBN gets here.

I used up the last of my CO, making a batch of the “Soap from Heaven”, 100% Coconut Oil w/Goatsmilk.  Now, I like this soap. But I wish I’d waited to make it, till I had a full supply of CO.  It IS  nice to know that I can make some good soap, with coconut oil and lye water. I don’t see this one on my top list of soaps to make, on a regular basis. Perhaps I will grow to love it, as much as others obviously do.

Folks really need to watch what they say online — especially those who sell soap and are doing it to make….money. Not only soapers visit soapmaking communities.

If I could only buy from three (3) suppliers EVAH, they would be: Oils by Nature, Wholesale Supplies Plus, Southern Soapers and Certified Lye. I know — that’s four, but think of it like a ”Baker’s Trio” (one extra, like a baker’s dozen).

NEA