Is it profitable to start a soap and candle business in 2024? 

So true about putting yourself out there! I sell soap, one lady walked by my table and yelled “Not what I’m looking for!” 😂 I work in healthcare so I guess I’m used to rudeness

Ok WOW. I also have adhd and struggle with the “sticking to things” and i want to try everything. It’s my husband’s biggest peeve about me. I had NO IDEA it was because I’m bored after I’ve mastered it. It’s so true though 😮 thanks for that little bit of enlightenment 😳

I went back and to my “ work from home” model because the rent and utilities of my building were killing any profit. But yes, busting at the seams in a home is a real thing. The amenity space in my apartment has been fantastic. I’ve been 100% debt free and only buy as I can afford it. That being said, I’m in year 5 and this year I’ll finally be paying myself on a regular. It’s also hard for soap makers because we need it made weeks ahead before we can sell it. ( majority of the time)

I just launched my soap business. Still very early days, but I am designing all my own packaging and I have high hopes, but am so willing to be patient at this early stage! I've heard the '3 year rule' about profits time and again!

I started with candles but had a hard time keeping up the demand due to not having enough funds for product and i dont want to get loans and i still have a fulltime job. I think starting soaps would be a great restart to building my business back up.

The information you shared here is what I need to help me decide where I want to take my business in 2024 and beyond. I had figured out the volume so now I can work on a production schedule and strategy. Thank you. 🙏🏽

this is so helpful! thank you, thank you so much! I'm just starting my little candle business.

Thank you for this, definitely got me thinking more. Trying to start a small soap business. Sometimes it’s so discouraging to start with the other billion sellers in the same sea!

The worst month ever… got some small income from my regulars. Hope it would get better this month. Since i went all in with “valentines theme” soaps and candles. Mostly soap. Wish me luck!🍀

This is great perspective. Thank you for sharing.

So many of my peers are able to work from their spare room and I'm jealous! Having rent costs does make it so much harder to make a profit and also having that initial commitment in signing a rental lease is scary!

Oh wow! I am also from Wisconsin. It's my first time watching your video and I am about to start a soapmaking business 😊

Good morning, I really enjoyed your video and I'm also in the Milwaukee, WI area as well and I'm struggling with my website right now, but I know I will get in all together soon but it's good to know that you are in the same area as I'm and that I can relate to what you are talking about. I started my candle journey in 2020 to have something to do during covid my journey started in my kitchen, and I moved into my shop space in 2022 in Oak Creek WI, where I will be only online and looking forward to the time I can launch on Faire and add wholesales account as well. Thank you so much for allowing us to follow your journey as well.

I LOVE your practicality. Period. Thank you 🙏

Great stuff, I am listening and I see, ty

Very helpful, thank you! You and I have a lot in common - I rented a space fairly early on due to home restraints, as I have two small children, a husband, and a myriad of animals at home. I also have started struggling with making the same recipe over and over to restock the items in my store, and have thought about hiring an employee to make those soaps so I can keep experimenting with new designs and ingredients. Thank you for this video! :)

thankyou for sharing!!

Great video. I don't know why people go out of their way to go to a craft fair and bash the goods for sale. I don't go to a car race and yell, "This is stupid."

Great video dear..

currently watching all these candle business videos and thinking on launching my own.

Wow the part about the unkind things people say about your products really resonated with me. It's so true and confusing. Do people just say whatever comes into their brain at any given moment?

Hi. I’m sooooo new to all of this. Mainly just getting more info. Has the squeeze wax for wax warmers trend already passed? Or fizzled out before it was ever a trend? My adhd brain is horrible about forgetting to blow out candles. But am not finding the strong scents in wax melts. So I was looking at the squeezee idea. What are your thoughts?

This is so true with people not respectful towards what we do. I have a lady who came up to my table at a pop-up shop and used her finger to feel inside of all my different scent candles, not reliazing what she was doing. Her fingernails Doug into my candles. It was so disheartening to know that people are so rude with the audacity to do this.

Hi. Also. How much do you make with your things? Ty!

I like that you didn't regurgitate what every other candel making video says. Its new and infornative video.

Hi. Where in Wisconsin? I’m here too! Ty

Hit the like button! This was a good video for me to watch. I have been looking seriously into wholesale. I figure I will do what I am good at and somebody else can do the other part. I have been selling natural pet products for the last few years and am ready to scale up.

I do not want it to be 68 b4 I make profit,lol. I thought about adding print on demand too.

Hello. I need help to make candles too please

Hi there! New subscriber here and this is my first video I’ve watched on your channel. I’ve been scouting around and I see that you have both a very nice website as well as you seem to be very active doing in person markets. Can I ask, which do you think is more profitable? I’m just starting out and can’t do both right now so I’m trying to determine which to focus my efforts on in the beginning. I’m leaning in person just because the idea of selling a product someone can touch and smell makes more sense. I’m leaning heavily on my branding and getting my product into local boutiques, I live in a very small town. What are your thoughts? Any you can share are greatly appreciated! Thank you!

What's a good amount of scents to start with?

I hope it does not take 5 years to make profit. I am 61 and making melts,cause I cannot work anymore

I just want to make extra money over time not really seeing it as the income thats gonna get me out the work force or rich!

So you have employees??

My word for 2020 was 'HOME' never doing that again!!

New Sub! on track to launch in March!!