| The craft of making soaps, cosmetics, and | | | | merchandise at prices below cost. The liquidation |
| perfumes can be expensive if you are not careful. | | | | outlet purchases these items and then offers |
| However, there are many things you can do to | | | | them at greatly reduced prices. Dollar stores sell |
| save money while enjoying this great hobby. Here | | | | both liquidated goods and goods produced for the |
| are a few ideas: | | | | dollar store market. Both liquidation stores and |
| 1. Save money on containers by recycling the | | | | dollar stores are great sources for cheap |
| ones you have. To recycle glass or plastic jars | | | | containers, baskets, ribbon, pots, mixing |
| and bottles, wash them out with hot, soapy | | | | equipment, and several other items. |
| water. Or for a quicker method, run them | | | | 4. Save old mayonnaise jars and other large glass |
| through your dishwasher. | | | | jars to use as containers for bath salts. Decorate |
| 2. When you finish using the contents of an | | | | the lids with acrylic paint or fabric. |
| amber or blue glass round bottle (the type many | | | | 5. Inexpensive soap molds can be made from |
| essential and fragrance oils come in) use it for | | | | many things around your house. You can use the |
| something else. Use it to store small quantities of | | | | bottom of cardboard milk cartons, a shoe box |
| essential oils and fragrance oils, or use it to store | | | | (line it with wax paper before using it as a soap |
| fragrance blends or small quantities of cosmetic | | | | mold), empty plastic yogurt containers, muffin |
| products. | | | | pans (if they are aluminum use them for melt and |
| 3. For inexpensive cosmetic containers and | | | | pour soap only), plastic storage containers, and |
| equipment, visit your local liquidation outlet or dollar | | | | plastic ice trays. |
| store. A liquidation outlet is a store that specializes | | | | As you can see, there are many ways for soap |
| in reselling the products of a company that has | | | | makers and cosmetic crafters to save money. |
| gone out of business and has to get rid of all their | | | | Just use your imagination and have fun! |