jonsie Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 I've been having a lot of fun working with the M&P soap bases from our local supplier. I have some product ideas that would appeal to adults, but I am also excited about products for kids. Specifically I am thinking about soap crayons (that would write) and soap playdough. The soap crayons are made from M&P, small amount of FO (made for soap), and a considerable amount of soap pigment (to make them write). All of these items are purchased from the soap supplier. How much testing should I do before attempting to sell these? I have extremely sensitive skin and I don't mind testing them myself, but I know I'm not representative of everyone's reactions. And I'm happy to hand this to my daughter for her to test. I have lots of friends and neighbors with children but I hate the idea of handing them a product to test, asking, "Mind reporting back if your child breaks out into a rash?" :rolleyes2Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Not sure about Australians laws regarding this... you might need to do some googling, because here in the US we have to adhere to FDA standards for B&B... and childrens products also must adhere to CPSIA guidelines... which requires lead and phthalate testing for anything considered a "toy" or "childrens product" and I'm not sure soap and such would be... but a soap CRAYON might be... its so gray.. its such a gray area that nobody really knows for sure!! But I would spend lots of time looking into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribalvixen Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Hi Jonsie I suggest you have a look at NICNAS site before you hand out anything. soap etc is classed as chemical here. There might be some info on Aussie Soap Supplies site not sure. I think there is some accreditation you need to sell. Maybe some Aussie with more experience will chime in HTH Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsie Posted May 16, 2010 Author Share Posted May 16, 2010 Thanks Luminous and Tammy. Your responses have sobered me up a bit and are making me realize I have a lot of work ahead of me. Tammy, I'm off to read the website you posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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