Natural Cosmetics
Natural Cosmetics
Walk through the cosmetics section of a department store and you will find literally hundreds of different creams, lotions, powders, glosses and other assorted items that promise to enhance your sex appeal, take years off your skin, fill in wrinkles and zillions of other to-good-to-be-true offers. Well this article tells you how you can make money using time tested natural cosmetics.
You Can Make Money Naturally!
Walk through the cosmetics section of a department store and you will find literally hundreds of different creams, lotions, powders, glosses and other assorted items that promise to enhance your sex appeal, take years off your skin, fill in wrinkles and zillions of other to-good-to-be-true offers.
If you believe any of the hip slogans, you could find yourself paying a fortune trying to keep wrinkles from appearing or to make them disappear. What did women do before all these scientific breakthroughs and chemicals? They used natural cosmetics, of course.
Everything from oatmeal to milk can be used to the same as expensive creams in the department store, minus the chemicals. In the eco-friendly world of today, anything natural is good and you can use that to earn some big bucks.
Your first step will be to find some recipes. Your local library can usually provide a book or two on the subject. Or do a search on the internet, talk to your grandmother, etc.
Choose several recipes to test. Make sure the ingredients are available in your area or it could be costly to bring them in. Avoid recipes that require refrigeration, these will be difficult to sell. You want easy to use items that require minimal preparation. These might include facial scrub mixes that just need a few drops of water to be added or fully prepared creams.
Once you have mixed up your test batches, give them out to friends to try. Have them give you honest responses and either discard or adjust the recipe accordingly. For example, if a cream has a particularly bad smell, add another drop of essential oil. It will take a little time to narrow down your products to the ones that work and that will be included in your final product line.
Creams and lotions should be marketed in tins or tubs of plastic or glass. See if you can find a local supplier for them and offer a couple of size options to your clients. You can print labels up on your computer, the simpler the better, using pre-cut label paper to make things easier.
Before launching your new business, check the laws in your area to be sure that marketing cosmetics is allowed without a special license. Stay away from false promises such as “Guaranteed to remove wrinkles in a week’s time!” and stick to more truthful statements like “Includes chamomile to soothe irritation”.
Growing your own herbs and drying them is a good way to ensure high quality and lower priced goods, and could branch out into other areas such as teas. Whether you use your own plants or another source, keep the quality level up to ensure repeat customers.
Resources:
http://www.makeyourowncosmetics.com/
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8088/beauty.html
http://www.the-cats-meow.com/naturalcosmeticindex.shtml
