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Bar Size and
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BAR SIZE
Most handmade soap companies sell bars that are about 4 to 5 ounces.
Over the years our customers have told us that they like larger size bars!
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We aim for each bar to weigh a generous
7.2
to 8.0 ounces
at cutting and
6.5
to 7.5
ounces after curing for 7 to 9 weeks.
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When you
compare Prices of other soaps, please compare SIZE and ingredients
as well!
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Why
such a variation in weight?
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Our soaps and
shampoos are hand poured into handmade wooden molds. You may get a bar with an extra
dollop on top so it will weigh more. You may get a bar with
a little dip.
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Our soaps and
shampoos are hand cut--we try to be as accurate as possible.
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We cure our
bars for 7-9 weeks before selling. As
our curing bars sit and wait for a new home, they will
continue to lose water weight and shrink a bit.
Since all of our recipes are
different, the amount and type of liquid used to make each recipe differs.
The more liquid used in the recipe--the more they will shrink as they cure.
The good news is that the older
bars will last longer and lather even better.
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Sample bars are approximately 1.5
to 2 ounces
Christine,
California |
Hey Ida, please let your customers know that I have
noticed many soaper companies cure their soaps for only four weeks.
You told me soap bars can continue to loose water for months.
That means that if I pay for a 5 oz bar of something that was only
cured for 4 weeks after a month at my house it will weigh even less!
Your bars really are BIG! |
PRICE
We often get
questions asking about price variations for different soaps and shampoos!
There are three main factors
that the affect price of our products;
ingredients, labor, and bar size.
Ingredients: The price of Ingredients affects cost more than
any other variable!
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- The ingredients in some recipes simply
cost more than others. For example . . .
- Olive Oil is more costly
than Palm Oil
- Bergamot essential oil is
more costly than Orange essential oil
- Goat Milk, juices, and
aloe are more costly than water
- Generally, the ratio of
more expensive oils to less expensive oils is greater for shampoo
bars than soaps. (This is not true for every soap bar!)
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- Some ingredients increase in price each
time we place an order for materials
- Cocoa Butter prices
have doubled in just one year! (Chocolate makers all over
the world are raising prices!)
- Soapmaking staples like
Palm and Palm Kernel oil continue to
increase in price due to a growing
demand in Europe for alternative fuels.
- The honey bee
shortage has caused an almost 200% increase in raw honey prices
- Some essential oils,
like Patchouli, are very expensive now due to crop damage.
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Labor:
- Some soaps and shampoos simply take
a lot more time to make.
- Many of our bars are
made with herbal infused oils which may take weeks to
prepare
- Prep time for soaps
made with food products, such as fruits and vegetables,
dairy products, or eggs always takes longer
- We hand make all of
our soaps and shampoos in small batches. "Handmade"
takes more time than machine made!
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Bar Size:
- As
our bars continue to sit after curing, they will continue to lose
water weight and will shrink a bit. Since all of our recipes
are different, some bars are made with more water than others.
If a certain soap/shampoo shrinks a lot, we will lower the price.
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Although we cannot possibly weigh every bar, we do sampling weight
checks every few weeks or if bars look small
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Sample Size Soap and Shampoo Bars
They all sound so good--can't decide which to buy?
Order individual samples of any of our bar soaps or shampoo bars.
Sample size bars are labeled and weigh approximately 1.5 to 2 ounces
each. See individual soaps to order!
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Our samples are often odd sizes and shapes and
sometimes the ends (which are usually larger).
If you are
looking for nicer more uniform mini bars to use as gifts please see
our Gift Selections webpage. |
At
Chagrin Valley Soap we offer a fabulous product
at a very
competitive
price.
Click here to find out why!
For a complete description of
each of the ingredients that are used in Chagrin Valley Handcrafted Soap
please
check out the "ingredients" page on this website.
Click link to read
disclaimer concerning health information.
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