Hello there!  I've been making home products for a while just for myself, but my spouse put the point to me that maybe I should consider making things on a smallish scale locally.  However I had NO idea there were so many regs    I am still toying with the idea but it is certainly obvious to me it isn't anywhere as easy as I thought it would be!  So I've got some reading to do.

Cheers!

Hi Silvergilt.
Good to have you here.
It is a bit of a minefield, but if you are determined and take it a step at a time its doable. Just don't expect to be doing it by this time next week  :mwaha:
There's loads of help available here for whatever you make, just ask, we are a friendly bunch. 

Hello Silvergilt,

There's a lot of info here and the more posts you make the more boards are opened up to you.

There's also info in Resources on the main Fresholi site (you do have to log on separately).

If you can't find an answer then just shout out a question and someone is bound to be able to help.

As far as we know the regulations for making and selling are tightening up and  becoming more expensive from next year so you really need to decide within the next week or two (don't be put off by that though 'cos you can get your assessment then carry on practising).

What sort of products have you made for yourself?
(if I hadn't asked someone elase surely would)

Cheers for the welcome!  And yes, I did do a search on the legislation, ack, I best think something up!

In the past my recipes were pretty straightforward, just massage oils, bath salts, and scrubs.  I'd like to try my hand to soaps and some bath bombes, maybe even melts.  It really depends on whether I can wrack my brains and get something assessment worthy!

Cheers again, and I'm getting stuck in doing a fair bit of reading.

HAHAHA yes read, read and read some more !   i'm just a beginner but the girls on here are fab and will help out whenever they can !

so a big hello from me !!!

Hi Silvergilt.  Welcome & I hope you enjoy it here - with a bit of fun thrown in along the way.

I'm a readin', I'm a readin'.  I'm honestly trying to get my head round the whole assessment thing, and I'm sure it's on a private forum so I think I should wait before I ask something flippin' obvious, but it seems strange if my products for use are already assessed, why oh why do I have to have them assessed again?

Hello Silvergilt!!

A big warm welcome to the forum.  Assessment is a great source of confuzzlement for many but I am sure, once you have planned out what you are going to do/what you want to be able to sell, you will be able to focus.

Thank you for the recipe, I will add that to resources (I just sent you an email about that  ), it looks verrry lurrrvly indeed  :buttrf:

Welcome again and I look forward to chatting with you around the boards 

Goodness, that was quick!    thanks kindly and I'll send off my reply shortly

All sorted SG 

I'll post a message to the recipe board (I don't think you can see that yet) so that people know it is there.

Thanks again for that, we all really appreciate this  :buttrf:

Well I was going to send a PM about cosmetic chemists and what is needed for assessment but if you've already had Safety Assessments done then there's no need.

Must admit that puzzled me a bit too!

Are you adding to a base formulation that has already been assessed by any chance?  If that is the case, I know what you mean but if the additives are not on the assessment they will need to be added.   

sorry if that was a bit confusing; but my herbal supplier has all their products assessed  - full lot at Organic Herb Trading Co  (quoting here)
.  The recipes themselves haven't been assessed at all...but it just throws me a bit as I don't understand WHY the end product needs an assessment if it's already obvious that the items themselves are fine?  So believe me, I have NO idea what's needed and pm most welcome!  The more reading material the better

I'm probably missing something hugely fundamental here...or perhaps like most legal things logic has taken a fly out the nearest window?

The assessment will ensure that all the individual ingredients interact safely (within a formula) as well as check that they are being used a safe levels (among other things).  I get what you mean though SG