Lotions play a big role in our lives, especially now that the heat of the sun is unbearable that it dries your skin before you even know it. But why would you spend so much money on continuously buying these products when you can make one for your own, or even sell them to gain profit while working at home. Just follow our guide so start your own Lotion and Body srubs business.

With Filipinos becoming more and more image conscious, the domestic market for body scrub and lotion makers has been steadily growing.

Why this will click

There is still a large untapped market for these products particularly in the provinces, where the players in the personalized lotion and body scrub business are few. Moreover, personal care products are good gift items, and lotion is the second fastest moving product in this particular market segment.

Materials Needed

• Spatula, P29.25
• Plastic beaker, P85
• Graduated cylinder, P135
• Bowls (stainless steel or glass)
• Plastic or pastry bag, P30
• Packaging material such as PET bottles and labeling utensils. For body scrub, you need 300 ml PET jars (P16.80 a piece); for lotion, 100-ml PET bottles with a gel pump cap (P168.80 a dozen). Depending on your preference and target market, you can use larger containers instead.
• Lotion base, P1,120 per 10 kilograms
• Body scrub base, P1,680 per 10 kg
• Fragrance, P650 per 120ml
• Diluted or liquid food color P69.75 per package

How To Make the Lotion and Body Scrub

1. Measure the raw materials: one kg of each of the bases and 10 ml of fragrance. Do the same for lotion and body scrub. You can measure the bases using a beaker or, for more precise measurements, a weighing scale.
2. Pour the base into the beaker and, using a spatula, press the material slightly; this is to fill in the air gap inside the container until a volume of 1,00 ml for the mixture is attained (1,000 ml or one liter is equivalent to one kilogram). Be very careful not to compact the base; otherwise, the mixture will become heavier than needed.
3. Next, measure the fragrance by using a graduated cylinder or a measuring spoon. There are over 500 fragrances to choose from, and you can also mix and match several of them to create your own scent. Since fragrances are aromatic by nature, there’s no combination that will stink.
4. Once you’ve measured all of the raw materials, pour the fragrance onto the base and mix them using a spatula. Mix well until the fragrance is thoroughly blended with the base.
5. Then, put one drop of diluted or liquid food color into your mixture (the amount of dye to use depends on your preference). For this project, only the lotion needs coloring, but if you wish, you can also put coloring to your body scrub. Just be sure to match the color and the fragrance.
6. The last step is packaging your finished products. Use the PET jars for the scented body scrub, and the bottles with gel pump cap for the lotion. By using only the spatula, you can fill the jar with the scented body scrub. To transfer the lotion into its bottle containers, however, you will need to use a pastry bag or plastic sheet.

How Much Will I Make

The production setup described above yields about three 300-ml packs of body scrub and ten 100-ml bottles of lotion. To determine your selling price, divide your production cost by the yield (in terms of the number of packages of finished products) and the multiply the quotient by two to get a 100 percent markup. Typically, the prices would be P176.71 for the body scrub pack and P63.57 for the body lotion bottle. You may need o adjust your prices depending on the niche you want to target and taking into account such other expenses as store rentals and product delivery cost.