I completely understand your reticence and without wanting to appear 'crass' myself, let me say your concern is a matter of complete indifference to me because I don't make soap for profit, but for fun. Making soap is just a hobby.
You might enjoy doing some research on hand made soap to learn its advantages over the commercial product. The chief DISadvantage is the cost of the labor to make it. A bar of soap with $2.00 (don't take my word for it, look up the cost of the ingredients and do the math) worth of ingredients would prob'ly sell for $10 and up. The Institute Karite bar sells for about $15.
I'm suggesting I could make one that I could sell for $4 or less because I'm not even going to charge minimum wage for my time ( I make over $150/hr on my day job). The extra money covers my shop supplies and equipment costs and helps me not feel like an idiot for giving it away.
90% of my soap I've just given away as gifts to family and friends, but as you point out, we don't know each other so I'm not giving it to you for free. And don't get me started on the hassle of packaging and shipping.
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I'm suggesting I could make one that I could sell for $4 or less because I'm not even going to charge minimum wage for my time ( I make over $150/hr on my day job). The extra money covers my shop supplies and equipment costs and helps me not feel like an idiot for giving it away.
That's all? No wonder you've turned to soap-making.