I’ve managed to give away most of the stuff I’ve made so it was time to see what I should make next. Here’s how I check my inventory…very low tech!
I basically have three bins on my shelf, one for lotion bars and sunscreen salve; one for assorted other stuff, like lip balm, cuticle butter, bruise balm and healing salve; and one bin for soap. When laid out, here’s what I have at the moment:
Bin #1…Lotion Bars and Sunscreen lotion
Looks like I have 9 lotion bars and three tins of sunscreen lotion. The sunscreen lotion will need to be pitched and attempted again…it was too firm to apply.
Bin #2…has assorted stuff:
Eye cream (5 tubes)
Lip Balm (7 tubes, Peppermint; 4 tubes, Orange/Vanilla; 1 tube, Maple/Coffee; none, tinted Lip Balm)
Cuticle Butter (8 small, 1 large)
Nail Serum in a roller ball (none)
Bug Bite Serum in a roller ball (none)
Bruise Balm Salve (19 small, 3 large)
Calendula Healing Salve (none)
Bin #3…Soap
Aloe Vera Healing Soap (6 bars)
This is my favorite soap and a complicated soap to make so I’m pretty stingy with it.
Assorted individual soaps to share. These seem to be individual large and small soaps that I use for gifts when needed.
What to make next?
Now that I see what I have, after Christmas I’ll want to make some tinted lip balm, cuticle butter, nail serum and bug bite serum.
After I did my inventory, I had a request for some of my Calendula Healing Salve so I thought I’d make a big batch today. Bert took the time this week to make me a wooden holder to hold the small oval shaped containers I use. It sure made the process easier so the tubes didn’t fall down as I filled them. After Christmas I’ll post the details how to make the Healing Salve…great stuff!!
I sure hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday weekend with lots of hugs from family and friends! If you are traveling, I hope your travels are smooth and safe!
Merry Christmas!