6 figure Soapmakers Studio Tour

[@roslynhudson6435]

Aaah, thanks for sharing. I enjoyed your video.

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Welcome, soap makers, soap appreciators and parrot people!

[@MrsMichelleJoyce4256]

You have inspired me. Thank you ❤

[@desertdreamingoutpost]

This was so awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing your space. So incredibly cool to see.

[@rebeccajones21]

Finally a video of homemade, home-based business that keeps it 💯👌 Thank you for this !😁😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍

[@MeldaTurener]

I just found your channel today and I love how your well versed in so many things. You do art, you cook, and you make soap which is amazing.

[@qrayzeestar]

Wow, it's so awesome to see how much the studio has changed!

[@TheSimplesanctuary]

Nice to meet you, gorgeous space and channel. Have subscribed xx

[@tabithawindsor7501]

I’m just getting started in soap. Love your setup!

[@conniebrannen5504]

Beautiful Soap Studio!!! I hope to have one also one day!

[@PrettyWitchCraft]

I love you grabbing the beer and continuing on with it LOL! And the forgotten purse. You can really tell this is a working studio hahaha. Found your video searching for soap studio inspo.... to peer into my future. :) Moving into a house soon and can't wait to go from having random boxes of soap all over my dining room to having a room to put them in! Thanks for sharing!

[@birdsofvalhalla]

I love it! Yes, I have no time or energy left to be anything other than myself in these videos- it is a 18 hr a day, 7 day a week gig for real. I hope you achieve all your goals and let me know if you need any help.

[@azuresoapandbody6649]

Great studio. Tfs!

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Thanks for watching!

[@Sandraot420]

Wow 2 years ago! And now you’ve grown even more!!!! ❤❤❤

[@jennabird8429]

I love watching how everything is set up! :)

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Hey, Jenna!! Good to see you here!

[@EdenStreetSoapCo]

Just found myself watching this video again. I still found it informative lol

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Glad to hear it! I will be making another very soon- Tour of MULTI 6 figure Soap maker studio!

[@katelynthegreatlyn4066]

I think, no I know you'll be amazing!!

[@birdsofvalhalla]

You just made my day, Katelyn! Thank you for the support!

[@cupcakecanopy]

Wow❤

[@scentofheavenco]

Super nice setup......Love it

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Thank you! We have grown SO MUCH since this video, too! We are overdue on our new MULTI six figure soapmakers studio video and are considering moving again!! It's only been 1.5 years!

[@offcenterart]

I actually have to reorganize my entire studio this week. My son and his wonderful significant other moved in last week and now the house is in chaos 😂😂😂! BUT, it gives me a rare opportunity to create a better system. My art brain is part systematic brilliance part chaos 😆😅 so we will see how well it goes lol.

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Thats a good thing, right? (:

[@PixieSuds]

Hello soap sister. I love your energy! Thank you for sharing your soap studio. I hope to one day have my little soap studio. Have a wonderful New Year!

[@PixieSuds]

I subscribed ❤️

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Thank you so much! I hope to see you around! I'll make more videos and let me know if you have any questions or direction you need!

[@sealanecrafts-karen3304]

Just found your channel & have subscribed…enjoyed the tour. I’ve been looking at uline for shelving…like the ones you have. Good luck.

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Thank you. I use a mix from all over. any particular shelves you wanted?

[@EdenStreetSoapCo]

Love your work area/live studio set. That's my goal to have a streaming area one day. I too came from a culinary background. I worked/managed a bakery well over 10 years and I find that they are very similar fields. Plus the knowledge of food safety and the restaurant tools have been a life saver time and again. I just subscribed, I look forward to watching your upcoming videos.

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Thank you so much for subbing! Food service is for a particular type of person- my people!

[@Lawyerforlife1]

Hi, love your video. Can you share where you buy your Bakers Rack and Trays? Thanks...

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Yes I can! I get many of my supplies from Webstaurant!

[@teresastrayhorn277]

I'm new to your channel and loved the tour. Just subscribed.

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Welcome!!

[@ZakiaRinggold]

Loved the tour and your personality!

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Hey there! I really appreciate that!

[@artbyjuliannamcpherson8473]

I lovvvve your soap! I am obsessed you make me want to learn how to make soap 😁 I just placed my first order

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Yay! Thank you! How did it all go?

[@Thegoatmilklady]

what a dream set up, it looks amazing

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Thank you so much, Boots! We are sorely overdue for the next MULTI six figure soapmakers video! I hope you will come back to watch it and see how much we have grown!

[@Thegoatmilklady]

@@birdsofvalhalla I will come back and watch

[@MarshaABranch]

I also use baker's racks with perforated trays to cure my bars. :o)

[@birdsofvalhalla]

YES! This is one of my favorites as well! We also use a fair amount of parchment paper!

[@Holy_Wraith]

I wish I knew about your Valhalla soap before I bought some Dr. Squatch. I'm actually a Thor fan and if my Mom was correct, Vikings respected my Mom's Native American tribe, Tlingit tribe, from way back then. Y'all folks stay awesome.

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Very cool! The Norse people did respect the Natives and apparently, according to recent research discoveries, had people of many ethnicities in their groups.

[@frankszulakiewicz5826]

Just heard of your company recently and I ordered the Black Sea rune soap and Baba Yaga. Looking forward to trying it. I am also interested in starting a mom and pop soap company out of my house but don't know where to start. Could you please give me some ideas?

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Hello, Frank! I am so sorry for the delay! There is so much to starting a soap business I didn't consider or know. I will tell you, it will take over your family, your home, your finances and your life, so come prepared! Crash course on marketing because if you can't sell, it does not matter what you make!

[@pennyarizzio2824]

wow what a video! How many bars does the bakers rack hold? Where did you purchase it? Such a great idea! Thank you for such a fun video!

[@sindyanderson7035]

Love that you move at a fast pace like I do ~! Gotta know~ WHAT is the Paper Towel dispenser called on amazon or link please~ GOTTA have that thing~! Plus Crap is NOT crap~ it's REAL work shop~! Love it chic!

[@sindyanderson7035]

OOPS ~ Found it~ this is INVALUABLE INFO ~! CAUSE My hands are always full~

[@Bubblycauldrons]

How did you get a bakers rack for only $76??? Everywhere I am seeing is well over $200

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Well, It was plus shipping. I got these from Webstaurant!

[@jojopaul6136]

What is the cut bar size of your soaps pls?

[@sandrinecoussirat2326]

Thanks for sharing

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Absolutely, Sandrine, Thank you for watching! Do you have your own soap business as well?

[@sandrinecoussirat2326]

@@birdsofvalhalla not yet, but i wish

[@aileengonzaga4648]

Hi Deb! I am a new subscriber to your channel. Nice studio tour! I was wondering how big your work area is downstairs? Just to give me some idea. :) I am a new soaper!

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Thanks for subbing! Our downstairs area, which we are now currently grown out of AGAIN, is about 800 sq ft total! We are looking for other houses already!

[@oldethymesfarm62]

This video is great, but my age must be showing. I try to watch it but -- it makes me dizzy from the sudden fast camera movements.

[@makibronze]

Not in my wildest dreams could I have a microwave for food in my working area or fridge for that purpose, those have to be in a separete room due to regulations in my country

[@birdsofvalhalla]

they may be in the same area, but we have separate microwaves for the separate purposes. being no one ever used the food microwave, it's since moved out of the studio.

[@dorothywilliams726]

@@birdsofvalhalla wow I started soaping a couple of months ago. Doing my first pop up shop. I hope to be where you are one day. Love it

[@emilye709]

I am very introverted, and the idea of doing youtube and social media sounds like a overwhelming chore. I have zero interest in talking to a camera and especially editing videos. . So, my question is, how important is all of that in being successful? I don't expect to make 6 figure but I would like to make a living from just my soap buisness one day.

[@soakitinartisansoap]

A lot of great info in your video; however, it is terrible misleading for newbies to believe there is a faster way to cure soap. I feel if you or anyone is going to explain a technique, it should be in its entirety. Soap has 3 steps in the cure process. 1) saponification, 2) water evaporation, and 3) crystallization. With that said, a soapmaker that's in business to sell should be curing their soap fully because, well, that makes a completed product. To speed up the cure process a little (and I mean days), one can do a water discount and avoid a high oil moisture content like olive oil when making castile soap or using certain butters. Yes it's paramont for soap to have full air circulation for even soap curing... but curing doesn't end there. In order to avoid fast, mushy soap, it's important for the soap to restructure and harden, and that's part of the last phase most seem to miss. And it's a very important step that sets your polroducts apart from other poorly cured products. Adding dehumidifyer warps soap. A fan helps air flow but it doesn't speed things up. Hot Process soap may cure a day or two faster than cold process soap since saponification is achieved right away; however, both processes require steps 2 and 3 to be fully cured. How can one tell if their soap has fully cured? Weigh it each week until it no longer looses weight... that's the cure duration timeframe. Mark that duration timeframe on your formulation for the next time you make it. Do this for each different formulation because no one formulation is the same. Hopefully this explains to new learners the proper method to cure soap and as much as we wish we can speed up the cure process, there is no scientific method available to do so. None. Approx 4 weeks for a steep water discount to 12+ months depending on one's formulation.

[@nadias6435]

If people are buying soap from such a dirty studio with bird shitting everywhere into the soaps then there is hope for the rest of us with small businesses

[@birdsofvalhalla]

Hi, Nadia; the birds are rarely in the actual studio and they are trained. We are closing in on 1/2 a million in revenue already in 2022. Have the day you deserve.

[@Handmadebusinesstips]

Just now found your videos. I'm a soap maker too and will be watching you while I soap! Fun! Follow for follow - so cool. I do the same with fellow soapers. Just subscribed!🥰