soap and soap and festivals

I HAVE MADE LOADS OF SOAP. SHAMPOO BARS, NEW SOAPS AND ALREADY EXISTING SOAPS FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. ALSO STARTED WITH EYE CREAMS. I hate the caps lock!!! Should be banned from all computor keyboards! Anyway unfortunately I have never in my life actually bought an eye cream which means I have no idea at all what they are like. Its all a big experiment. I have been given a recipe by an american to try out and to be honest seems prety good but then I have nothing to compare it with so I intend to send to my lovely volunteers to try out to see what you think. I have actually used some every day since making but have made 3 versions and need to know which if any to go ahead and safety assess. Obviously do not really want to pay to safety assess all 3 and probably one is better than the others just I am not to sure which to go with. Anyway sending out today. I am also going to attempt an eye serum but currently I have a problem with containers for this. I will give the company who supplies me a call today. My mum is interested in this one. Other than that I am getting a few new additions and changes together to run past safety assessor with a view to getting everything on the market by May/June. Fun eh! My Grapefruit range is also looking good - waiting now for a parcel which contains natural soap colourings such as clays and spirulina to start to play around with coloured dyes. I am going to attempt a Rosemary shampoo next. I have made a camomile one, a tea tree and neem ( anti nits !! asked for by several customers) a grapefruit one and also I have made a citronella/tea tree/ lavender/eucalyptus anti flea dog shampoo! Ofcourse will be trying them all out on me first but am hopeful about the doggy one in particular cos at least its natural and apparently I have been told when applyoing for a job with a polymer companyt who manufacture dog shampoos - dog shampoo and what goes into it is completely unregulated! I think that is terrible. Ofcourse since it comes into contact with humans when they wash their dog it cannot have anything too unregukated but they do put things in they wouldnt put in human shampoo. Anyway have my own dogs and a mates who is currently interested. It may all be rubbish yet but nothing ventured nothing gained etc. I have also attempted and have yet to find out if it works a coconut milk soap - like goats milk but vegan! Yey as far as I know I am at present the only one in the Uk making this tho ofcourse after posting this that may well change! its looking like a really good soap tho and if it works I shall post the recipe on my website. I think 2010 is going to be a wonderful year. I am going to attempt to do Wesssex folk festival, leamington peace festival and kenilworth party in the park so far - its looking good. Thats as well as several vegan/veggie events. I am also meant to start at Warwick Uni market next month which could be a good one. I used to have a stall there in the 1980s with a mate who printed Tshirts - I did knitwear and jewellery in those days...........it was fun and beats normal markets for both the weather ( its indoors) and the atmosphere - being a uni with bars all around etc. Anyway its all pretty exciting so far - tho have made zero so far this month. I did expect that tho...............