LT: The purpose of the Spa Products Project is to understand how pricing and branding affects a product's marketability.
Before we made our chapstick, we needed to make labels. this is the label I came up with, but my team came up with something different.
My team and I made lip balm together. Our brand is called candy petal. For the flavor, we chose strawberry, and decided on jasmine for the smell. to make the balm, we put beeswax, shea butter, and coconut oil into a double boiler. when they were sufficiently melted, we added flavor, color, and scent.
Beeswax
Shea butter
Coconut oil
Coloring
Flavor
Essential oil
We did a price per unit table to see how much the lip balms cost. We filled it out on a different computer, but we still figured it out.
Business Plan: After making spa products, we made a business plan.
What were the final results?
After our lip balm dried, the result was a creamy, good smelling lip balm. Unfortunately, I felt like it was a bit too creamy for my taste.
What do you know now that you didn't know when you started this project?
You have to measure things carefully and be patient with others.
What advice would you give to future students about this project?
I think that you should try to stick with simple and try to make something that everyone can enjoy.
What else would you like to try that you didn't have time for?
I would try to add different colors or scents and flavors.
What proof do you have that shows you learned the project’s purpose?
I think that the fact that we created a business plan and struggled through it and then found a way to make it better is proof, because if we didn't know what to do, we wouldn't have done it correctly.