SOME NOTES 1. Apparently, WSP offers free shipping for orders over $25 again!! Hooray!! So keep that in mind, all these would ship FREE in the USA!! 2. It's true that Bath and Body Works has sales ALL THE TIME for their hand soap. WSP also has sales on their kits. Because I don't know when those will be happening, I used the base price for the cost breakdown. Feel free to do your own math if a sale is on. I recognize that most people don't DIY bath and body products for cost efficiency and just enjoy doing a craft, but I like including it just in case. ❤️ 3. The soap bottles are included in the foaming hand soap kit, you don't have to price them separately. 4. There are way bigger bottles of Micellar water available in the USA. I bought the small size to compare to the WSP dupe bottle size.
I went to your Twitter links (I just want to compare hand eczema care notes - I use Working Hands but is the yogurt better? I've never tried it!) but your shop Twitter is private and your personal Twitter was hacked by the Ray-Bans scam from a while ago! 😧
As someone who loves beauty products but wants to reduce their plastic waste. The recipes are actually a good idea for refilling your containers. Especially the soap and micellar water.
That really only works if you get the recipe and the ingredients in bulk and not the kits, because every ingredient is individually packaged in plastic and you get the containers, so if you're buying the kit you're actually using more plastic packaging. Just something to keep in mind
@@MothCreature13 I see the kit to buy once, share it with friends and afterwards buy the materials for refills. I personally love that you can print the recipe and can just buy the items. That's just how I view it.
@@MothCreature13 you can buy all the items in bulk aka bigger bottles so there is less waste over a period of time, just because something is in plastic doesn't mean you are making more waste but because its being used over and over for a longer period of time it is less waste
If you want to make something similar in function to the foaming soap, try using Dr Bronner's castile soap, a 1:4-5 ish ratio of soap base to water, refilled into a foaming pump. It doesn't have preservatives, so if you don't use it fast enough it can go off, but I haven't had that happen. You can get the scented ones they carry or just add your own to the baby (unscented) one. I bought the tiny travel bottle to test it out and refilled a $1 empty pump, ended up liking it, and now that's all I use. It's also soooo cheap per bottle, I used one of their big bottles which was like $15ish and it lasted a year. It's also available in most stores, so you don't have to order online or anything.
Every time "My water is at 126." or "It is about 114 right now." I panic because water can't be over 100C, wonder if I was wrong, then realize that She's using Fahrenheit. I am an idiot.
I know, right! I always feel strange when people say that something is around 100-110 degrees and they can't touch it with their bare hands even when I remember they mean Fahrenheit, not Celsius.
@@aytcs I guess our textbook problems were different? Our it could be different levels of difficulty (my classes were at high school level so probably less difficult😅). Most times we got everything in Celsius then converted to kelvin if we needed. And I surround myself in foreign media so I hear a lot of temperatures given in Celsius. It’s just something small that stuck with me I guess.
feel like homemade lip balm or chapstick would kinda be a pain in the ass especially if they gave you the actual stick dispenser. I'd much prefer a carmex style tin for that instead to make that a little less fidddly
I always found it hilarious that WSP charges a handling fee, and they literally just throw all your stuff in a box with no regard. LIke, you handle my products worse then companies that don't visibly charge a handling fee lol.
Yeah that is really weird for a company to charge a handling fee in this day and age unless there is significant work involved in packaging and materials. Kind of a bad business decision to not just include it all in the “shipping” fee. I regularly buy plants from nurseries that are individually and carefully wrapped up with lots of packaging material and even they don’t charge a handling fee. It may make sense to include that charge to the company but it feels lazy and a little shady to not just divide it up over the other costs to the customer.
@@AlbinoAxolotl they likely have a handeling fee because all these items will come from multiple storage facilities. Your plant can be grabbed and packed by one person in 10 mins. This would take one person a couple hours of sorting out. They aren’t focused on individual orders, these are more for people to try before bulk buying to sell, meaning on a package like this the probably lose money.
The ha d soap sale is always 6 for 26. You want to get them when they at the 3.95 sale or the 2.95 sale. The buy 3 get 3 store wide sale that happens for black Friday doesn't make it any cheaper either since they 7.50 or 8.50 a pop
You should do a series! I love this! Call it _Dupe or Poop_ ,cuz you are comparing to see if it’s good or if it’s shitty. I want more _Dupe or Poop_ videos!
I've been thinking, and maybe the reason WSP doesn't send the recipe with the package is to avoid a legal kefuffle? If you offer the recipe free online to people who buy your kit, then you're not selling the dupe, just materials? idk but considering the patents and such that BBBW holds and how zealously they guard their secrets, it makes sense for companies making dupes to have to jump through some hoops to not get sued.
I've bought generic, non dupe, kits from them and the way materials were sent was the same. it's a cost saving strategy, they're just grabbing all of the materials needed from their warehouse rather than making "kits" like you could get from Brambleberry. So if you want the experience of the fancy kit, just don't buy from WSP. :-)
It’s honestly funny how much BBBW is concerned about someone stealing their products when a few years back they themselves stole someone’s trademark and got ceased and desisted. They really care about their copyright but are completely fine taking someone else’s
Katie: "Many of them I cannot pronounce" Me, try's to pronounce some of the words: "yhkcmfnkgkkfkdsefxp" Me after I realize that my mom was standing right beside me while I said that: 👁 👄 👁
That and the fact that she admits she got the instructions wrong, and made it wrong. It would be good to see what happens if it's made correctly. I don't think it's entirely fair to say it wasn't right when it wasn't made correctly in the first place!
You had an ingredient in an insufficient amount to the recipe - a potential issue. Polydorbate 80 added when the batch was too cool, so didn't activate properly, def an issue. I'm willing to bet the finished product is closer to what was intended if made correctly with the right amount of ingredients supplied for the kit.
If the formula uses E-wax as the main emulsifier, it will never have a gel-like texture. E-wax makes traditional slightly greasy lotions and creams; no amount of gel-making ingredients will change that. It might have been a bit thicker if Katie followed the instructions exactly - but would never feel like The Body Shop's product. [Amateur cosmetic formulator here. I've tried e-wax and Polawax and don't like them.]
And if you're making your own soap for home use you would be able to reuse the bottles many many times without changing labels and not have to worry about the label not matching the soap inside.
The first thing I do whenever I buy a soap or lotion or candle in a nice container is always rip that ish OFF. I don't want it. I don't need it. Get it out of here!
My favorite part of Soapmas is just knowing that at the end of the day when I get into bed I know there will be a video and I can just relax and watch Katie laugh and make something fun.
Please tell me if I’m wrong, but didn’t it come out that The body shop is kinda/is a Multi-level marketing scheme? I’ve read the stories and articles about this. Rather concerned that She bought from a Pyramid scheme. If I’m wrong I apologize
They were originally just sold in stores, then they opened up an MLM branch. 😔 super disappointing. But it isn't primarily MLM, they're also sold in Ulta!
To be absolutely fair, if you're adding a s&h fee to the wsp orders, it should be whatever each company has for s&h as well. Not everyone has an Ulta or Bath and Body near them (ie, for me its about 50 miles to my closest for both stores) so the s&h fee would make a difference. Either way it is pretty cool you did this, because they would all make great gifts.
I think the difference is many people do have the option to go in person and not pay shipping at B&BW, while ordering from the other company’s website and paying shipping is the only option for everyone. One is a brick and mortar store and the other is online only so as a whole the process from buying from them is different for most people, not to mention B&BW doesn’t have a handling fee at all even when you have to pay shipping.
@@loray2k for the most part it is only $5.99. Also given the fact that we sell soaps for 6/$26, the cost of 18 soaps plus shipping is still cheaper than the WSP price; not to mention you have to buy the soap bottles from WSP.
I work for Bath and Body works and the hand soaps are almost always on sale. The deal is 6 for $26 or 4 for $20, so it’s actually cheaper to buy the BBW hand soap!
I’m Irish and we don’t have Bath and Body Works here but even I know you don’t buy hand soaps there at full price 😂 They go to half price really regularly!
Frosted Cranberry is the best scent! Am I the only one sitting here wondering if anyone ever pays 7.50 for Bath and Body soaps? I only buy those on sale. 🤣
I refuse to buy anything full price at bath and body works. I'm pretty sure the sale price is the price they actually want you to pay and the listed price is just so you think you're saving a lot on sales..
@@nyaboo13 Associate here! We almost always have a 4 for $20, or 6 for $26. The latter being the best price, because you save a ton. The only time you 'technically' pay full price for Body Care, Soaps, or Wallflowers is if you don't take advantage of the everyday deals. Meaning only buying 3 soaps for $22.50, or one full priced body care instead of buy 2 get 1.
Girl, if you want a good lotion for washing your hands often, I recommend O'Keeffee's 'Working Hands'. It's not oily, greasy, or watery. One of the prominent ingredients is paraffin, so it's almost a waxy texture. However, it soaks into the skin really well. I work with my hands as an electrical assembler and this lotion has really been a god send. Love your video's btw!
Use Dr.Bronners in my foaming soap pump. I put about 1/4 ratio of soap to water in the pump, give it a gentle swirl ahd bamn good to go. You can use a higher or lower soap to water concentration depending on density of foam you like.
Honestly, having body shop duplications so you'd never have to buy from that scam company is something I'm all in favour for, especially lemon-scented products. Probably even more ethically tested too
The Body Shop ingredient list is there, you lift the label on the bottom right corner, there’s a little ‘fold’ image there to lift up 😊 (usually that’s where they are & I could see the fold pic)
I recently bought from WSP and my order qualified for free shipping at $25 I believe, so might be slightly more cost effective than this, but it is still less cost effective than a discount soap from b&b
Hi, Katie. I really like your videos, they're always very nice and funny (in a good way? hahaha). But… always have a but, right? As a Pharmacist myself, I find a little bit troublesome when influencer/youtubers with a large audience say things like: less "weird things" or "don't know how to said it" (with a bad connotation) when talking about chemical substances. Because as you know, everything is chemical, and having a "difficult/weird" name doesn't mean it's bad or toxic. And for the non-verse viewer can send a wrong message. For example: Dihydrogen monoxide… strange, right? But it's water. Even your products have "difficult" names for the average viewer like: BTMS 50 [Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol] or Cocamidopropyl Betaine.
Wholesale Supplies has been slipping as of late. Customer service sucks and their prices have gone through the roof. It's great if you just want to say you made it yourself, but it's not cost effective (your time has value, too).
Although it does cost $5.99 or something like that for shipping for Bath and Bodyworks also I know this almost too well but I also buy them when they’re on sale for $3.50 a piece.
I mean you can just get the kit, buy them on sale, and then just mix up a batch of soap to refill the bottles when they are all used up; cheaper than having to drive to the store and factor in the cost of gas plus the cost of the soap, and if you B&BW is in a mall you have to end up paying for parking so tack on another like 3 dollars for that. I would rather just make my own refills at that point and call it a day
@@michealpersicko9531 I watched this almost a year ago I’m not even sure what it was exactly all about. I can however tell you we don’t pay for parking for anywhere, even the mall I live in Vegas not California, that’s one out of 1000 reasons why they move here, poor guys have to pay to park to grocery shop for crying out loud.
Hi Katie! I don’t know if you are going to read this but i want to say it anyway. I love your videos and your personality. Watching your videos is a joy for me and i love your soaps, candles, reviews and everything. You help me so much with coping with my bad feelings, and hard times. I’m going through depression and sh and you help me distract my mind from bad things. So, with all my heart thank you, and please continue making videos and making people happy just by being yourself. Much, much love from brazil 💕
I make my cheater foaming hand soap. I buy the large bottle of liquid hand soap i like & add distilled water. I reuse the dispensers i already had. Sooooo cheap & easy to make. But don’t use dollar tree soap for this trick
I'm so shocked that the tiny bottle of micellar water costs you 5$ in the US. In Germany, you can buy this exact product in a bigger bottle (about 500ml) for 3€, that's insane 😳
I just received my December-release sampler pack and I'm in love!!! Thank you for making samplers available, it's a wonderful way to go if you can't decide which full-bar to buy. (Question, if anyone knows: The samplers come each soap piece packaged in it's own little plastic packaging, but it's not air-tight, will the soap suffer at all if kept in the packaging for awhile? I plan on displaying them for awhile before using them, but unsure if I need to take them out of the packaging first.)
The thing about foaming hand soaps is, the bottle is more important than the soap you put in it. I've got a foaming bottle that has fill lines on it (it has to be mostly water or the mechanism gums up) and I just use Dr. Bronner's natural castile soap, It's great.
My favorite lotion I've ever found is gloves in a bottle. It may take a minute to dry but it doesn't get washed away when you wash your hands 30 zillion times a day (chef) it has helped keep my hands from breaking down as much as they have in the past couple winters
I FINALLY MADE IT!!! Took me about a week but I've now watch all of your videos from the beginning. It's interesting how a channel evolves over time. I enjoyed your videos and can't wait to see what the future holds for you.
@@liesbeth5742 Huh, that's interesting o: I'm in Germany and never have seen those small versions in stores here, I only know the big 400ml bottles for 3,50€
About the recipes.....do these companies not understand ...not everyone has a computer or laptop and many people don't have printers!! But maybe that's just us hicks here in South Dakota?? 🤣🤣So for those people that buy the kits with no recipes and no computers are out of luck.😥😥😥 How ridiculous!!!! Enjoy watching you work your magic!!🥰🥰 Happy holidays!!💝💝🎄🎄💝💝
not the point of this video but WOW am i impressed with that micell water. like i heard people say it's good but i've never tried it. i'm really impressed! does it make your skin dry at all? I currently use a cleansing oil cuz it was the only thing that got my mascara off completely without making my skin feel like a desert but i might give this a try
Oh hell no those prices on the foaming hand soap are ridicules. I refill my bath and body works foaming hand soaps with Blueland which comes in little tablets you dissolve in water. They are much more eco friendly and only $1.50 a refill and they smell AMAZING.
Hey Katie, kinda not related to this video but are you an affiliate of Mad Micas? I was looking at buying some of their product, and since I can't afford the shipping cost on your gorgeous soaps as I live in the UK, would love to support you via an affiliate link if possible. You make me smile every video and I'm just absolutely mesmerised by your creativity and bubbly character ☺️💕
I make my own sulfate free base.. mixing three different surfactants... along with some other natural goodies and love it.. very easy also... and it costs me about 2.50 for 8 fl ounces..
I really love your videos! I think its so weird they call that kits "self made". Like of course you make something yourself, but not from the ground. I mean for example the soap. You have the base and just have to add the scent. I am a drugist/chemist ib Switzerland and in training we learned how to make medicaments and body products yourself. For example a gel: we didn't have like the base and just added the extra stuff. Like we actually just had all the ingredients (for example a gel is made out of a chemical powder (So sorry, I forgot the name haha) and you mix it with water (I think lol its some years ago) and then you got your gel base) would be cool if you could actually make something like this, I could send you the recipes and how to make them. We actually made such a good handcream once!
I know a lot of people prefer liquid hand soap, but especially right now when we’re all still washing our hands aaaaallll day forever detergents (sulfate based soap as she is saying) are really drying! If you are having a lot of trouble with cracking or just very dry skin, try swapping to a real soap bar (not a detergent bar! A real soap bar)
This inspired me to try out the Lemon Body Yogurt, actually. I hate lotion that I can still feel on my skin so this sounds right up my alley, especially since citrus scents are my favorite. The micellar water kit looks pretty good, though!
Idk.. the hand soap from bath and body works, we always use coupons make it super cheap. while the diy kit is nice, its too expensive for something that is "wholesale" price
i'm all for DIY, but you can get those foaming hand soaps on sale at BBW for around 2.50! (20% off coupon + sale) You just have to wait for the sale to come around! I'm an ex-employee, if your wondering :)
I feel like 16 soaps seems a lot more doable if you work at a school or I guess an office and want to get/make a little gift for everyone, or as like a party favor or something, and it's super easy to make
Except, I can buy 18 soaps at B&BW for $78 taking advantage of the 6 for $26 sale. Even when I order online, the shipping will normally only be $5.99, meaning I'm still spending less than the WSP price. I mean, it's the thought that counts yes; but you're still saving money buying from B&BW.
It kinda looked like your yogurt broke when you put preservative in.. it looked thicker before you added it... that happens sometimes.. especially with lucidal sf.. probably would have helped for you to mix it more with the bender afterwards.. not sure how much you actually did.. also not sure what you used as a thickener afterwards was... the cetyl alcohol is a thickener and the emulsifying was probably had one also...
Yes I would love to see more dupes. I had been making my own foam soap out of baby soap and distilled water. But I love your channel. I learn so much. Thank you for sharing, being engaging and entertaining.
Outloud 'yaaaay new Royalty Soaps video!' yelled to my mom as soon as I saw this! I really like that you always do the price comparisons, that can definitely be a deciding factor especially if the results are fairly similar.
My soaps are going to be here on Monday and I'm SO EXCITEDDDD! I've been trying to support small businesses this Christmas for all of my gifts. I'm happy to support you and all of your content 💜
I go thru b and b foaming soap like crap thru a goose cuz im a handwashing addict. But i always get it 6 for 26 plus tax is about 28.50. Thats about 5 and some change a bottle. If these were more actually creative or fun it might be worth it.
Honestly, after recently learning that B&BW tends to steal content from people, I’d much rather buy a dupe. Commenting before watching the full video btw
Do they really? How? Packaging images and fragrances and stuff? I worked there for a couple months in high school and it was just the most miserable work environment and nastiest managers. I haven’t purchased anything there since I quit, which was like fifteen years ago!
@@thebadpoet I only specifically know they stole some ip from Cristine (simplynailogical) and she had a dispute with them. She talks about it in a podcast, and they didnt really handle it in a great way in responses back to her. Either way Ive never been in a b&bw where anyone seems happy to work there, which is sad :/
You said you accidentally forgot to add an ingredient at the right time when making the body yogurt, so if you had made it correctly do you think it would be a closer dupe or do you think it still would've been the same?
I have to watch a lot of scents because most florals give me an instant headache so stuff like Lavender is totally out. However.....Bath & Body Works came out with this body spray, shower gel-and line of products with a fragrance called Birch & Argan Oil. I loved it. I didn't get a headache, it was relaxing and I felt like it made me smell good. Just when I had finally found an open Bath & Body Works store-they were out and sadly no longer was selling the Birch & Argan Oil line. KATIE.....I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE and since you are the QUEEN of soaps and all things wonderful in soap and suds and Duping, please please I beg of you my Spirit Animal, please make a dupe. I'll sell plasma for it.
Hey Katie, as a Bath & Body Works associate, I just wanted to point out that it's STILL cheaper to buy the soap instead of make it. Because B&BW is always running a 6 for $26 deal on Soaps. Meaning I can buy 18 soaps for $78. No shipping if I go in store, but if I order online I will only pay 5.99 in shipping(for most states). Meaning I'm still spending less to buy them, than make them!
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SOME NOTES
1. Apparently, WSP offers free shipping for orders over $25 again!! Hooray!! So keep that in mind, all these would ship FREE in the USA!!
2. It's true that Bath and Body Works has sales ALL THE TIME for their hand soap. WSP also has sales on their kits. Because I don't know when those will be happening, I used the base price for the cost breakdown. Feel free to do your own math if a sale is on. I recognize that most people don't DIY bath and body products for cost efficiency and just enjoy doing a craft, but I like including it just in case. ❤️
3. The soap bottles are included in the foaming hand soap kit, you don't have to price them separately.
4. There are way bigger bottles of Micellar water available in the USA. I bought the small size to compare to the WSP dupe bottle size.
Thank you for all your helpful advice and the lengthy research you do so that we all have the right information ☺
I love the pump bottle!
WSP prices are inflated and even though they say “free shipping”, it’s a lie because they add on 5-6$ extra for “handling”! LOL!
I went to your Twitter links (I just want to compare hand eczema care notes - I use Working Hands but is the yogurt better? I've never tried it!) but your shop Twitter is private and your personal Twitter was hacked by the Ray-Bans scam from a while ago! 😧
Great job! Plz keep testing kits.
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As someone who loves beauty products but wants to reduce their plastic waste. The recipes are actually a good idea for refilling your containers. Especially the soap and micellar water.
That really only works if you get the recipe and the ingredients in bulk and not the kits, because every ingredient is individually packaged in plastic and you get the containers, so if you're buying the kit you're actually using more plastic packaging. Just something to keep in mind
@@MothCreature13 I see the kit to buy once, share it with friends and afterwards buy the materials for refills. I personally love that you can print the recipe and can just buy the items. That's just how I view it.
@@MothCreature13 you can buy all the items in bulk aka bigger bottles so there is less waste over a period of time, just because something is in plastic doesn't mean you are making more waste but because its being used over and over for a longer period of time it is less waste
I love your Undertaker pfp
If you want to make something similar in function to the foaming soap, try using Dr Bronner's castile soap, a 1:4-5 ish ratio of soap base to water, refilled into a foaming pump. It doesn't have preservatives, so if you don't use it fast enough it can go off, but I haven't had that happen. You can get the scented ones they carry or just add your own to the baby (unscented) one. I bought the tiny travel bottle to test it out and refilled a $1 empty pump, ended up liking it, and now that's all I use. It's also soooo cheap per bottle, I used one of their big bottles which was like $15ish and it lasted a year.
It's also available in most stores, so you don't have to order online or anything.
Every time "My water is at 126." or "It is about 114 right now." I panic because water can't be over 100C, wonder if I was wrong, then realize that She's using Fahrenheit. I am an idiot.
Yep, we use F, not C in America lol
I know, right! I always feel strange when people say that something is around 100-110 degrees and they can't touch it with their bare hands even when I remember they mean Fahrenheit, not Celsius.
after two semesters of back to back chemistry, despite living in America, I view almost everything in Celsius now so I can relate to that😅
@@aytcs I guess our textbook problems were different? Our it could be different levels of difficulty (my classes were at high school level so probably less difficult😅). Most times we got everything in Celsius then converted to kelvin if we needed. And I surround myself in foreign media so I hear a lot of temperatures given in Celsius. It’s just something small that stuck with me I guess.
I would totally like to see the burt's bees dupe
feel like homemade lip balm or chapstick would kinda be a pain in the ass especially if they gave you the actual stick dispenser. I'd much prefer a carmex style tin for that instead to make that a little less fidddly
I always found it hilarious that WSP charges a handling fee, and they literally just throw all your stuff in a box with no regard. LIke, you handle my products worse then companies that don't visibly charge a handling fee lol.
Yeah that is really weird for a company to charge a handling fee in this day and age unless there is significant work involved in packaging and materials. Kind of a bad business decision to not just include it all in the “shipping” fee. I regularly buy plants from nurseries that are individually and carefully wrapped up with lots of packaging material and even they don’t charge a handling fee. It may make sense to include that charge to the company but it feels lazy and a little shady to not just divide it up over the other costs to the customer.
@@AlbinoAxolotl they likely have a handeling fee because all these items will come from multiple storage facilities. Your plant can be grabbed and packed by one person in 10 mins. This would take one person a couple hours of sorting out. They aren’t focused on individual orders, these are more for people to try before bulk buying to sell, meaning on a package like this the probably lose money.
“I’ll be your cotton candy nightmare.” 😂🤣
she needs to make that a soap for Halloween 2021
@@allisong532 yes!!!!!!!!!!! I hope she see that
@@amandab6034 also, did I hear her say "honeyed pumpkin?" that would also be a good Fall soap loI
The other issue with the hand soap- bath and body works often puts theirs on sale, somewhere between $3-4 a bottle. It’s not cost effective.
Very true. And even when they're not on sale, there's generally a "buy some number get some free" promo.
Exactly. I just bought 11 bottles of soap 3 weeks ago for 2.95 each. I never pay more than 3-3.50 per bottle.
You can also return almost empty bottles forever 🤐
Yeah I usually wait until they have their $2.50 sale. And then you can get a lot of them that cheap or cheaper during the winter and summer sales
The micellar water also has got to have a bigger bottle version that costs less per ounce than the little one.
We can’t ignore the fact we all buy the B&BW hand soap when they’re on sale 6 for $24.
I am always a sucker for the "buy three, get two free!" 😄
Only time I buy it 😅
Exactly! I've never paid full price for ANYTHING from B&BW. Wait till it's on sale 6 for $24 then use a 20% off coupon!
@@eviltwin617 Nice.
The ha d soap sale is always 6 for 26. You want to get them when they at the 3.95 sale or the 2.95 sale.
The buy 3 get 3 store wide sale that happens for black Friday doesn't make it any cheaper either since they 7.50 or 8.50 a pop
You should do a series! I love this! Call it _Dupe or Poop_ ,cuz you are comparing to see if it’s good or if it’s shitty. I want more _Dupe or Poop_ videos!
Yes!!! Like the bubble bar vid! These are always so great to see her professional view of these kits
You’d also have to purchase 16 soap bottles if you made them to give as gifts...
I believe the bottles come in the kit she used but I could be totally wrong
@@spenserbartholomew3722 I think some did but she’d used different ones
Besides it's not really saving money if you're not going to use it and is giving it away
1 dollar savings lol
@@MClara-ep4sf it's saving money if you planned on buying the original more expensive product to give as a gift.
I've been thinking, and maybe the reason WSP doesn't send the recipe with the package is to avoid a legal kefuffle? If you offer the recipe free online to people who buy your kit, then you're not selling the dupe, just materials? idk but considering the patents and such that BBBW holds and how zealously they guard their secrets, it makes sense for companies making dupes to have to jump through some hoops to not get sued.
I've bought generic, non dupe, kits from them and the way materials were sent was the same. it's a cost saving strategy, they're just grabbing all of the materials needed from their warehouse rather than making "kits" like you could get from Brambleberry. So if you want the experience of the fancy kit, just don't buy from WSP. :-)
‘Kefuffle’
hehe... I love that word.
That, and you're driving traffic on your website using customers you already have. ;)
It’s honestly funny how much BBBW is concerned about someone stealing their products when a few years back they themselves stole someone’s trademark and got ceased and desisted. They really care about their copyright but are completely fine taking someone else’s
@@Laurannbeckerman you mean when they stole the "holo it's me" branding?
Katie: "Many of them I cannot pronounce"
Me, try's to pronounce some of the words: "yhkcmfnkgkkfkdsefxp"
Me after I realize that my mom was standing right beside me while I said that: 👁 👄 👁
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How many demons did you accidentally summon? When it comes to reading chemical names, my record was six in one label.
*interesting* 🤔
*yes, you should make more dupe kits and comparison videos :)*
I think the body yogurt should be redone maybe that gelatin wasn’t heated up enough.
@@knobgobbler3000 agreed, however, I would still be interested in seeing the kit redone properly to actually see how it turns out then
That and the fact that she admits she got the instructions wrong, and made it wrong. It would be good to see what happens if it's made correctly. I don't think it's entirely fair to say it wasn't right when it wasn't made correctly in the first place!
You had an ingredient in an insufficient amount to the recipe - a potential issue. Polydorbate 80 added when the batch was too cool, so didn't activate properly, def an issue. I'm willing to bet the finished product is closer to what was intended if made correctly with the right amount of ingredients supplied for the kit.
If the formula uses E-wax as the main emulsifier, it will never have a gel-like texture. E-wax makes traditional slightly greasy lotions and creams; no amount of gel-making ingredients will change that.
It might have been a bit thicker if Katie followed the instructions exactly - but would never feel like The Body Shop's product.
[Amateur cosmetic formulator here. I've tried e-wax and Polawax and don't like them.]
"You be the prince and I'll be
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your cotton candy nightmare"
made me laugh so hard
On the third day of soapmas, Katie gave to me!
🎶3 daring dupes🎶
🎶2 bubble bars🎶
🎶And a cheap soap kit testing!!🎶
3 disappointing dupes?
@@secretaltruism4174 it's too many syllables, op is trying to make it sound like the original song
I sung this
I actually like that they don't have labels because it's better for recycling.
And if you're making your own soap for home use you would be able to reuse the bottles many many times without changing labels and not have to worry about the label not matching the soap inside.
A person who is selling it should want their own brand on it anyway
The first thing I do whenever I buy a soap or lotion or candle in a nice container is always rip that ish OFF. I don't want it. I don't need it. Get it out of here!
My favorite part of Soapmas is just knowing that at the end of the day when I get into bed I know there will be a video and I can just relax and watch Katie laugh and make something fun.
Please tell me if I’m wrong, but didn’t it come out that The body shop is kinda/is a Multi-level marketing scheme? I’ve read the stories and articles about this. Rather concerned that She bought from a Pyramid scheme. If I’m wrong I apologize
They were originally just sold in stores, then they opened up an MLM branch. 😔 super disappointing. But it isn't primarily MLM, they're also sold in Ulta!
To be absolutely fair, if you're adding a s&h fee to the wsp orders, it should be whatever each company has for s&h as well. Not everyone has an Ulta or Bath and Body near them (ie, for me its about 50 miles to my closest for both stores) so the s&h fee would make a difference. Either way it is pretty cool you did this, because they would all make great gifts.
I think the difference is many people do have the option to go in person and not pay shipping at B&BW, while ordering from the other company’s website and paying shipping is the only option for everyone. One is a brick and mortar store and the other is online only so as a whole the process from buying from them is different for most people, not to mention B&BW doesn’t have a handling fee at all even when you have to pay shipping.
@Jen Thompson But she should have added shipping for the B&BW products too. Since most people shop online now because of COVID.
@@loray2k for the most part it is only $5.99. Also given the fact that we sell soaps for 6/$26, the cost of 18 soaps plus shipping is still cheaper than the WSP price; not to mention you have to buy the soap bottles from WSP.
Exacly
I work for Bath and Body works and the hand soaps are almost always on sale. The deal is 6 for $26 or 4 for $20, so it’s actually cheaper to buy the BBW hand soap!
I’m Irish and we don’t have Bath and Body Works here but even I know you don’t buy hand soaps there at full price 😂 They go to half price really regularly!
This is such a random and useless thing to know and I love that you know it. 😂
Frosted Cranberry is the best scent!
Am I the only one sitting here wondering if anyone ever pays 7.50 for Bath and Body soaps? I only buy those on sale. 🤣
I refuse to buy anything full price at bath and body works. I'm pretty sure the sale price is the price they actually want you to pay and the listed price is just so you think you're saving a lot on sales..
I wait until their $3 hand soap sales to stock up
Woah wait am I the only one who thought they always had some sort of sale going on? Am I just lucky and catch all their stuff on sale?
I have an addiction to Bath and Body
@@nyaboo13 Associate here! We almost always have a 4 for $20, or 6 for $26. The latter being the best price, because you save a ton. The only time you 'technically' pay full price for Body Care, Soaps, or Wallflowers is if you don't take advantage of the everyday deals. Meaning only buying 3 soaps for $22.50, or one full priced body care instead of buy 2 get 1.
Girl, if you want a good lotion for washing your hands often, I recommend O'Keeffee's 'Working Hands'. It's not oily, greasy, or watery. One of the prominent ingredients is paraffin, so it's almost a waxy texture. However, it soaks into the skin really well. I work with my hands as an electrical assembler and this lotion has really been a god send. Love your video's btw!
Seconding O'keefe's! I use it as a retail worker, washing my hands a lot.
Use Dr.Bronners in my foaming soap pump. I put about 1/4 ratio of soap to water in the pump, give it a gentle swirl ahd bamn good to go. You can use a higher or lower soap to water concentration depending on density of foam you like.
5 AM in Finland, this made staying up late feel like a very wise decision! 😄
They sell the Micellar water at Walmart in bigger containers for cheaper
What the heck is Micellar water btw??
Honestly, having body shop duplications so you'd never have to buy from that scam company is something I'm all in favour for, especially lemon-scented products. Probably even more ethically tested too
The Body Shop ingredient list is there, you lift the label on the bottom right corner, there’s a little ‘fold’ image there to lift up 😊 (usually that’s where they are & I could see the fold pic)
Yeah but B&B has pretty good discounts in bulk too.
I recently bought from WSP and my order qualified for free shipping at $25 I believe, so might be slightly more cost effective than this, but it is still less cost effective than a discount soap from b&b
Hi! I love you so much please please pretty please with a cherry on top make a chocolate chip cookie dough soap! 🤩💋💖
Hi, Katie. I really like your videos, they're always very nice and funny (in a good way? hahaha). But… always have a but, right? As a Pharmacist myself, I
find a little bit troublesome when influencer/youtubers with a large audience say things like: less "weird things" or "don't know how to said it" (with a bad connotation) when talking about chemical substances. Because as you know, everything is chemical, and having a "difficult/weird" name doesn't mean it's bad or toxic. And for the non-verse viewer can send a wrong message.
For example: Dihydrogen monoxide… strange, right? But it's water. Even your products have "difficult" names for the average viewer like: BTMS 50 [Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol] or Cocamidopropyl Betaine.
Wholesale Supplies has been slipping as of late. Customer service sucks and their prices have gone through the roof. It's great if you just want to say you made it yourself, but it's not cost effective (your time has value, too).
I’ve become completely engrossed in this soap channel and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t help my mental health lmaO
Thank you Katie
Katie: Because its black Friday
Me: its a week till Christmas...
Also me: Oh wait things have to be recorded in advance. Haha I'm so smart
time is confusing, ain't it?
Although it does cost $5.99 or something like that for shipping for Bath and Bodyworks also I know this almost too well but I also buy them when they’re on sale for $3.50 a piece.
I mean you can just get the kit, buy them on sale, and then just mix up a batch of soap to refill the bottles when they are all used up; cheaper than having to drive to the store and factor in the cost of gas plus the cost of the soap, and if you B&BW is in a mall you have to end up paying for parking so tack on another like 3 dollars for that. I would rather just make my own refills at that point and call it a day
@@michealpersicko9531 I watched this almost a year ago I’m not even sure what it was exactly all about. I can however tell you we don’t pay for parking for anywhere, even the mall I live in Vegas not California, that’s one out of 1000 reasons why they move here, poor guys have to pay to park to grocery shop for crying out loud.
Please please please do more dupe kits. TBH I love a good buy vs. DIY, and this was a FUN TIME.
Three hours later and the micellar water is already sold out. WSP needs to send her some (more?) free stuff.
I paid for everything in this video. They have never sent anything to me for free.
Well then, they should send you the burt's bees kit as a thank you!
The (more?) Was my low key hopes you got some sort of bonus along the way
Free ad? Do we believe?
@@almondflour4785 I do believe. She has zero reason to lie to us and enjoys making the content. Not all youtubers have brand deals.
The T-shirt, please. I must have the T-shirt.
Its in the description of the video 😊
Hi Katie! I don’t know if you are going to read this but i want to say it anyway. I love your videos and your personality. Watching your videos is a joy for me and i love your soaps, candles, reviews and everything. You help me so much with coping with my bad feelings, and hard times. I’m going through depression and sh and you help me distract my mind from bad things. So, with all my heart thank you, and please continue making videos and making people happy just by being yourself. Much, much love from brazil 💕
I make my cheater foaming hand soap. I buy the large bottle of liquid hand soap i like & add distilled water. I reuse the dispensers i already had. Sooooo cheap & easy to make. But don’t use dollar tree soap for this trick
My mom does the same! I didn't know you could do that until she showed me.
Breeding ground for bacteria unless you also add additional preservative
I'm so shocked that the tiny bottle of micellar water costs you 5$ in the US. In Germany, you can buy this exact product in a bigger bottle (about 500ml) for 3€, that's insane 😳
WHERE IS CLAIRE TO READ HER FAVORITE PART -- THE INGREDIENTS!
I just received my December-release sampler pack and I'm in love!!! Thank you for making samplers available, it's a wonderful way to go if you can't decide which full-bar to buy.
(Question, if anyone knows: The samplers come each soap piece packaged in it's own little plastic packaging, but it's not air-tight, will the soap suffer at all if kept in the packaging for awhile? I plan on displaying them for awhile before using them, but unsure if I need to take them out of the packaging first.)
Bath and body works foaming hand soap is SO incredibly drying. Which makes you wanna put on lotion, I refuse to buy it.
Almost everyone: IM FIRST!!!
Me: Well not until you press refresh
Lol
“The point of this makeup is not to look good” 😂😂😂
The thing about foaming hand soaps is, the bottle is more important than the soap you put in it. I've got a foaming bottle that has fill lines on it (it has to be mostly water or the mechanism gums up) and I just use Dr. Bronner's natural castile soap, It's great.
My favorite lotion I've ever found is gloves in a bottle. It may take a minute to dry but it doesn't get washed away when you wash your hands 30 zillion times a day (chef) it has helped keep my hands from breaking down as much as they have in the past couple winters
Totally good with the body yogurt dupe, if only because The Body Shop is an MLM so I don't support them.
Same, I used to love their stuff but I stopped supporting them when I found out about their MLM branch.
Yay ur back! I was so worried yesterday!
You can tell Katie has been watching acorn TV when the occasional British accent comes out just a little. She's so adorable
I FINALLY MADE IT!!! Took me about a week but I've now watch all of your videos from the beginning. It's interesting how a channel evolves over time. I enjoyed your videos and can't wait to see what the future holds for you.
Aw wow, that's a lot of videos!
Not being able to pronounce something does not mean it’s bad for you. I mean, I know folks who can’t pronounce quinoa. Xx
LOL TRUE!!!!! Also she can’t even pronounce pipette, so...
Hold on - why is your Garnier micellar water bottle so small? ;;
Is that the rare case of something being smaller in the US lol
@@liesbeth5742 Huh, that's interesting o:
I'm in Germany and never have seen those small versions in stores here, I only know the big 400ml bottles for 3,50€
US residents here! Some stores have S,M,L bottles. Ranging from 2-6$
I've never been this early to one of you videos I feel privileged to catch it 38 mins after posted😂
Notifications on Brittany! 😁
About the recipes.....do these companies not understand ...not everyone has a computer or laptop and many people don't have printers!! But maybe that's just us hicks here in South Dakota?? 🤣🤣So for those people that buy the kits with no recipes and no computers are out of luck.😥😥😥 How ridiculous!!!! Enjoy watching you work your magic!!🥰🥰 Happy holidays!!💝💝🎄🎄💝💝
My husband glaced the video while passing by and though you have tattoos on your chest /neck instead of realizing it's your shirt 😂
not the point of this video but WOW am i impressed with that micell water. like i heard people say it's good but i've never tried it. i'm really impressed! does it make your skin dry at all? I currently use a cleansing oil cuz it was the only thing that got my mascara off completely without making my skin feel like a desert but i might give this a try
Katie sweets greetings from Houston! You are such an inspiration both encouraged me to open my soap shop and start a channel! You are a jewel
Oh hell no those prices on the foaming hand soap are ridicules. I refill my bath and body works foaming hand soaps with Blueland which comes in little tablets you dissolve in water. They are much more eco friendly and only $1.50 a refill and they smell AMAZING.
Hey Katie, kinda not related to this video but are you an affiliate of Mad Micas? I was looking at buying some of their product, and since I can't afford the shipping cost on your gorgeous soaps as I live in the UK, would love to support you via an affiliate link if possible. You make me smile every video and I'm just absolutely mesmerised by your creativity and bubbly character ☺️💕
I make my own sulfate free base.. mixing three different surfactants... along with some other natural goodies and love it.. very easy also... and it costs me about 2.50 for 8 fl ounces..
I really love your videos! I think its so weird they call that kits "self made". Like of course you make something yourself, but not from the ground. I mean for example the soap. You have the base and just have to add the scent. I am a drugist/chemist ib Switzerland and in training we learned how to make medicaments and body products yourself. For example a gel: we didn't have like the base and just added the extra stuff. Like we actually just had all the ingredients (for example a gel is made out of a chemical powder (So sorry, I forgot the name haha) and you mix it with water (I think lol its some years ago) and then you got your gel base) would be cool if you could actually make something like this, I could send you the recipes and how to make them. We actually made such a good handcream once!
I love watching you test the kits!
I know a lot of people prefer liquid hand soap, but especially right now when we’re all still washing our hands aaaaallll day forever detergents (sulfate based soap as she is saying) are really drying! If you are having a lot of trouble with cracking or just very dry skin, try swapping to a real soap bar (not a detergent bar! A real soap bar)
This inspired me to try out the Lemon Body Yogurt, actually. I hate lotion that I can still feel on my skin so this sounds right up my alley, especially since citrus scents are my favorite. The micellar water kit looks pretty good, though!
Idk.. the hand soap from bath and body works, we always use coupons make it super cheap. while the diy kit is nice, its too expensive for something that is "wholesale" price
i'm all for DIY, but you can get those foaming hand soaps on sale at BBW for around 2.50! (20% off coupon + sale) You just have to wait for the sale to come around! I'm an ex-employee, if your wondering :)
How is it legal for them to sell you a kit that needs 2oz of something, but they only give you 1.65oz of that thing?!
They charge handling and shipping, the greed is amazing
$14 just to get it send out 😵😵
Free shipping with WPS Is $25.00 and up
I feel like 16 soaps seems a lot more doable if you work at a school or I guess an office and want to get/make a little gift for everyone, or as like a party favor or something, and it's super easy to make
Except, I can buy 18 soaps at B&BW for $78 taking advantage of the 6 for $26 sale. Even when I order online, the shipping will normally only be $5.99, meaning I'm still spending less than the WSP price. I mean, it's the thought that counts yes; but you're still saving money buying from B&BW.
@@smolshay hey look at Katie's comment. It can still be comparable.
It kinda looked like your yogurt broke when you put preservative in.. it looked thicker before you added it... that happens sometimes.. especially with lucidal sf.. probably would have helped for you to mix it more with the bender afterwards.. not sure how much you actually did.. also not sure what you used as a thickener afterwards was... the cetyl alcohol is a thickener and the emulsifying was probably had one also...
This 100%!! Have to be careful with preservative breaking the yogurt/lotion! I was also very curious what was used as a thickener after the fact..
SO MUCH GOOD CONTENT IN THE PAST FEW DAYS
Hai dis a random soap idea/challenge :0
One color challenge... BUT WITH SOAP :00000
:)))
Yes I would love to see more dupes. I had been making my own foam soap out of baby soap and distilled water. But I love your channel. I learn so much. Thank you for sharing, being engaging and entertaining.
Bath & Body always has soaps on sale too, so you'd rarely have to pay the full price of $7.50
I though WSP only charges shipping on anything under $25. Has that changed?
No you are right
But if you order all three at the same time, is there not only one 5.99 handling fee? Or is the fee per item?
Outloud 'yaaaay new Royalty Soaps video!' yelled to my mom as soon as I saw this! I really like that you always do the price comparisons, that can definitely be a deciding factor especially if the results are fairly similar.
My soaps are going to be here on Monday and I'm SO EXCITEDDDD! I've been trying to support small businesses this Christmas for all of my gifts. I'm happy to support you and all of your content 💜
Should have said (once soap on time) haha 0:03
I go thru b and b foaming soap like crap thru a goose cuz im a handwashing addict. But i always get it 6 for 26 plus tax is about 28.50. Thats about 5 and some change a bottle. If these were more actually creative or fun it might be worth it.
That cotton pad trick for micellar water blew my mind.
Honestly, after recently learning that B&BW tends to steal content from people, I’d much rather buy a dupe.
Commenting before watching the full video btw
Do they really? How? Packaging images and fragrances and stuff? I worked there for a couple months in high school and it was just the most miserable work environment and nastiest managers. I haven’t purchased anything there since I quit, which was like fifteen years ago!
@@thebadpoet I only specifically know they stole some ip from Cristine (simplynailogical) and she had a dispute with them. She talks about it in a podcast, and they didnt really handle it in a great way in responses back to her. Either way Ive never been in a b&bw where anyone seems happy to work there, which is sad :/
Have your husband do a blind test on you to see if you can guess the bath and body works one
You said you accidentally forgot to add an ingredient at the right time when making the body yogurt, so if you had made it correctly do you think it would be a closer dupe or do you think it still would've been the same?
Why do I keep thinking it wap and not wsp
I have to watch a lot of scents because most florals give me an instant headache so stuff like Lavender is totally out. However.....Bath & Body Works came out with this body spray, shower gel-and line of products with a fragrance called Birch & Argan Oil. I loved it. I didn't get a headache, it was relaxing and I felt like it made me smell good. Just when I had finally found an open Bath & Body Works store-they were out and sadly no longer was selling the Birch
& Argan Oil line. KATIE.....I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE and since you are the QUEEN of soaps and all things wonderful in soap and suds and Duping, please please I beg of you my Spirit Animal, please make a dupe. I'll sell plasma for it.
As a make-up wearer. You have definitely inspired me to make some Floral Micellar Cleansing Water....maybe some hand wash also....thank you so much...
Definitely thinking about the micellar water, my mom uses a bunch, and maybe the hand soap
They have bulk sales and retail for like 6 for 24 with the soap. Its not really savings,more for the experience
Please tell me I wasn't the only one who had to rewatch the " that is discoossing!" part 🤣
...cotton candy nightmare 😂😂🤣😅😅😅😅
I’m def going to do the Micellar water!!! Would love to do more of these!
I made a new acronym for these products. WISP
W - Wholesale
I - Inspired
S - Supplies
P - Plus
Woah.. In Germany the Garnier Micellar Cleansing water costs 3,45 € (3,06 Pounds) for 400 ml (14,08 oz)..
Hey Katie, as a Bath & Body Works associate, I just wanted to point out that it's STILL cheaper to buy the soap instead of make it. Because B&BW is always running a 6 for $26 deal on Soaps. Meaning I can buy 18 soaps for $78. No shipping if I go in store, but if I order online I will only pay 5.99 in shipping(for most states). Meaning I'm still spending less to buy them, than make them!