Just when you thought the S.O.A.P. Panel goodness was over, it’s ba-ack! The new S.O.A.P Panel includes eight fantastic fragrances that didn’t make it into the first round. That also means eight new panelists to try them. We had many applicants who were eager to be part of the first panel, and we hated having to choose just eight out of the first group. Below are the new group of testers who were chosen from the original S.O.A.P. Panel applications for this second round of testing, as well as a few reviews from our last round of panel members.
S.O.A.P. Panel Round 2 Members:
Sabine of Soap Stars
Challene of Meadow Creek Boutique
Lorraine of Presque Isle Soap Company
Molly of Making Stuff
Stacey of Feeding the Habit
Carrie of Simply 7 Skincare
Birdie of Earth and Herbs
Sarah of Bubble and Flame
Top left, clockwise: Soap Stars, Meadow Creek Boutique, Presque Isle Soap Company, Making Stuff
Top left, clockwise: Feeding the Habit, Simply 7 Skincare, Earth and Herbs, Bubble and Flame
Congratulations to the new panelists — the samples will ship out by the end of this week. Not familiar with the S.O.A.P. Panel, or want to get in on the action next time? The S.O.A.P Panel is one way Bramble Berry decides to bring on new fragrance oils. Many fragrance oils specifically designed for Bramble Berry roll through the office throughout the year, and the S.O.A.P. Panel is the final test for some of them. They’ve already gone through our own internal inspection process (including initial CP tests), and we like to give you — our customers and fellow soapy friends — the final say on which fragrances stay and which go.
Participants receive usually receive eight to ten 1 oz. samples of unmarked fragrances to test. This is the second panel of 2014, and there will be more to come throughout the year. S.O.A.P. Panel members are encouraged to blog about their experiences with the fragrances. Here are two reviews about the fragrances in the last Panel.
Jessica of Rustic Relevance
Jenny of I’d Lather be Soaping
Stayed tuned as this new group of soapers reveal their thoughts about the fragrances, and help determine which ones are added to the Bramble Berry line. If you want to be on the next S.O.A.P. panel, keep your eyes peeled for the next application process. Thank you to all the soapy friends who are in on this test round.
I have noticed that all the panelists last round and this round have business or at least a blog or something to that effect. Is that a requirement or just a coincidence? I don’t remember seeing it in the rules or anything but I had that thought after the spring panelists were chosen, that maybe I had put my name into the proverbial hat when I didn’t actually meet all the qualifications.
Hi Alisha!
While you don’t have to have a blog or business to be a part of the S.O.A.P. panel, it does increase your chances of being selected because these outlets allow the soapers to easily share their opinions with others! That being said it’s not necessary, and we have chosen soapers who have neither 🙂
-Amanda with Bramble Berry
So very very excited to be a part of the new S.O.A.P. team!!
Carrie,
We are so excited to have you as our second S.O.A.P. team! Thank you for accepting the challenge. 😉
~Kevin with Bramble Berry
Just FYI – it doesn’t seem that the link to Soap Stars works.
Hi Michael!
Thanks for letting us know, I will get that fixed! 🙂
-Amanda with Bramble Berry
Do you have to have a business (or be a woman – ha ha)to enter these things?
Hi Michael,
Of course you don’t have to be a woman to enter 🙂 And you don’t have to have your own business but most of our soaping community does. We encourage anyone to enter! Thanks for asking though 😉
-Brittany
How fun! I’m excited that it sounds like there are so many new scents coming out! With this extensive testing we consumers get to find out ahead of time how the scents behave, something I really love.
Hi Margaret!
We are all really excited about the new scents as well, and can’t wait to hear the opinions from soapers 🙂
-Amanda with Bramble Berry
Oh, how fun! I’m glad that eight new panelists will have the chance to test eight new fragrances. It will be interesting to follow their experiences and experiments. I had so much fun playing with the mystery fragrances chosen for the first round of the 2014 panel. Congratulations to all of the new panel members! (And thanks for the shout-out!)
Hi Jenny!
We are also looking forward to hearing about these new fragrances, it’s so fun to get feedback from the soaping community :).
-Amanda with Bramble Berry