Someone once asked me how to start a skincare business that will bring in profit fast and would at the same time require little or no capital

You feel it is impossible right?

Wait till you read this.

I answered her the same way I am about to answer all your lingering questions in this post and if you as the reader will not only read but run with it, very soon, sooner than you think, you would be smiling to the bank to cash your millions


I would like to shine the spot light on Neem, yes, good old Neem and how it can make this millionaire status happen for you


So, the Neem tree has beauty benefits for almost every part of the body. you can use Neem for several skin conditions such as acne, eczema, various infections and even dry skin, you can also use Neem as a wonderful treatment for hair

Now that you are aware of the goodness of neem in skincare and beauty, I would give a brief on how to source it

The first thing you need to do is to get familiar with the Neem tree. Be sure you can recognise it and would not mistake another tree for it no matter how closesly related they may be. when this is done, try and locate neem trees that grow away from busy roads, factories and basically crowded places because fumes and various forms of pollutants also affect trees and their resultant
products


Look for small bush paths where you can find an abundance of Neem trees and proceed to harvest. be sure to find out that you are not breaking any rules of trespass.


Harvest your leaves, wash and air dry then take to the mill to grind. so far, you may have not spent any money up till this point except the amount paid for grinding the leaves to powder


Bring your powder home and pack them into desired containers. I will suggest the transparent polythene nylon to cut cost

You can package as low as 200 naira worth and start with 20 packs which is approximately 4,000 naira

Now, bear in mind that every body is your potential customer, this is because Neem works great for the skin and everyone has skin, the only reason you may not be able to sell is because these people do not realise that they need Neem powder

Therefore, begin to use every means possible to create awareness, not necesarily an awareness that you sell Neem powder but an awareness that they need Neem powder


Let them know, in several ways how they need Neem and what they stand to gain by using it

Slow and steady, you will see how their interest will begin to rise in your market

You must also become very vast in the knowledge of the pros and cons of using neem for the skin as well as many recipes that are easy to make by your clients

Now that business has begun, how do you turn it into a multi million empire?






Begin to reach out to small scale businesses as a supplier, by now, you would have gathered some credibility from your client base which would be a kind of 'trust builder' for your brand as well, so you would sell to those people in wholesales which means more revenue for you


As soon as you saturate this market, the next step would be to get a space that would be up to standard and apply for NAFDAC involvement, get approved, begin to package on a large scale and supply to superstores, malls and high end stores


At this point, what started as a one man 'bush hunting' business would have grown to an empire of people, factories, products and of course millions



Would you do this?

Are you excited?

Kindly let me know how you feel about this idea

This is a very important topic because most times,people tell me they have passion for this business but the major problem is how to finance it because common knowledge and the word out there is that organic skincare business is very expensive to start and maintain

while the above is true, I usually advice my protegees and anyone I am privileged to talk to that they should start small and grow with the business so that when they get up there, they would have gathered enough experience to stay up as well

and this brings us to the things we can set up and put in place and call a business without spending more than 2,000 Nigerian Naira

DRIED HERBS:

there are so many people out there who do not have the patience to dry their herbs yet they need it for their skin. herbs like neem, carrots, turmeric etc. you can buy, grate, air dry and grind to powder and then begin to sell. you can even make your own customized mix, say neem powder, lemon peel powder, camwood powder, oat meal powder and sell it as a face pack

when you get word out there, people may be skeptical at first but they will warm up to you when you refuse to give up and constantly show them that your products are of good quality

you can start with carrot worth 500 naira, turmeric roots worth 500 naira, small 80 naira oat sachet (two packs), harvest neem leaves from the tree. dry and grind them for about 300 naira. buy one pack of transparent nylon to pack them for a start and you still have change to buy small data and make noise about your herbs on social media

INFUSED OILS:
 I just love talking about infused oils because they are winners everyday. For our budget, I would go for neem and olive oil. two bottles of goya at 450 naira each and dried neem leaves that you harvested yourself. infuse for 6 weeks and begin to market. you can infuse carrots as well and or turmeric



BLACK SOAP:
This never disappoints because people are always looking for the next best soap for their skin and when you know the right things to add, you can have a basic great soap for less than 2,000 naira.

a typical recipe will have

 black soap, 600 naira,

carrot powder 1 tablespoon (100 naira),

camwood powder 1 tablespoon ( 100 naira),

 neem powder 1 tablespoon (100 naira),

 turmeric powder 1 tabblespoon (100 naira),

 1 medium lemon and 1 medium lime (100 naira)

honey 200 naira,

carrot infused coconut oil 3 tablespoons (about 100 naira as well)

half a dozen plastic containers (small size) -300

and that is it

three different ways to start an organic skincare business with 2,000 naira

in my own case, I started the business with zero capital and began making profit immediately, I would show you how I did that in another post

thanks for reading



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