Black and blue might work, since your labels are white with blue and black lettering. I guess a white jar with blue cap is not available? White with white and blue lettering? Such decisions. :). I am anxious to try the conditioner.
I wish that white jar/blue lid was available!!
I am willing to open up conditioner to COTHāers for sale next week, if yāall are ok with it not being in the final jars, with the proper labels?
I need to do something with the square ones, after all ā is it possible to have an āoutlet saleā of it when it isnāt even available for general sale yet?
What do yāall think?
Libby
Received mine in the mail earlier in the week. Itās the lavender/vanilla and smells fabulous.
I had bought it for the new saddle I was getting ready to buy for my gelding, but I just had to retire him. 
But not to be a downer- I canāt wait to use it and loved that you included the candies. 
Oooh, that leads me to another question ā I like including a āgoodyā of some kind in the package. The candy is fun, and my thought was that people or ponies might enjoy those!
But, someone suggested homemade pony treats and Iāve been experimenting with recipes for those. What would you think about getting a sample two or three pony cookies in the package instead of the candy?
Hmmm ā Decisions, decisions!
Thanks!
Libby
I would be fine with buying the conditioner in the square jar without labels, just so you can get rid of them. It canāt be that hard getting the remaining product out of the corners, Iām sure we can manage. I didnāt even realize there was candy in the package until I went to throw out the envelope the next day and while its a nice idea, (and so are horse cookies), you might find as your business expands that life will be easier if you just concentrate on your cleaner and conditioner.
Sign me up for conditioner whenever it becomes available no matter what shape itās in.
Iāll buy square jar conditioner. Iām not picky.
Ooh, I will buy the square jar conditioner!
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Oooh, that leads me to another question ā I like including a āgoodyā of some kind in the package. The candy is fun, and my thought was that people or ponies might enjoy those!
But, someone suggested homemade pony treats and Iāve been experimenting with recipes for those. What would you think about getting a sample two or three pony cookies in the package instead of the candy?
Hmmm ā Decisions, decisions!
Thanks!
Libby[/QUOTE]
I think itās a fabulous idea!
me too on the square jar
Add me to those who donāt care what jar the conditioner comes in; Iāve got a thirsty saddle and a brand new leather shank to try it on! 
Oooohhhh I canāt wait for the conditioner! I donāt care what jar it is in! I am jonesing for it! I LOVE the cleaner and have been anxiously awaiting the conditioner! And black and blue are my colors!
Ok, you guys have convinced me ā later today I will post a notice here and on FB when Iāve got it up on Etsy . . .
It will eventually sell for a couple of dollars more than the soap as its ingredients are a little more expensive/hard to find and it is a little more labor intensive, but this exclusive ābuy it before you can buy itā sale will be price closer to the soap, I think. Yāall will have to give me reviews, though! I wish I could have afforded time and money wise, to send out as many testers with it as we did the soap, but I couldnāt But, Iām willing to do a special price on it if yāall can tolerate labels made with a sharpie and maybe some duct tape
I also need some feedback on whether, because it is a) a little more expensive, and b) something you donāt use as much as you do soap, if it would be better to package it in smaller jars? I thought I had ordered the 4 oz square jars, but they arenāt ā they are 8 oz as well. Same size as the soap. But when I order the actual round jars, and Iām thinking blue with black tops . . . - I want to make sure and get what will be the best size.
Also! WARNING! I have Never Ever Ever had the soap melt on me once Iāve made it ā kept in a hot horse trailer through a Florida summer. BUT, apparently, if you leave it in the sun on the seat of a black car on a 100+ degree day for 8 hours-- it will melt. :sigh:
Gives you a good idea of just how hot it gets in a closed up car ā it has to be sustained temps of 160 for it to liquify and it dang sure did!
My mail AND my pants got covered with soap when I took the lid off to check it. :o
Libby
Got my soap, and after using it on the half chaps and tack, I put it to the ultimate test: my old, worn, still-kicking leather Rainbow sandals.
After five years of wear, all that dirt and sweat and grime had worked into the leather, and they were RANK. I cleaned them often, but the smell came back quicker each time. So I tried Bensmomās wonderful soap (after seeing how buttery soft my half chaps are with this soap) on the sandalsāholy awesome!
All the stink is gone, and theyāre like new! The leather is soft and cushy, which they hadnāt been in years. And there is NO stickiness whatsoever, which would drive me crazy, walking on sticky sandals. I love this soap! And the amount of scent is PERFECT: just a pleasant whiff during cleaning, no residual smell.
Needless to say, Bensmomās is the only soap Iāll use on my leather goods, whether it be saddles, chaps, or summer sandals
One question: sometimes I get a little streakiness after using (itās tiny, but it irks the neat freak in me): am I just not wiping it away enough?
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Yāall will have to give me reviews, though! I wish I could have afforded time and money wise, to send out as many testers with it as we did the soap, but I couldnāt But, Iām willing to do a special price on it if yāall can tolerate labels made with a sharpie and maybe some duct tape
I also need some feedback on whether, because it is a) a little more expensive, and b) something you donāt use as much as you do soap, if it would be better to package it in smaller jars? I thought I had ordered the 4 oz square jars, but they arenāt ā they are 8 oz as well. Same size as the soap. But when I order the actual round jars, and Iām thinking blue with black tops . . . - I want to make sure and get what will be the best size.[/QUOTE]
I just opened the package that came in the mail from you. The small sample size jar - is that 2 oz? For a gift, maybe a 4 oz jar would be better - thoughts? If you could PM me pricing on about 75 sample size jars (the size you sent me), that might help make up my mind! LOL!
I think offering the conditioner in 4 oz jars would be great; youāre right, you donāt use conditioner as often as soap - and the difference in size would help people distinguish between soap & conditioner when youāre reaching for a jar quickly. And I LOVE the scent of the conditioner - not overpowering, very pleasant.
Also - Going to use the conditioner on my thirsty 2001 Prestige & my brand new lead shank from Quillin today - whatās the best way to apply? In the past, when Iāve used leather balsam type conditioners, I usually take a bit, rub it in my palms to kind of melt it & use my hands to rub it into the leather. Sound good?
Iāll post reviews on the saddle & lead shank once theyāre done! THANK YOU!
Taryn
Yes, exactly!! Or, you can also use a soft cloth to rub it in. I usually start with a soft rag, and then end up working it in with my hands. I can work up prices for you on both sizes of the small ones ā I am thinking that it would be better to do gift packages with the ones that small. But, Iāll order some 4 oz jars and see what those look like. They just wonāt be much of a $ saver for you, Iām afraid over the big ones ā maybe what we need to do is just to run numbers and see!
And I donāt think Iāve ever seen streakiness! I would think perhaps rubbing it more in would be the answer? Hmmmm.
Off to experiment . . .
Thanks!
Libby
I didnāt experience any streaking on any of the old or new leather Iāve used it on. Libby, I will post a link to before/after pics of my saddle: before the conditioner, after the conditioner and then after wiping it down with the soap post-conditioner. What a difference in the little surface cracks in the calfskin saddle flaps!!
I showed the sample size jar to DH - he thinks that will be just fine for his clientsā holiday gifts, considering Iāve cleaned a LOT of leather and have hardly made a dent in my soap! So donāt worry about working up a price for the 4 oz jarsā¦ the 2 oz will be just fine.
THANKS!
Taryn
PS: Hereās a link to photos - click on the photo to see the captions. I have Before Conditioner, After Conditioner & After Conditioner / Soap Wipe-Down (those last photos have a bit of sun glare, but you can see the difference). https://plus.google.com/photos/111905546578685545738/albums/5889818950673245617?authkey=CO75k7Hynqr_LA
What GREAT pics!! Thank you so much! I will work up the price on the 2 oz jars and send you an email.
For everyone who has been waiting . . . the limited edition run of the conditioner is up on the Etsy shop ā there are 18 jars available, with my only special request that you be willing to review it. It will eventually be a little higher priced than the other, as the ingredients are harder to get and it is more time consumer to make, but for this run, it is priced at almost the same (I did an even number rather than odd ā that should help me see which thing is coming in on orders faster )
I hope you all like it!
Libby
Yay, conditioner!
I ordered mineā¦not that I was sitting at the computer waiting for it to show up on the etsy site or anything
I will definitely provide feedback on how it performs out here in the hot, dry high desert climate. Very excited!!
