Personal Care Merchandise and Candles

wards that, and just start grabbing soaps and smelling them,” says Resing. And while they can’t give out lotion samples as they normally would due to COVID, customers can still get a sense of how lotions would smell by smelling these soaps.

Candle sales in the last four months have been booming, said Resing. “People want to fill their living space and give it that cozy vibe,” she said.

Jennifer Green co-owns the Texas Patina, located in Justin, Texas. All of her products are made in Texas–her customers are proud to buy Texas products, and she has a passion for buying from her state first. Her best-sellers include Kuhdoo soaps and candles. The packaging is rustic and quaint. For instance, one of the candles have a “Texas twist” – they’re packaged in a cute beer bottle. Candles from Burlap Bag also sell quite well. These are personalized candles, Green said. Candles labelled “Greetings from Justin, Texas,” with a unique scent are an easy sell.

“Everybody’s usually looking for something to send to a loved one–Texas is either a place you really love or you once lived; everyone has ties to it,” Green said.

Another past product that has performed well has

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