	Min Startup Costs	Max Startup Costs
Employee & Freelancer Expenses	$151	$252
Website Costs	$223	$7,015
Business Formation Fees	$600	$4,700
Vehicle Expenses	$0	$10,000
Retail Business Expenses	$1,250	$6,650
Advertising & Marketing Costs	$75	$3,986
Software Expenses	$162	$2,720
Office Space Expenses	$0	$100
Specific Industry Expenses	$0	$500
Total Startup Costs	$2,461	$35,923

Business	URL	Rank
Fresh	fresh.com	88,063
Cosmetics & Toiletries	cosmeticsandtoiletries.com	252,829
Panda Paper Roll	pandapaperroll.com	676,496
Madison Industries	madison.net	969,467
Home-Blending Nature and Science	theherbarie.com	1,082,610
The Somerset Toiletry Company	thesomersettoiletryco.co.uk	1,542,089
Kimirica Hunter International, Luxury Hotel Toiletries & Amenities.	kimiricahunter.com	1,687,079
Cosmetics Alliance Canada	cosmeticsalliance.ca	1,747,752
Corsair Toiletries Ltd	corsair.co.uk	3,294,398
Lady Light Travel	ladylighttravel.com	3,321,457
The Cape Town Toiletry Co	capetowntoiletryco.com	4,746,980

Pros	Description
Little startup costs required	The cost to start a toiletries making business costs significantly less money than most businesses, ranging anywhere from 3,141 to 35,923.
Rewarding work	Starting a toiletries making business can be really rewarding work. After all, you are solving an immediate issue for your customer and you're working on something you truly care about.
High customer retention rates	Once a customer invests in your product, they've invested their time and energy to utilize your product/service which is highly valuable to them. Typically, your product or service becomes indispensable to your customer.
Pick & choose the clients you work with	Toiletries Making Businesses have the ability to choose the clients they work with. You have the freedom to work with only a few loyal clients or with hundreds of clients!
Control of workload	With starting a toiletries making business, you have the unique ability to choose how little or how much you want to work. You also have the freedom to decide which projects you want to work on, and can turn down the ones that do not interest you.
Gain exposure and experience	This career allows you to gain experience working for multiple different businesses - which will benefit your resume and also keep things interesting for you!

Cons	Description
Motivation of employees	If you plan to have a sales/content team on board, finding creative ways to motivate them can be a challenge. It's important that you're able to offer great incentives and a good work environment for your employees.
Longer Sales Process	A toiletries making business can be a big time and money investment for your customer, so it's important you plan and predict a longer conversion funnel and stay in communication with potential customers.
Work can be inconsistent	As a toiletries making business, the amount of work assigned to you and schedule tends to be more inconsistent, which may make your income less stable. It's important to set boundaries and budget accordingly based on the amount of work you plan to have.
Lack of benefits	With a toiletries making business, you are typically self-employed and responsible for finding your own insurance, which can be quite costly and time-consuming.
Taxes	As a toiletries making business, you typically pay self-employment taxes which can be quite high. It's important to understand what you will be paying in taxes each year so you can determine if the work you're taking on is worth it.
No safety net	Typically, as a toiletries making business, you do not receive a consistent pay-check and instead earn money based on your transactions each month. During the slow periods, you typically take away less since the job is based on commission. It's important to budget accordingly for the slow times.