Personal Membership

The Personal Membership is for individuals who make soap, but do not market or sell to the public. It is intended for those who are learning the craft and making soap, but are not yet ready to go into the soapmaking business.

The HSMG is a trade association and as such is mandated by law to support the handcrafted soap trade (handcrafted soap marketed and sold as a business). Therefore, Personal Memberships are limited to two years.

A Personal Member receives all of the basic membership benefits, including:

• Subscription to The Handcrafted SoapMaker (4 issues)
• Participation in Member Forum
• Use of Member Resource Library
• Use of Member Seal
• Access to Advanced Lye Calculator
• Right to become and HSMG Certified Soapmaker
• Vendor discounts
• Annual Conference registration discount
• Participation in Referral Program
• eNews subscription
• Voting rights
• Right to volunteer and/or serve on a committee
• Protection under the HSMG Code of Ethics

Since a Personal Member is not yet in the business of selling soap, those benefits which promote a soapmaking business are not included in the membership (such as inclusion in the OnLine Soapmaker Roster and Soap Gallery or other marketing tools)

Dues: $80.00 per year - Join or Renew as a Personal Member

For a comparison of the different membership levels and their benefits, see the Comparison Chart of Member Benefits.