Soap & Candle Makers Insurance

Public & product liability insurance for soap & candle manufacturers

As a soap maker, you have your FO and oil combination, your drop swirl and frosted tops perfected. And if you make candles too, your recipe would be aced to precision. However, running a soap or candle making business doesn’t stop at creating the perfect product. From marketing to admin work, ordering supplies, and selling at the markets – there’s a lot going on in between. This is why securing a tailored insurance policy is a business essential in your industry.

Why AUZi's soap & candle maker insurance?

Included activities

Policy options

Supported products

1: As long as being sourced from local suppliers and are not being imported. Electrical Diffuser sales must be less than 10% of turnover. 2: Assuming Lip Balms sales do not count for more than 10% of turnover. 3: Subject to pure essential oils with carrier oil ingredients only  4: Subject to all ingredients being natural and non-hazardous.

Important Info

All Products including manufactured and imported goods must meet and comply with Australian Standards and in particular ACCC, AICIS and TGA standards. Soap makers and/or importers must comply with AICIS requirements. It is also the customers duty to understand the requirements and whether they need to be registered with AICIS to be able to import, manufacture and sell their goods.  Goods imported into Australia need to meet the applicable standards that are determined by the government.

You can now add dish and laundry soap to your soap and candle policy

Additional costs apply. Add it during the quote process, or upgrade your policy from your MyAUZi account.

Please note, if you teach Soap & Candle Making Workshops, AUZi has also created an insurance policy to specifically cover your soap or candle making workshops. You can read more on that policy or get a quote by clicking here.

Excluded products

If your products are not included in the supported products list for AUZi’s soap and candle makers policy, the cosmetic manufacturing policy may be more suitable. The cosmetic manufacturing policy covers a large range of cosmetic products, and is an extension of the soap and candle makers policy.

If your products are not included in the product lists, please do not assume they are covered. Contact our brokers to discuss your business insurance today.

Cosmetic manufacturers insurance extension

AUZi's role in Australia's soap & candle industry

AUZi operates a little differently to traditional insurance brokers. Rather than offering a general policy, our brokers have done extensive research (yes, they’ve even made soap) into your industry to tailor an insurance policy that perfectly aligns with soap & candle makers business activities.

We love getting to know you all and learning what makes a soap or candle business tick. We’ve learnt all about AICIS, compliance and even taken part in a soap making workshop (would any candle makers like to take us next?). With this insight, we have created a policy that fits your business like a glove.

Okay, but do soap & candle makers really need insurance?

Yes. No matter how amazing your soap or candles might be, human error is always possible. Between making deliveries, picking things up from the post office, operating your selling platforms and creating a product that is used on the skin — there are several risks that your business goes through in just one day, let alone years of operation.

Public and product liability insurance can protect you in the event of a claim brought against you and your business. A claim can not only be time consuming, but it can be costly enough to put you out of business and jeopardise your livelihood.

What's covered under AUZi's soap & candle makers insurance?

Public Liability Insurance

Public liability insurance is designed to protect you and your stall against personal injury or property damage to third parties arising from your business activities.

  • Your Customer comes in to your home to pick up an order. They trip, fall, and injure themselves.
  • When stocking your Candles/Soaps at a local salon, you accidentally break one of their mirrors.

Product Liability Insurance

Product liability insurance is designed to protect you against personal injury & property damage to third parties arising from the products you have
sold
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  • Soaps: A Whipped Soap of yours causes a severe reaction to a customer’s skin. 
  • Candles: A Candle you made explodes and causes a house fire in a customer’s home.

Here's what our customers have to say

Soap and candle maker insurance prices

3 month cover

from $141.90

6 month cover

from $191.40

Annual cover

from $330

Selling only Candles? Check out our Candle Makers Policy.

Got a Question?

Here's some of our Frequently Asked Questions for Soap & Candle Makers;

As a soap maker and/or importer, you must comply with Laws, Regulations, and Standards regarding cosmetics. Soap is deemed a cosmetic by AICIS.

Thus, there are a number of Laws, Regulations, and Standards that apply to anyone making Soap.

It is best to consult a compliance expert who will guide you on compliance for soap making. You can read more on compliance here.

All suppliers (Including manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers) must comply with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) mandatory standard for ingredient labelling of cosmetics.

Under Australian Consumer Law, the ACCC can take action against misleading or deceptive claims on cosmetic product labels.

Generally you need to register your business with AICIS if you are;

  • Making Soaps in Australia by a process involving a chemical reaction — for example saponification using lye
  • Importing soaps from overseas — this applies to packaged products ready for sale and soap that will be packaged locally.
  • Importing chemical ingredients into Australia for soap making.

For more information, Click Here.

Yes, you can increase your Limit of Liability by logging in to your MyAUZi account and selecting the UPGRADE COVER option. You simply then need to follow the on-screen prompts

We can definitely look at covering your teaching and workshop activities. For Soap & Candle making workshops, you can get a quote here.

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Your dedicated contacts

AUZi Insurance Principle Broker Nicole Eldridge
AUZi Insurance Assistant Broker Tracy O'Brien

Chat live with our specialist insurance brokers, Nicole & Tracy by hitting the live chat bar below (Only available during Office hours).

Alternatively, give us a call on 1300 939 698, or email us at mail@auzi.com

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