Policies

Terms and Conditions

There is a minimum order amount of $5.00 (excluding shipping).

Customer Accounts

You don't have to create an account to use our site, however we welcome you to register as it gives you the ability to access your order history, order tracking and earn rewards points. 

Payment Types 

All orders must be prepaid by credit card, PayPal, wire transfer or ACH (domestic orders only).

PayPal e-checks: Orders paid via PayPal e-checks will be held until PayPal advises your funds have been received. This can take 4-6 business days or longer, depending on your bank (international orders take 10 business days to be credited by PayPal!). We reserve the right to cancel orders shipped to unverified PayPal accounts or those shipped to a third party.  

Wire Transfer: There is a $35.00 USD Wire Transfer Fee that is added to the final total of your invoice.  Wire Transfer information is transmitted to you via email once your order is placed.  Wire Transfer or other orders not paid for within 10 days will be canceled from our system.

Pricing

Lotioncrafter is a distributor of cosmetic raw materials and other products. Our pricing structure was created to cater to large and small businesses as well as the hobbyist, therefore we offer most ingredients in a variety of sizes. In order to receive the most competitive wholesale level pricing, purchase the largest size listed.  If you are interested in receiving pricing on quantities greater than those listed on our website, please contact us at support@lotioncrafter.com. Due to market fluctuations, Lotioncrafter prices may change at any time without notice.

Certificates of Analysis

Certificates of Analysis are available free-of-charge and can be requested by checking the box “Please Send a Certificate of Analysis" under the product variant drop down menu at the time of adding the product to your cart. You will see the Certificate of Analysis confirmation appear in the checkout. Upon processing your shipment, digital copie(s) will be emailed to the address referenced from the order. 


Animal Testing

Lotioncrafter LLC does not advocate the testing of ingredients on animals. We confirm that we have never undertaken any product testing on animals, nor have we ever requested that our ingredient manufacturers do so. We do not source ingredients from manufacturers who test on animals and we undertake to determine this when considering new raw materials suppliers. Please refer to this page to download our Statement on Animal Testing. 

Domestic Order Turnaround 

Current processing time is an estimated 2-4 business days.

Lotioncrafter is located on Orcas Island in the beautiful San Juan Islands of Washington State. Our business operates Monday-Friday, excluding posted holidays. If your shipment is urgent, and you’re choosing an expedited service (UPS Next Day Air, etc.), please contact support for specific shipping assistance. Our typical order turnaround is 1-3 business days. 

Note: Choosing an expedited shipping method does not expedite processing time. Shipments are processed in order as received. 

Cancellations/Changes/Abandoned Shipments

You may cancel or change your order within 12 hours of placing or until your order has been fulfilled by our shipping department, whichever occurs first. Domestic orders canceled after shipping, but prior to delivery, will incur a 10% restocking fee, plus the cost of shipping and return.  Please see information regarding cancellations of international orders below.

Non-deliverable/Refused/Courier Returned Domestic Shipments

Should a package be returned to us due to being unclaimed, refused, or an incorrect address, we will refund the cost of goods, less the return shipping and our 10% restock fee. Note: UPS return shipping is often higher than the original shipping charge.

Lotioncrafter is not responsible for unclaimed, refused, or incorrectly addressed items that are lost in transit in the course of being returned to us. 

International Orders

We do ship internationally to select countries utilizing UPS and USPS International Mail. 

APO or FPO Addresses: Shipments to APO or FPO addresses will be sent USPS Priority Mail or Express Mail only.

Declarations: Please do not ask us to declare your merchandise as Used Goods, Gifts or Samples, or to under declare its value.  We are required to include commercial invoices on all shipments and we do so without exception.  Note, due to the need to prepare customs paperwork on international orders, they may be subject to up to 3 business days in-house processing.

Customs: International shipments must clear customs in their destination countries.  International customers are responsible for any and all customs duties, taxes and brokerage fees that their package may incur.  UPS charges for customs clearance are substantially higher than shipments sent via international mail. We are not able to determine the amount of these fees before shipping to you. Please contact UPS in your country for estimates prior to ordering as UPS will not deliver your order unless these fees are paid in full.  Any order returned to us due to non-payment of brokerage and customs fees will be subject to our international cancellation fee, original shipping charge and the return shipping fees charged by the carrier. Please be sure of your country's import restrictions and requirements prior to ordering. Any order returned to us due to your country's import restrictions or regulations will be subject to our international order cancellation fee, original shipping charge and the return shipping fees charged by the carrier for reentry into the United States and return to us.

Lost, Cancelled or Unclaimed International Orders: Please track your mail shipments and contact your local post office if your package appears to be in-country, but not delivered to you. Contact Lotioncrafter to initiate a trace if need be. International orders canceled (or abandoned at customs) after shipping will incur a 25% restocking fee, plus the cost of shipping and return as these orders can take up to 6 months to be returned to us and must be discarded on return

Freight Forwarding:

If using a freight forwarder, Lotioncrafter’s liability ends when the order is delivered to the shipping address on your order.  We are not responsible for damages/lost shipments shipped from the forwarder to you.  Should there be a missing/incorrect/leaking item upon receipt to the forwarder, we will issue a credit or a replacement to the shipping address on the order at our discretion.

Please be aware of your country’s import restrictions and the forwarder’s shipping restrictions.

We are not responsible for items refused by the forwarder or your country.

Please do your research and be aware of any restrictions prior to ordering. We recommend ordering International Documentation to accompany shipments.

If refused by the forwarder, we must be contacted within 5 days of delivery to authorize a return. After that time, or if the order has been forwarded on, the sale is considered final and no returns can be made. Items returned without approval will not be accepted or refunded. Returned items must be shipped prepaid at your expense via a trackable method of shipment.  More information can be found under Returns in our Policies.

Sales Tax

Beginning October 1, 2019, orders shipped to the following states will be charged sales tax UNLESS we have your tax exemption on file: Arizona*, Arkansas*, California, Colorado, Florida*, Georgia, Hawaii*, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky*, Louisiana, Maine**, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico***, Utah, Vermont*, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. If you are tax exempt, please email or fax this form to us. Once received, your account will be set up as "tax exempt" in our system and future orders using your account will not be taxed. While anonymous check out is available, tax exempt customers must log into their accounts to avoid paying Sales Tax on their orders.

*Effective November 12, 2021
**Effective December 17, 2021
***Effective February 10, 2023

Shipping & Insurance

Lotioncrafter will ship orders inside the continental U.S. using UPS and USPS Mail services. All orders are insured without exception. In the event of loss or damage, your order will be replaced once the insurance claim has been processed.  

Our policy regarding transport of products is that it is up to the customer to understand their current weather and how it may affect the integrity of a product. We have no way of screening this in advance of sending product out, but we wouldn’t encourage ordering any temperature sensitive products in extreme heat conditions. If they are needed, we recommend choosing an expedited shipping method so the product spends less time in transit, but even still they may be exposed to high temperature in transit.

Priority Mail Express: This is a guaranteed TWO DAY service from our facility due to our location. It is not available through our website, but you may call us immediately after placing your order to upgrade from Priority Mail and we will bill you for the difference.  Please plan accordingly.

UPS Ground: Ground shipping takes 2 to 6 business days to deliver in the US, depending on your distance from our warehouse in the Pacific Northwest. This excludes the day of shipment, weekends and holidays. You can see the UPS Ground Transit Time Map here to determine how long your order will take to reach you.

Priority Mail: This service generally takes 2 to 3 days, excluding the day of shipment, Sundays and holidays. Please note that the US Post Office may indicate that a service is a 1-Day, 2-Day, or 3-Day Priority Mail shipment in the cart, but this is NOT a guaranteed service, just a typical delivery time.  Only Priority Mail Express offers a guaranteed 2-Day service from the Pacific Northwest.

Late delivery UPS Expedited services
Should a UPS shipment arrive outside of the guaranteed delivery window, we will request a shipping refund from UPS. This can only be done after the order is delivered.

Effective April 5th 2021: UPS has suspended their service guarantee and refunds will only be issued for orders shipped via the following:

Domestic Shipments 
UPS Next Day Air®, UPS Next Day Air Saver® and UPS Next Day Air® Early

International Shipments
UPS Worldwide Express Saver®, UPS Worldwide Saver®

Additional information from UPS:
Until further notice, the guaranteed delivery time for UPS Next Day Air Saver® deliveries has been extended to end-of-day (11:59 p.m. on the guaranteed day of delivery).

We will update the above information as suspensions are lifted.

You can find more information here.

 

COD or UPS Collect and Private Accounts: We don't ship COD, nor do we ship UPS collect or charge private UPS accounts. Our shopping cart has been set up to accurately determine your shipping charges using our discounted real-time shipping rates provided by USPS and UPS.

All Lotioncrafter orders placed from outside Washington State are exclusively shipped using our UPS or USPS courier accounts. 

Incorrect Address on Order:
If you supply us with an incorrect address, we will need to charge you any additional shipping charges that occur for correcting the address, intercepting the package, or reshipping your package. The Post Office requires that postage be paid again to reship a package and UPS charges $17.60 for delivery intercepts/address corrections.

Lost Domestic Shipments: We privately insure all shipments to allow any package lost or damaged during shipment to be processed quickly. 

Lost International Shipments: Shipments are insured through our private insurance carrier. If your shipment is lost or damaged, we will ship a replacement to you; however we cannot be responsible for any customs or duties fees acquired through replacement. 

Package Tracking Marked Delivered, But Not Received

USPS: USPS packages are often marked as delivered prior to the customer receiving. Due to this nature, we advise confirming the provided delivery tracking information with your local post office. In most cases, packages end up being delivered shortly after the delivery date. If you have not received the package as marked delivered within 7 business days of noted delivery day and have contacted your local post office, please contact us, so we may provide assistance. After that time, the customer accepts responsibility and will not hold Lotioncrafter liable.

UPS: If your UPS package tracking is marked delivered and has not been received or is marked as lost in transit, please contact us within 7 business days of noted delivery so we may begin a trace. After that time, the customer accepts responsibility and will not hold Lotioncrafter liable. Note: A UPS trace can take anywhere from 1-8 business days to complete. 

Returns

We ask that you inspect items in your order upon receipt and notify Lotioncrafter of any unsatisfactory product within 3 days of receipt. Durable goods that are not opened and are in salable condition may be returned. If a raw material has not been opened, all seals are intact, and it is in salable condition, we will accept it as a return provided we are contacted within 3 days of the customer's receipt. Defective or damaged merchandise will be replaced or refunded by Lotioncrafter or the manufacturer, depending on the warranty.  Returned items will incur a 10% restocking fee for domestic orders and a 25% restocking fee on international orders, which will be deducted from your refund. Original and return shipping charges are not refundable. 

To return items, please call or email us at support@lotioncrafter.com within 3 days of delivery for a return authorization number and return instructions. We will not be responsible for items returned without authorization and items returned without authorization will be refused.

We will not be responsible for returned items lost in transit. Authorization numbers should be posted on the outside of the package, near the return address.  Return items within 7 business days of an RMA being issued or after that time the product will no longer be accepted and sale is considered final.

Digital Downloads: If you are ordering products to be delivered via digital download, once your order has been marked as Complete and the digital download link has been generated and emailed to you, there will be no refunds issued (this includes digital books and our HLB program).

Incorrect, Defective or Missing Products: In the event we make an error, we will gladly authorize the return of incorrect or defective merchandise and pay for the return shipping costs on domestic orders. Should we omit an item on domestic orders, we will ship it to you on notification of the shortage, provided you contact us within 7 days of delivery. Please retain boxes and packing material until after you have spoken with Lotioncrafter staff.  On orders shipped internationally, we may, at our discretion, issue a refund for the defective or shorted merchandise or ship the correct product. 

Damage Claims

Please inspect all packages at time of delivery and, if damaged, contact us immediately for instruction. Note on the UPS driver's delivery receipt when you sign for it, contact UPS by phone (1-800-PICKUPS) to report it directly to them, and then contact us so we may process your claim. If you notice any damaged items upon unpacking your order, leave the box and contents as is, save all of the packing material and contact us for instructions on how to process your claim before disposing of any contents. In the unlikely event of a container leaking, leaked contents will be replaced or a credit issued at our discretion.  All damaged, defective or missing item claims must be reported to Lotioncrafter within 7 days of acceptance of package. After that time, the customer accepts responsibility and will not hold Lotioncrafter liable.

Limitation of Warranties; Defects

Lotioncrafter warrants that goods will conform to their description on your order. This warranty is exclusive. We exclude and disclaim all other warranties related to the goods, their use or failure, including, but not limited to, express warranties and implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of any intellectual property right. Lotioncrafter shall not be liable for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages, including, without limitation, lost profits or injury to business reputation or goodwill, that are caused by, that relate to, or that arise out of any of the goods, their use or failure.  If any goods are defective, then your exclusive remedy as a customer shall be (a) Lotioncrafter's replacement of the goods for no extra charge; or (b) a credit against your outstanding account with Lotioncrafter, if any. In no event shall Lotioncrafter's liability for defective goods exceed the price of the goods. 

If you believe any goods are defective or nonconforming, you must give Lotioncrafter prompt written notice of the alleged defect or nonconformity (not later than 7 days after delivery) and at Lotioncrafter's election either return the goods to Lotioncrafter (at Lotioncrafter's expense), make the goods available for inspection by Lotioncrafter or its agents at your place of business or destroy the goods (before or after the date of any inspection).  Lotioncrafter shall not be responsible for any defect or nonconformity in the goods that are created after the goods are shipped from Lotioncrafter. 

Disclaimer

We do our best to offer you only the highest quality ingredients available. We cannot guarantee that any ingredient will be consistent in appearance, color or odor from one batch to another, as this may be within the manufacturer's specifications for a particular product. Please request a specification sheet for a product when not available on the product page.

 Although Lotioncrafter tries to be as accurate as possible when describing ingredients and supplies, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information that is provided via our website, telephone conversations or email correspondence.  It is up to the customer to adequately research the appropriate use and safety information for each item, including any governmental regulations in place for proper usage, labeling and sale.

The contents of our website have not been evaluated by the FDA. Information contained herein is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

By purchasing and using ingredients and products sold by Lotioncrafter, you agree that you are knowledgeable about the safe, appropriate use and storage of these ingredients and products. You agree that you will not hold Lotioncrafter liable for any problems that arise from your storage and use of the ingredients or products. You will assume all product liability for the final products and creations you make using ingredients purchased through Lotioncrafter.

We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.

Privacy

Lotioncrafter will not share any customer's personal information in any way with any third party. Lotioncrafter does not store any payment information on our site or within customer accounts. Our full Privacy Policy section can be found by clicking here.