I should start carrying soaps in my car! I shopped at three places in the Harrisburg area and could have made three sales! I purchased some PVC piping at Home Depot to try a new mold shape. I purchased more beer at Tröegs. I purchased essential oils at Heaven & Nature store. I need to drive to Honeybrook (or Leola) to purchase my 5 gallon buckets of oils and will do that next week.
Meanwhile, I did some comparison shopping online for the other supplies that I need. I placed an order with Soap Goods for some of the more exotic oils and butters. They also have a great price for the sodium hydroxide. Then I placed an order for essential oils at Essential Wholesale. I'm ready to get stocked up for sales. The tough part is that the soaps must sit for about 4 weeks or more to really harden and be best for use.
Patience. Patience. Back to the kitchen to make another batch.
About Me
- Lori Jo
- I have a wonderful family who supports my many hobbies including singing, soapmaking, wine tasting and rabbits. I recently retired from teaching English as a Second Language and love to travel. I started making soap in 1999 when we were showing goats in milk as a 4-H project. All of my soaps are made with pure oils and no animal fats. All fragrances are from essential oils. Store-bought "soap" is really a detergent. My soap will leave your skin clean and moisturized. Try some!
I have setteld on three different online suppliers for my ingredients.
ReplyDeleteSoap Goods: Ordered the more exotic oils from them along with sodium hydroxide at a great price. Shipment arrived quickly and in great condition.
Essential Wholesale: Ordered the essential oils from this company. Good prices for these expensive ingredients. They also offer nice blends that will save some money. Shipment was a bit slower to arrive but all arrived in great shape.
Wholesale Supplies Plus: These folks had the cutters that I wanted for a lot less than other distributors. However, there is a minimum order of $30 so I ended up buying two other things that are nice to have but not necessary. Spent $31 but there is no tax and no shipping! Good deal.