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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4759 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 09:45:49 AM
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Can anyone recommend a good source for soap making supplies? I see there are tons of websites, but I'd like to order from some place that is reliable and doesn't charge an arm & a leg for shipping/handling. The S&H can be a real bite in the shorts!
Thanks,
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 11:30:50 AM
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I buy everything I can possibly get locally because as you found shipping can be a pain. Im not sure what type of soap you are making but it is feasible to make soap with a trip to the grocery and hardware store. Additives are generally smaller and weigh less. But look for coconut oil, olive oil etc from your local grocery. Lye Ive found at Lowes. then essential oils, well some of these can be found in your cake and candy making sections of the grocery for some fragrances. Add cinnimon to a bar along with orange oil for a holiday scent. Infuse your soap oils for a week with juniper berries for a masculine fragrance or with mint for a fresh scent.
I hope someone has a good source for the other oils and such for you. Maybe you already know this but I thought I would tell you what I do. Maybe it has helped?
Good luck!
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4759 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 12:32:46 PM
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Thanks fr your advice Sarah. What about molds? I haven't been able to find them yet anywhere in the stores. That is what I really need to buy.
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 12:59:30 PM
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Oh, I just use a square cake pan and slice my bars but I like the rustic uneven ones. But for a real farmgirl touch I have used the little jello molds that you can get in thrift stores and rummage sales for pennies. THey make the cutest molds for soap! But dont forget things like takeout lids with their ruffled edges, the plastic liner for store bought cookies, you may find yourself buying cookies JUST for the plastic liners! Or a short piece of PVC with a cap at one end makes a long loaf of soap which, when sliced yields perfect round molds of soap!
Or you could swing down and find some of your local walmart has a large craft dept, or if you have a hobby lobby near you they keep a large selection of molds. :) Ebay also has some very inexpensive molds and shipping on one of those is almost nothing! Check your cupboard for small rubbermaid containers. I just glanced in my stash and noticed several which would be a perfect size for soap.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4759 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 3:32:07 PM
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The jello molds sound perfect! Thanks for the great ideas, information and for saving me $. I really appreciate your help!
Dawn in IL |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4759 Posts |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 6:51:19 PM
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Actually, I plan to make lotion bars. I got the recipe from Cricket McRae's books. I read about her in the "Reading Room" section here. She writes home crafting mysteries. I love her books and am impatiently waiting for her newest one to come out.
Thanks again for the help!
Dawn in IL |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4759 Posts |
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homemom
True Blue Farmgirl
1593 Posts
Ruth
Warwick
RI
USA
1593 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 10:13:50 AM
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I just put a couple of her books on hold at my library.
Sarah~I was wondering where in the Lowe's do you find the lye? I have looked at my local Lowe's and I didn't see it. When I asked about it no one had any idea. Is it with the cleaning supplies?
I have wanted to make soap for so long. I think if I find the lye locally that I am going to give it a try.
Ruth
Living the farm life in my heart.
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MasterGardener
True Blue Farmgirl
572 Posts
Chandra
Louisiana
USA
572 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 10:53:34 AM
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Susan Dahlem, aka The Soap Maven & Not Quite June Cleaver, used to make and sell soap. Her soap business was actually highlighted in one of MaryJane's magazines. She isn't making soap any longer, but you might email her for some tips in locating ingredients.
http://www.notquitejunecleaver.com/tutorials/
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She considereth a field, and buyeth it; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2009 : 2:30:34 PM
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ROEBIC Crystal Drain Opener Contains 100% Sodium Hydroxide thats what lye is. Sodium hydroxide. :)
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cinnamongirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1682 Posts
Carrie
Canada
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Posted - Oct 24 2009 : 2:38:29 PM
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Lye crystals is what they sell here and it is 100% sodium hydroxide. In plunbing for plugged drains. They will not tell you in case it is not for soap.
Ruth for your first recipe do the soap Sharon posted on other thread
Cocont oil and others are at health food stores at least here. Let me know how you make out.
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Edited by - cinnamongirl on Oct 24 2009 2:41:58 PM |
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