Getting Started and Supplier Links

Welcome the Official Bath & Beauty Supplier list! I've gone through and streamlined the list so it's a little easier to find information. We are always looking for new suppliers, so please keep adding as you find them!

Also, please note that ALL of the suppliers on this list are verified (no fly-by-nighters) and have been used by your fellow Craftsters. We only post suppliers from whom we've not heard any complaints or bad information. Enjoy!

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Suppliers by State

General Suppliers
These suppliers stock everything from bases to oils to colorants to FOs/EOs, to molds. They carry anything and everything you could ever want for B&B -- these are what we consider to be one-stop shopping!

Bramble Berry
Wholesale Supplies Plus
The Chemistry Store
Majestic Mountain Sage
From Nature with Love
Southern Soapers

Soap Mold Suppliers
These are suppliers who specialize specifically in molds

For Crafts Sake
Upland Soap Factory
Kelsei's Creations
Milky Way Molds

Fragrance/Essential Oil Suppliers
These suppliers tend to specialize strictly in FOs/EOs, though many have other items, too.

Southern Garden Scents
The Scent Shack
Sweet Cakes
Appalachian Valley Naturals
Scent Works
Rustic Escentuals
WFMed
Nature's Garden Candles
Bittercreek North Candle Supply
(with these last two suppliers, double-check that you are buying a soap scent and not a candle scent.

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MP Soap Base Suppliers
These suppliers specialize mostly in MP bases.

Lonestar Candle Supply
Melt & Pour Supplies

Other Base Suppliers (Lotion Base, Bubble Bath Base, etc).

Essential Wholesale

Packaging Suppliers

Specialty Bottle
Elements Bath & Body
SKS Bottle
Kangaroo Blue

Bulk Oil Suppliers

Shay & Company
Soapers Choice

Lotion Supplies

Lotion Crafter

Australia Suppliers
Thanks Tanza!
http://www.heirloombodycare.com.au/
http://www.aussiesoapsupplies.com.au/
http://www.rangeproducts.com.au/
http://www.newdirections.com.au/content.php?p=home-home-campaigns

Canadian Suppliers
http://www.sudsandscents.com/

UK Suppliers
http://herbmoonhollow.com/shop/
http://www.gracefruit.com/
http://soapmakers-store.com/
www.baldwins.co.uk
www.justasoap.co.uk

German Suppliers
www.creativdiscount .de

Ok, and how about some "Getting Started" links? Also links to recipes, techniques, etc. My computer crashed a couple months ago, and I literally lost hundreds of links I had saved up over the last couple years, so here is just a couple off the top of my head, what do you guys like?

Getting Started:

www.millersoap.com
www.teachsoap.com (Thanks Sound of Vision!)
http://www.mullerslanefarm.com/soapmaking.htm (Thanks mullerslanefarm!)

Recipes:

http://www.pvsoap.com/recipes.htm
http://www.soapdelicatessen.com/soapmaking/
www.craftbits.com (Thanks disquieting!)
http://www.makeyourowncosmetics.com/ (Thanks EmmyFNWL!)

Essential Oil information:

http://www.deancoleman.com/commonoils.htm
http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/fragrancesandaromatherapy/ht/htcustblend.htm

Soap Calculators:

http://www.thesage.com/calcs/lyecalc2.php
www.soapcalc.com

Fragrance Finder Possibly my fave website, find which suppliers sell your fave scents...be sure to check out dupes to find a fragrance oil of your fave perfume or the newest bath and body fragrance!

http://www.fragranceoilfinder.com/catalog/index.php

Properties of Base Oils for Soap:

http://www.soapnuts.com/indexoils.html

INCI List (how to legally label your ingredients)

http://www.oshun.ca/inci.html

Tutorials:

How to~ Line soap molds~ http://www.candletech.com/cgi-local/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=bathandbody;action=display;num=1088130010;start=0

How to~ CP Soap~ http://www.geocities.com/blueaspenoriginals/CP_how_to.html (Thanks Sound of Vision!)

How to~ CP Soap~ http://www.soapcrafters.com/recipes_fromscratch.htm (Thanks Sound of Vision!)