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Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: egglady on January 20, 2011, 09:57:18 pm

Title: where to buy ingedients for hand creams, lip balms, etc
Post by: egglady on January 20, 2011, 09:57:18 pm
In my attempts to keep myself busy these dark evenings (and away from the biscuit tin), I thought I'd start making some of these for family and friends.

I have a book with recipes but I'm wondering if anyone can give me suggestions as to where to buy the ingredients on line please?

Many thanks

Title: Re: where to buy ingedients for hand creams, lip balms, etc
Post by: plumseverywhere on January 21, 2011, 12:06:55 pm
Hello :0)

if you go to www.bathbomb.biz then you can find lots of starter kits and ingredients for sale. the lady who runs it is lovely and very helpful.  THere is also www.soaposh.co.uk - very quick service (I buy my coconut oil from Carol and its usually here in 2 days)
have a look on ebay too, there's always someone who's started a new hobby/ business but wants to sell up their stock at good prices.

I make lipbalms and BBBiz were brilliant when I started  :)

LIsa x
Title: Re: where to buy ingedients for hand creams, lip balms, etc
Post by: silver swan on February 04, 2011, 05:59:22 pm
The best company I know of is Aromantics (www.aromantic.co.uk (http://www.aromantic.co.uk)), based in Forres, Scotland. They sell EVERYTHING!!!  Kits and individual ingredients. Their stock list is huge and delivery is fast and efficient. Maybe not the cheapest but high quality stuff. I highly recommend them.

Happy blending.   
Title: Re: where to buy ingedients for hand creams, lip balms, etc
Post by: lazybee on February 04, 2011, 06:11:25 pm
Most pharmacies can get what you want. Try Boots
Title: Re: where to buy ingedients for hand creams, lip balms, etc
Post by: ellied on February 20, 2011, 04:31:42 pm
Can I ask what recipe book you're using? :)
Title: Re: where to buy ingedients for hand creams, lip balms, etc
Post by: ATF on April 15, 2011, 11:49:29 am
I guess it depends what you need, I got bees wax and various oils from a shop on ebay
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/mysticmomentsuk/ (http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/mysticmomentsuk/)

I checked at the time and they were pretty cheaper, and stuff was great.

I made some great lip balm using homecomb as well as oil and beeswax - tasted great!
Title: Making hand creams, shampoo, soap, bath foam, etc
Post by: Aardvarker on January 24, 2012, 12:43:50 am
Has anyone recommendations for a Recipe book for such items, please?
Kind regards
 :farmer:'s  boy
Title: Re: where to buy ingedients for hand creams, lip balms, etc
Post by: plumseverywhere on January 24, 2012, 08:36:50 am
Fresholi website have a list of recipes that you can print off Aardvarker.
I have soap books but none for the other cosmetics, its all been a case of trial and error and forumulating recipes of my own that my cosmetic assessor deems passable!  but fresholi are very good  :)
Title: Re: where to buy ingedients for hand creams, lip balms, etc
Post by: Shnoowie on January 25, 2012, 02:37:59 pm
I get my lipbalm recipes offline, and my bits and bobs from gracefruit. com.  I don't buy in the wax as we produce that ourselves :)
Title: Re: Making hand creams, shampoo, soap, bath foam, etc
Post by: FiB on January 25, 2012, 03:03:26 pm
Quote from: Aardvarker on January 24, 2012, 12:43:50 am
Has anyone recommendations for a Recipe book for such items, please?
Kind regards
 :farmer:'s  boy

HI Aardvarker - I've got a few books that I love - Aroma Remedies, by Chrissy Wildwood, Kitty Little's book of herbal Beauty (Hope thats right spelling I cant find it at the minute) and the James Wong 'Grow your own drugs' books.  Picked up the latter in a discount bookshop for a brill price (in the days when I lived near shops!!) and bought one of his others second hand off www.Greenmetropolis.com (http://www.Greenmetropolis.com) (a FAB website for buying and selling books).  Happy mixing!  My Fave ingreedient ever (I put it in nearly every skin thing now, whatever the recipe says!!) is Shea butter - it does wonders for everything!
Title: Re: where to buy ingedients for hand creams, lip balms, etc
Post by: Red on January 25, 2012, 04:48:03 pm
The Goodlife Press which is run as part of Homefarmer magazine have some really good books on this ... ive just lent one to a friend so cant remember the title  :thumbsup: