Monday, July 12, 2010

Nourishing Handmade Lotions Supplies

Making your own lotions and moisturizers gives you the ability to not only customize products to fit your skin type, but also allows you to control the ingredients you put on your skin.  Avoiding ingredients such as mineral oil (a gasoline production byproduct) will make your skin feel better and will keep harmful carcinogens out of your body.

Handmade Lotions

Stearic Acid (4 oz) - $2.50
Emulsifying Wax (4 oz) - $3.75
Cocoa Butter/Deodorized Cocoa Butter (4 oz) - $4.75
Shea Butter (4 oz) - $4.00
Citric Acid (4 oz) - $4.25
Beeswax (4 oz) - $5.50
Optiphen (2 oz) - $8.50, 4 oz - $13.50
Vegetable Glycerin (2 oz) - $3.50, 4 oz $5.00, 8 oz $7.50
Apricot Kernel Oil (16 oz) - $10.00
Sweet Almond Oil (16 oz) - $10.00
Fragrance or essential oils      See our full list here for selection and prices
Colorants (optional)      See our full list here for selection and prices
Model P-11 digital scale - $32.00      Scale features available on this post
Model A-13 digital scale - $68.00      Scale features available on this post


Bottles and Jars

2 oz bottles (white or natural) - $0.20 each
2 oz clear bottles (pink or blue) - $0.25 each
2 oz cyber jars (natural base with clear blue, orange, or green lid) - $0.45 each
4 oz bottles (white or natural) - $0.30 each
4 oz jars (white) - $0.45 each
6 oz bottles (white or natural) - $0.35 each
8 oz bottles (white) - $0.40 each
Pump tops for 8 oz bottles - $0.60 each

Send us an email at cottagesoapworks (AT) hotmail (DOT) com or use the contact form in the right sidebar to order any of the supplies listed above.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Soy Candles Supplies

Soy candles are a great alternative to traditional paraffin and beeswax candles.  They are cleaner burning, and more environmentally friendly than paraffin, and easier to work with than beeswax.  They also burn at a lower temperature, so they are safer to have around children and small pets.   This class is a basic introduction to how to make candles, with a focus on just soy wax.

Soy Candles

Container Soy Wax - $8.00 (2 lbs)
Pillar Soy Wax - $9.00 (2 lbs)
Wick tabs - $2.00 (1 doz)
Cotton Wick (specially formulated for soy candles) - $1.00 (1 yard)
     -RRD-34 for votives
     -RRD-40 for 2-3" diameter containers or 3" pillars
     -RRD-47 for 3-4" diameter containers or 4" pillars
Votive Candle Molds - $4.00
Candle Colorants       See our full list here for selection and prices
Fragrance or essential oils       See our full list here for selection and prices
Wax Tart molds (for making tarts and wick-less candles)       See our full list here for selection and prices

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Cold Process Supplies

Cold process is the process of making soap from "scratch".  These are the supplies we sell for our basic cold process soapmaking class

Cold Process Soapmaking

Coconut Oil (1 gallon) - $34.00
Palm Oil (1 gallon) - $32.00
Lye aka Sodium Hydroxide (600 grams) - $8.50
2 lb beginning kit (includes oils, lye, and fragrance pre-measured to make one 2 lb batch) - $16.00
Soapmaking tools kit (includes a bucket, safety goggles, spatula, and wire whisk) - $9.00
Lye labeled canning jar - $2.50
Thermometer - $6.00
2 lb plastic tray molds - $7.50      See our full mold selection here
2 lb silicone rectangle loaf mold - $23.00
4 lb silicone square tray mold (pre-scored for 12 bars) - $34.00
5 lb plastic square loaf mold - $16.00
Fragrance or essential oils      See our full list here for selection and prices
Colorants (optional)      See our full list here for selection and prices
Model P-11 digital scale - $32.00      Scale features available on this post
Model A-13 digital scale - $68.00      Scale features available on this post


Send us an email at cottagesoapworks (AT) hotmail (DOT) com or use the contact form in the right sidebar to order any of the supplies listed above.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Molds

Although anything can be used as a mold in your projects, it's much more fun when they have a fun design!  We carry a wide selection of plastic and silicone molds, suitable for use up in temperatures up to 135 degrees.

NOTE: Our mold selection is constantly shifting and changing.  This list reflects many of the molds we carry on a regular basis.  It is possible we may not have what you are seeking currently in stock, or we may have or be able to order a mold that is not listed here.  Please contact us if you don't see the mold you are wanting here.  

* = New mold design

Plastic Tray Molds
2 lb capacity, ideal for cold/hot process soap, most pre-scored for individual bars, $7.50 each

Arabesques
Art Deco Fauna
Brocade
Bubbles
Carved Hearts
Celtic Knots
Commemorative Ribbons
Faith Hope Love
Fleur de Lis
Fruit (Guest sized)
Goat Milk
Goat Milk (Guest sized)
Grape Leaves
Handmade
Handmade (Guest sized)
Hearts
Honeybee (Guest sized)
Lavender
Medieval Fleur de Lis (Guest sized)
Olive Oil
Op Art
Paisley
Paw Print
Plain Rectangle
Plain Square
*Sun and Moon
Thistle and Buttercup
*Tropical Vines


Individual 3 Bar Molds 
Makes 3 bars per mold, capacity varies by design, $7.50 each

3D Cupcake
Art Deco Tiles
Bamboo
Bicycle
Butterfly
Celtic Heart
Geo Waves
Happy Holidays
Heart Blossoms
Holly
Iris
Lavender
Lotus
Ornaments
Polka Dots
Retro Flowers
*Rounded Oatmeal
Stones 1
Twining Leaves
Victorian Bouquet
Waves


Individual 4 Bar Molds
Makes 4 bars per mold, capacity varies by design, $7.50 each

*Arabesque Heart
Breakaway Birds
Breakaway Dogs
Breakaway Hearts
Elements
Feng Shi
Filigree Bee
*Heart With Tulips
Jigsaw Puzzle
Seed Packets
Wonderland 1
Wonderland 2
Wonderland 3


Guest Soap Molds
Makes smaller soaps, also great for bath fizzies, capacity varies by design, $7.50 each

Butterflies
*Celtic Clover
Cut Flowers
Delicate Florals
*Fancy Goldfish 
Gingerbread/Snowman
Hearts
Little Birds
Lotus Blossom
Pea Pods
Rounded Lavender
Seashells
Snowflakes
Victorian Buttons


Silicone and Loaf Molds
Ideal for use in cold/hot process soapmaking

2 lb silicone rectangle loaf mold - $23.00
4 lb silicone square tray mold (pre-scored for 12 bars) - $34.00
5 lb plastic square loaf mold - $16.00


Send us an email at cottagesoapworks (AT) hotmail (DOT) com or use the contact form in the right sidebar to order any of the supplies listed above.