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Lindy

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Here are some Canadian Suppliers:

The Fragrant Mall http://fragrantmall.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=FM&Category_Code=ces They are in Campbell River and she sells Coconut Oil for $19.25 per 3kgs which I find pretty in-expensive. Small store and really pleasant to deal with.

Aquarius Aromatherapy & Soap http://www.aquariusaroma-soap.com/

Voyageur Soap & Candle http://www.voyageursoapandcandle.com/

Golden Bough http://www.goldenbough.ca

New Directions http://www.newdirections.ca

Soap Supplier Index http://http://usasoap.us/index

Saffireblue http://www.saffireblue.ca

Canwax http://www.canwax.com

Thanks for posting your favourites - as people add their names I'll put them here on this list.

Cheers
Lindy
 
I use voyageur, they are great, helpful and friendly.

I use aquarius only if I have to, they are rude in person, but carry some items I can't get anywhere else. I find something off about their FO's, and have been very disappointed with the scents I've bought there. Luckily I only invested in a couple. I DO however love some of their packaging.

So far I haven't ventured out of bc, as I can drive to both locations.
 
ohsoap said:
I use voyageur, they are great, helpful and friendly.

I use aquarius only if I have to, they are rude in person, but carry some items I can't get anywhere else. I find something off about their FO's, and have been very disappointed with the scents I've bought there. Luckily I only invested in a couple. I DO however love some of their packaging.

So far I haven't ventured out of bc, as I can drive to both locations.
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I agree with you about aquarius. They used to be really good and I think that was due to one particular staff member. A few years ago she left the company and it hasn't been the same since. I had them mess up my order three times and so now I only shop there occasionally for certain items like some of their packaging.

Check out Golden Bough if you want to save money on quantities. They're nice too. Voyageur is great. I use them a lot.
 
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heartsong said:
hi lindy!

i thought this link might be helpful-there's 30 soap suppliers listed in canada and 11 in BC.

also packaging and all sorts of listings world wide.

http://usasoap.us/index/
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Thank you for the link, Heartsong. I've never seen that one before. It's great. At one or another I think I've used most of those suppliers.

A caution to everyone.....don't use Well Naturally. She has a great selection but she has shorted my order and charged me the full price without ever sending the missing items. It's impossible to reach her by e-mail or phone. I'm only one of many who have had trouble with Well Naturally and she has been cited for bad business practices by the Better Business Bureau. All the rest on that list of 11 are pretty good.
 
What a fabulous list! There are a bunch there I haven't tried yet. I tend to stick with the BC suppliers since this is where I live and it was nice to learn of some more BC ones.

I have to admit that I am using Voyageur more and more and I still use The Fragrant Mall because her pricing on Coconut Oil.

Thanks everyone for participating in this thread!

Cheers
Lindy
 
Oh, how I envy anyone close to these companies. I live in Sask. & to my knowledge there are none......I have ordered from Sapphire Blue (know at the time as Scent Sanctuary) & was quite pleased.
Thanks for all the info it has given me other companies to try.
 
Hi Misty. I found a supplier from Clavet, SK called Lynden House Int'l. They are at http://www.lyndenhouse.net/. I got some great second hand molds from them. Nice thing is they send via Canada post, so I'm not paying insane costs associated with couriers. Good luck!
 
I have also had some issues with Aquarius just recently. They did not seem friendly at all in their email correspondence. I ended up cancelling my order. They have some really good prices on packaging and I may end up re-ordering in the future (if I can't find anything else) but they don't seem like the type of people I'd like to deal with on a regular basis! :(
 
Ashley I'm dealing with Monica there (Aquarius) and it seems as they get to know you (& you have to make the effort to get to know them since they won't) they give good service. I had an issue with one of my soap molds and they took care of it right away plus sent me a free gift of several dozen little goldfish embeds after I had asked them to send me a couple of packages of 6. So they are now getting a bit more of my business although Voyageur is still my favourite.
 
Hi liliya, thanks so much for the info.....will definately check them out. I am aware of the same name company in Edmonton, wonder if they are part of them. Are you in Sask. where abouts if I may ask?
 
This is a great list! Thanks for posting, I will have to spend some time on each.

I live about 10 mins away from Canwax & save on shipping by just driving up there and picking up my goodies. Thier price on Dead Sea Salt for the 50lb bag is great, and being able to pick it up saves me HUGE on shipping charges. Of course, now I have a 50lb bag of dead sea salt.. LOL

I'm about 30 mins (traffic dependent) from ND. Seems like they're out of stock on sometime I want at any given time, but I have ordered from them twice now.
 
Hey Misty where are you located ? I am in Saskatoon.

I have bought from Canwax several times and found the communication is non existent ,I had waited 2 weeks and heard nothing( don't they know soapers need their stuff STAT) , called them and they said they were waiting for something to come in ..This happened twice .Just email and let me know .
I find Canwax lye to be very very ultra fine and way to fly away , even with a fabric softener sheet , it flies everywhere.I was putting a fabric softener sheet in a container and the lye actually flew up the sleeve of my sweatshirt , Of course I didn't know until it started to burn.( I just had disposable gloves on and they are to big )I know my bad but that was all I was doing , just putting the sheet in the container. It scared the heck out of me , what would stop it from flying under my "pretty and oh so fashionable goggles" and into my eyes.( I had the goggles on).
I tried voyageur and their lye is 100% not fly away, that is enough for me to switch.Voyageur shipping is better too, they will do greyhound for lye , not UPS..
Thats my 2 cents.

Kitn
 
I deal with Voyageur A LOT and love them. They are extremely helpfull and shipping is reasonable and FAST. I recently sent someone there and they mentioned me and said that they told her that they knew exactly who I was and that they LOVE me. Made me feel very special.
 
Voyageur is truly my favourite - they've never met me because I'm not close enough to go in but I'll tell you they are fantastic. One time they were out of OO and they let me know and asked if I wanted to hold back on the rest of my order or wait and ship it all at once. They also send me some wonderful cloth bags every now and then. I love the fact that with my heavier orders they ship Greyhound which gets to me overnight and saves big time on cost. I have gone back to my local grocery store for my lye even though it costs me more for a couple of reasons - one - political - they are part of the community and I do want to support my community where and when possible as long as it doesn't impact my bottom line to heavily & two - I like the thickness of the lye crystals better - it's a little heavier. I do order from Aquarius now & then but you have to work to create a relationship with them - now that I have - I've gotten free stuff from them that is usable in my products....but I had to work hard to create the relationship which is a little backwards.
 
Hi Kitn, so nice to know you're so close. I live in P.A. & as you can see not too close to any wholesalers...
 
I put in an order with Aquarius Aroma on Friday around noon.
Before days end, I got a confirmation from Canada Post that it is en route. Now, that to me is fantastic time!

I didn't get any notice about shipping charges though.. so now again I'm worried that they've sent me this package and I'm going to end up having paid a fortune for shipping without knowing/authorizing it. Do ALL THE COMPANIES DO THIS?! LOL Or is it just somone trying to make me crazy?! LOL

I think I'll try Voyageur next... I am itching to try some kits... =)
 
misty said:
Hi Kitn, so nice to know you're so close. I live in P.A. & as you can see not too close to any wholesalers...
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I contemplated doing wholesale here, but I would rather make the soap. Maybe when I retire ,I don't know..

Kitn
 

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