Finding rice bran oil?

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arielcater

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Has anyone in the States had luck finding rice bran oil locally? I've checked Walmart with no luck. I'm very interested in trying it, but I don't want to spend a bunch of money buying a large quantity online if I'm not sure I'll like using it.
 
I saw a small bottle of it at Home Goods, of all places. I don't know if that is something they have all the time, but they do have a small section of specialty oils there.
 
I have checked my local health food stores and have not seen it there. I haven't tried our local Asian markets though, I will certainly have a look!
 
Has anyone in the States had luck finding rice bran oil locally? I've checked Walmart with no luck. I'm very interested in trying it, but I don't want to spend a bunch of money buying a large quantity online if I'm not sure I'll like using it.

You can buy 1 lb from brambleberry on sale right now. But you'd have to pay postage.
 
arielcater I've been looking for it locally too - I've found 8oz, 120z bottles at the grocery store (Kroger), but the prices were ridiculous - $7.00+ for a small bottle.

Soapers Choice even with the shipping still offers the best value - 7# $12.46/$1.78 per lb. It's a wonderful high oleic oil. It will keep your soap whiter than olive oil. I also think it adds shine.

I will use it as an additive in M&P, and for me personally don't go above 20% in CP/HP. I primarily make low cleansing soaps and I have to balance my oils to prevent DOS - so far so good.
 
The only places I have ever been able to find it locally is at my local health food store and also as my local Asian market, but since I can only find it on the shelf every once in a blue moon, I have the feeling that it's not something that they regularly keep in stock. My guess it that they specially order some for a customer every once in while and place the excess out on the shelf to sell, then once it's gone, it's gone until the next special request.


IrishLass :)
 
The only places I have ever been able to find it locally is at my local health food store and also as my local Asian market, but since I can only find it on the shelf every once in a blue moon.
IrishLass :)

It's funny isn't I? In Oz it's one of the main oils on the supermarket shelf along with OO. I guess we grow more rice than the US?
We can't get lard cheaply though.
 
Try www.ricelandstore.com . The cost is $7.60 per gallon with $5.00 flat rate shipping. I'm in Florida, and it usually takes about a week to get my order. I can't beat that price. I haven't seen RBO anywhere locally; except health food stores, and it was extremely pricy for a very small bottle.
 
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