Pooja H.
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Hi everyone
I wanted to make a thread where people from India can recommend and share their reviews on soap making ingredients suppliers. I'm a beginner and it was somewhat taxing to search the internet for soap making ingredients for a long time, only to play a gamble while ordering things (I guess it is all the time you order online but we don't have many awesome sellers like in the US). Since I'm new at this, I didn't want to spend a tonne of money and to get faulty ingredients or get scammed becomes a huge deal breaker for anyone new.
Thankfully things didn't go really bad when I ordered but there was always this possibility bcz a lot of the sites have fake reviews or prices vary steeply which was questionable.
(Mods, hopefully this tread is okay to post?)
So I thought I could share the sites or seller's I've bought stuff from and how the experience was so someone who's hunting for ingredients like I was, might benefit.
1. aromakrafts.com
They have a wide variety of uncommon fragrance oil blends, mica and oxides too. There's Free Shipping over ₹500 but prices are exclusive of 18% GST and they delivered quite fast.
Their Cherry Magnolia FO is my favourite so far. (I've only tested it in melt and pour so I don't know how it will behave in CP, none of their FOs mention any detail about acceleration n such for CP so we have to test it ourselves). I've also bought some of their micas and m&p liquid colours (these bleed but haven't faded in sunlight).
2. jindeal.com
They have M&P Soap bases for a cheaper price and also have a sample pack to try out. Although they don't have a wide variety of carrier oils and Butters, it's not exponentially priced for someone who don't want to buy in bulk or more than 1kg/L. Their shipping is cheaper compared to the other sites so I would recommend buying Clays from them since the weight adds up.
What I don't recommend are their FOs, it's a hit or miss and they smell kinda cheap (guess you get what you pay for but it's not bad for a beginner, like their Red Apple FO and Haldi Chandan FO is alright). I had a bad experience with their coffee FO, it smelled like burnt plastic, so I contacted them n they kindly refunded the money but their replies were so dodgy and unhelpful 😅 and also their m&p liquid colours bleed and fade terribly in sunlight.
3. theartconnect.in
Has a wide variety of ingredients from m&p stuff, cornflower petals to cosmetic chemicals like preservatives and sodium lactate etc. They also provide some details about the ingredients. If you're beginner this is a good site but I don't recommend them if you're buying oils and Butters n such in bulk as their shipping plus rates are kinda high but you can compare for yourself , their products were all good tho. Oh one more thing, their FOs come in a wide mouth bottles, even the 25ml ones.
4. vijayimpex.co.in
Has a variety of ingredients and also some native to south India herbs and such. Their customer service was good but they took a long time to process my order, I don't know if it was due to covid but compared to other sites that I had ordered during the same time they took almost 10 days to process. Their products didn't disappoint me but their shipping was kinda expensive considering it also took a long time for their shipment to reach me as well.
5. arifeonline.com
I would say this place has the widest variety of tools and equipment for baking I've ever seen, albeit it's for baking but a lot of things you can use for Soap making like spatulas, scrappers, impression mats, small chocolate moulds, equipments etc and its quite cheap compared to let's say Amazon or something. AND they also have a large number of silicon Soap moulds too. They deliver quite fast, and none of the moulds I've bought have disappointed me and are made of good quality. (A rectangular swirls/waves mold I bought was actually made for an American company twowhitehares and is of pretty thick quality). I believe they also have physical stores in some cities (there's one in Panjim,Goa and Crawford market, Mumbai)
6. Vedaoils
I have not bought anything from them as of yet but from what other Soap makers have told me on a different thread here, said that they are pretty good especially if you're buying carrier oils, FOs in bulk since they have free shipping above ₹1000 and their prices are low.
The following are places I've not bought from but have seen others recommend
• limeart.in
• candlemould.com (this one has funky silicone moulds and micas for soaps but their reviews seem fake as in all are by the same few people and posted on the same date 😅)
• suffuse.co.in (I believe the owner of this company also sells her CP soaps and other products but there's also mica and such)
• Arihant Art House (you have to contact them thru Facebook or WhatsApp to get their catalogue)
• Matin Impex (you have to contact them either thru Facebook, IndiaMart or WhatsApp to get their catalogue. They also seem to custom make Soap stamps)
• Baker's Alley (their Instagram handle is @soap_moulds, contact them on WhatsApp to get their catalogue)
• Amazon and Flipkart (do compare the prices first and check the reviews if they have any before placing an order bcz prices are super hiked up)
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*I am in no way affiliated with the above mentioned companies/sites.
** If you are ordering from a Facebook seller (there are tonnes of them, more amount of sellers on the Soap makers India groups than people sharing their creations itself) PLEASE make sure you research about them first, ask others if they have bought from them or image search the pictures they send bcz most of them just copy someone else's and may scam you. Same goes for the recipes some share for a price.
[PS. the "Facial Bombs" trend is a scam, it's just melt and pour soap with additives put into tiny chocolate moulds and named as "facial Bombs" aka face Soap or something that gives you a facial massage if you rub it on your face. (I'm not saying you shouldn't sell it, if you want to, go right ahead but from my knowledge the pH of melt n pour is too high for face skin and sensitive skin types may have a problem with massaging it on their face for too long. What I'm trying to say is, I've seen a lot of people Sell a PDF recipe of these facial Bombs- which is just...you know...melt and pour but you decide for yourself ]
Hope this was somewhat helpful to someone out there, if you have any reviews or places to add please do so, I will really appreciate it a tonne!!
I wanted to make a thread where people from India can recommend and share their reviews on soap making ingredients suppliers. I'm a beginner and it was somewhat taxing to search the internet for soap making ingredients for a long time, only to play a gamble while ordering things (I guess it is all the time you order online but we don't have many awesome sellers like in the US). Since I'm new at this, I didn't want to spend a tonne of money and to get faulty ingredients or get scammed becomes a huge deal breaker for anyone new.
Thankfully things didn't go really bad when I ordered but there was always this possibility bcz a lot of the sites have fake reviews or prices vary steeply which was questionable.
(Mods, hopefully this tread is okay to post?)
So I thought I could share the sites or seller's I've bought stuff from and how the experience was so someone who's hunting for ingredients like I was, might benefit.
1. aromakrafts.com
They have a wide variety of uncommon fragrance oil blends, mica and oxides too. There's Free Shipping over ₹500 but prices are exclusive of 18% GST and they delivered quite fast.
Their Cherry Magnolia FO is my favourite so far. (I've only tested it in melt and pour so I don't know how it will behave in CP, none of their FOs mention any detail about acceleration n such for CP so we have to test it ourselves). I've also bought some of their micas and m&p liquid colours (these bleed but haven't faded in sunlight).
2. jindeal.com
They have M&P Soap bases for a cheaper price and also have a sample pack to try out. Although they don't have a wide variety of carrier oils and Butters, it's not exponentially priced for someone who don't want to buy in bulk or more than 1kg/L. Their shipping is cheaper compared to the other sites so I would recommend buying Clays from them since the weight adds up.
What I don't recommend are their FOs, it's a hit or miss and they smell kinda cheap (guess you get what you pay for but it's not bad for a beginner, like their Red Apple FO and Haldi Chandan FO is alright). I had a bad experience with their coffee FO, it smelled like burnt plastic, so I contacted them n they kindly refunded the money but their replies were so dodgy and unhelpful 😅 and also their m&p liquid colours bleed and fade terribly in sunlight.
3. theartconnect.in
Has a wide variety of ingredients from m&p stuff, cornflower petals to cosmetic chemicals like preservatives and sodium lactate etc. They also provide some details about the ingredients. If you're beginner this is a good site but I don't recommend them if you're buying oils and Butters n such in bulk as their shipping plus rates are kinda high but you can compare for yourself , their products were all good tho. Oh one more thing, their FOs come in a wide mouth bottles, even the 25ml ones.
4. vijayimpex.co.in
Has a variety of ingredients and also some native to south India herbs and such. Their customer service was good but they took a long time to process my order, I don't know if it was due to covid but compared to other sites that I had ordered during the same time they took almost 10 days to process. Their products didn't disappoint me but their shipping was kinda expensive considering it also took a long time for their shipment to reach me as well.
5. arifeonline.com
I would say this place has the widest variety of tools and equipment for baking I've ever seen, albeit it's for baking but a lot of things you can use for Soap making like spatulas, scrappers, impression mats, small chocolate moulds, equipments etc and its quite cheap compared to let's say Amazon or something. AND they also have a large number of silicon Soap moulds too. They deliver quite fast, and none of the moulds I've bought have disappointed me and are made of good quality. (A rectangular swirls/waves mold I bought was actually made for an American company twowhitehares and is of pretty thick quality). I believe they also have physical stores in some cities (there's one in Panjim,Goa and Crawford market, Mumbai)
6. Vedaoils
I have not bought anything from them as of yet but from what other Soap makers have told me on a different thread here, said that they are pretty good especially if you're buying carrier oils, FOs in bulk since they have free shipping above ₹1000 and their prices are low.
The following are places I've not bought from but have seen others recommend
• limeart.in
• candlemould.com (this one has funky silicone moulds and micas for soaps but their reviews seem fake as in all are by the same few people and posted on the same date 😅)
• suffuse.co.in (I believe the owner of this company also sells her CP soaps and other products but there's also mica and such)
• Arihant Art House (you have to contact them thru Facebook or WhatsApp to get their catalogue)
• Matin Impex (you have to contact them either thru Facebook, IndiaMart or WhatsApp to get their catalogue. They also seem to custom make Soap stamps)
• Baker's Alley (their Instagram handle is @soap_moulds, contact them on WhatsApp to get their catalogue)
• Amazon and Flipkart (do compare the prices first and check the reviews if they have any before placing an order bcz prices are super hiked up)
~
*I am in no way affiliated with the above mentioned companies/sites.
** If you are ordering from a Facebook seller (there are tonnes of them, more amount of sellers on the Soap makers India groups than people sharing their creations itself) PLEASE make sure you research about them first, ask others if they have bought from them or image search the pictures they send bcz most of them just copy someone else's and may scam you. Same goes for the recipes some share for a price.
[PS. the "Facial Bombs" trend is a scam, it's just melt and pour soap with additives put into tiny chocolate moulds and named as "facial Bombs" aka face Soap or something that gives you a facial massage if you rub it on your face. (I'm not saying you shouldn't sell it, if you want to, go right ahead but from my knowledge the pH of melt n pour is too high for face skin and sensitive skin types may have a problem with massaging it on their face for too long. What I'm trying to say is, I've seen a lot of people Sell a PDF recipe of these facial Bombs- which is just...you know...melt and pour but you decide for yourself ]
Hope this was somewhat helpful to someone out there, if you have any reviews or places to add please do so, I will really appreciate it a tonne!!