I’ve included my thoughts on some of my own personal top picks…

WAXES - quick links

– Beeswax

• White Beads
• Beige Beads
• Premium Pharmacopoeia Chunks* – this stuff isn’t the easiest to work with, but the scent is out of this world.

- Other

• Palm Stearic Acid

BUTTERS – quick links

– Ghana Shea

• Ivory* – very mild scent for a shea butter. Definitely milder than the first shea I ever tried – pew femme a la dirty socks!
• Beige

– Refined Shea

• Organic White* – smooth as butter! And pure white.

- Cocoa Butter

• Pure Prime Pressed Golden* – one of my oldest favourites. Love that chocolately scent and powdery soft feel.
• Fair Trade Organic Steam Deodorized
• African Natural – Dark* – one of my newest favourites. It’s so unique. A little softer than the other cocoa butters too.

NATURAL CARRIER OILS – quick links

- Certified Organic

• Certified Organic Unrefined Hemp Seed Oil* – the colour of this oil memorizes me and of course the fact that it is so ‘raw’.
• Certified Organic Virgin Oil de Coco-Creme* – another can’t do without. Beautiful to give anything a summer holiday feeling.
• Natural Organic Coconut Oil 76
• Organic Olive Oil – coming soon
• Organic Sunflower Oil – coming soon
• Certified Organic Unrefined Golden Jojoba Oil* – I hardly ever make a lotion without it. Gives a velvety feel and indefinite shelf life.

- Nut Oils

• Macadamia Nut Oil* – so soft. I love pretty much any nut oil I’ve tried.
• Hazelnut Oil* – same feel as the Macadamia only a lighter colour and pretty much scentless.
• Kukui Nut Oil* – a very popular and light oil used often for aging skin.
• Sweet Almond Nut Oil

– Seed Oils

• Evening Primrose Oil
• Meadowfoam Seed Oil
• Black Cumin Seed Oil
• Neem Seed Oil
• Grape Seed Oil
• Rosehip Seed Oil

– Too Good to Miss

• Fractionated Coconut Oil* – light, colourless and odourless with an indefinite shelf life. Almost anything goes with this oil.
• Monoi de Tahiti* – The scent of this oil is something that everyone should try. I’ve used it on it’s own in the bath for as long as I remember and have never tired of it. Decadence at it’s best.
• Refined Avocado Oil* – Extremely soothing. Not too heavy but substantial.
• Cosmetic Grade Emu Oil

ADDITIVES AND EXTRACTS – quick links

• Olive Oil Squalane* – light, odourless and colourless with the ability to increase absorption of nutrients into the skin. Can’t beat it.
• Botanical Extract Complex LSC* Packed full of goodies. Fairly light, can be used as the oil portion in almost anything skin care except for soap.
• Panthenol Provitamin B5 Complex
• Pseudocollagen
• Vegetable Glycerin

SOAP MAKING OILS – quick links

• Coconut Oil 76º RBD
• Organic Refined Palm Oil
• Organic Palm Kernel Oil
• Organic Red Palm Oil
• Castor Oil USP
• Organic Canola Oil

PURE ESSENTIAL OILS – quick links

- Seasons: Essential Oils for Spring

• Catnip Essential Oil
• Deet-Free Lemon Dream Blend Bug Repellent

– House Blends

• Awesome Autumn Essential Oil Blend* – almost like being in the woods on a leafy autumn day. Great sticking power.
• BG’s Old Fashioned Essential Oil Blend
• Multipurpose Summertime Essential Oil Blend
• Muskoka Pines Essential Oil Blend
• Wild Heart Valentine’s Essential Oil Blend

- A-D

• Anise* – If you like the smell of black licorice, you will probably love this. I do.
• Balsam Peru* – I like to use this to give a slight vanilla scent to an oil blend. It is very thick and sits on the bottom slowly infusing itself in.
• Basil* – I was really surprised with this oil. It has a slight licorice scent as well with a green tone. One of my top picks.
• Bay* – Nice, understated scent. Beautiful to give a slightly mellow or leafy tone to your blend.
• Bergamot* – I love the stickability of this oil and the mellow yellow feel it gives.
• Cedarwood
• Cinnamon Leaf
• Clary Sage
• Cypress* – A sparkly conifer. Light and cheerful and clean.
• Douglas Fir

– E – G

• Eucalyptus
• Eucalyptus – Lemon
• Frankincense Frereana* – nice woodsy scent, puts me in mind of the heart of a tree.
• Douglas Fir* – fresh pine, love it in the house.
• Geranium – Rose* – especially nice for a floral soap – sticks very well
• Geranium – Chinese* – adds a floral but green note.
• Grapefruit – White* – fresh!

– H – K

• Juniperberry* – Complex, fruity yet coniferous. Uplifting.

– L – O

• Lavandin Super
• Lavender – European* – a staple. Love the deodorizing floral effect.
• Lemon 5x* – love it blended with frankincense or any uplifting essential oil, especially around the house.
• Lemongrass
• Lemon Tea Tree
• Lime (Key)
• Litsea Cubeba
• Myrtle Leaf* – hard to describe, I just like it :0)
• Nutmeg Extra* – spicey and homey, deep.
• Orange – 5x Folded* – all of the oranges are nice when you just want something to smell simple and good.
• Orange – Sweet
• Oregano

– P – S

• Patchouli* – a beautiful earthy oil, what can I say?
• Pennyroyal
• Spearmint* – the creme de la creme of mints. beautifully fresh and clean.

– T – Z

• Tea Tree
• Vetiver
• Ylang Ylang Dark* – I love to use this oil to blend with to give an exotic twist. Beautiful in our Wild Heart Blend.

ESSENTIAL TOOLS – quick links

• Solubilizer – PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
• 10ml Pippettes
• 2oz Spray Bottles
• KD-700 Soap Making Scale
• KD-700 Adapter

HOW TO MAKE SOAP AND HOMEMADE NATURAL SKIN CARE – quick links

- Books

• Soap Naturally Book* – called the soap maker’s bible. Everything you need to know.

- Eguides

• Body Butter Instant Download* – very popular guide to help the beginner to make an assortment ofbody butters.

DRY INGREDIENTS – quick links

– Clays

French

• Green Clay
• Pink Clay
• Red Clay

Others

• Kaolin Clay
• Fuller’s Earth
• Zinc Oxide USP

– Bath Salts and Crystals

• Dead Sea Mineral Salts – coarse* – love the uniqueness of these salts. They just make bath time seem a little better.
• Citric Acid* – I love to use this in the bath, maybe we never outgrow the fun of the fizzies and I love to use it to clean around the house too.
• MSM Opti

– Gels and Thickeners

• Cellulose Gum
• Vegethix™ * – this ingredient can turn any oil into a butter for any time you want to use an oils straight up without any dripping. Very easy too.
• Acacia Gum
• Ultra Maize

EMULISIFIERS – quick links

• Naturamulse – Emulsifying Wax

PRESERVATIVES AND ANTIOXIDANTS – quick links

– Preservatives

• Optiphen™

- Antioxidants

• Vitamin E

KITS AND BUNDLES – quick links

- Body Butter Kits

• Body Butter Playtime Kit #1 – Deluxe
• Body Butter Playtime Kit #2

- Natural Carrier Oil Sample Packs

• Seed Oil Sample Pack – 4 x 1oz
• “Too Good to Miss” Oils Bundle Pack

- Butter Multi-Packs

• Shea Butter Multi-Pack

- Essential Oil Assortment Packs

• Holiday Kitchen Essential Oil Assortment Pack – 4 x 10ml
• Holiday Kitchen Essential Oil Assortment Pack – 4 x 1oz