Chemicals for soap making
Lye, hardeners and additives for cold process, hot process and liquid soap.
14 chemicals we have prices for. The price is the lowest by weight in any pack size; tap a chemical for every store and pack.
- Sodium HydroxideLye for bar soap $1.72 per kilogram5 stores
- Potassium HydroxideLye for liquid soap $6.86 per litre5 stores
- GlycerolAdds moisture; base for clear soap $4.18 per kilogram5 stores
- Sodium LactateHarder bars that unmold sooner $7.78 per kilogram4 stores
- Stearic AcidHardens bars $4.80 per kilogram6 stores
- Sodium ChlorideHardens bars; makes salt bars $7.78 per kilogram5 stores
- Citric AcidHelps soap rinse clean in hard water $2.98 per litre8 stores
- Citric Acid MonohydrateHelps soap rinse clean in hard water $2.27 per kilogram3 stores
- Sodium Citrate DihydrateHelps soap rinse clean in hard water $18.46 per kilogram1 store
- Trisodium CitrateHelps soap rinse clean in hard water $55.41 per kilogram1 store
- Titanium DioxideWhitens soap $45.76 per kilogram4 stores
- SorbitolUsed in clear and melt and pour soap $87.23 per kilogram1 store
- Propylene GlycolUsed in clear and melt and pour soap $5.11 per kilogram5 stores
- BoraxThickens and neutralizes liquid soap $3.06 per kilogram4 stores
Stores that specialise in soap making
Other uses
Read each product's safety data sheet before you use it, and follow your local rules. We list what stores sell; we do not give recipes or amounts.