Hi pops1, Haddon is a nice place but a bit too close to the big city for me. I venture to Ballarat as little as possible although last week I spent an afternoon learning to drive the Firetruck in heavy traffic, scary experience for all the town's folk. Have you found any good sources for oil's or other ingredients for soaping in Ballarat? I drive to Geelong and back every friday but I havent stumbled onto any bargains yet, The Chemist Warehouse has some interesting things like Aloe vera gel but as I am very much a learner, I will wait until I know a bit more about shelf life before adding these exotic thing's to my soaps. Edit : OOP's Just realized this is a dog post, best pull my head in.