lye supplier suggestions

[Ann Marie]

Hi!

I can no longer buy lye where I regularly do (hardware store). Just wondering where a good online deal may be. I am on the west coast if that makes a difference (and WSP doesn't sell it anymore).

thanks for the help!

 

[ilovesoap2]

The best I found was at EssentialDepot. I got free shipping with 10 lbs. I do not like to shop so I may have grabbed the first deal that looked good. Delivery was pretty quick and I like that.

 

[osso]

Ditto on Essential Depot. Look at all the different sizes / deals to see what will be the most cost effective. The lye is good quality, pretty quick shipping.

 

[Dennis]

Essentials Depot is pretty competitive in pricing and good quality lye. I've used theirs since beginning to make soap. Their shipping to me is usually two days at most but I live in far far western Florida. Since it is ground shipping, probably about 5-7 days depending on where in Cali. If you can work with the time factor they are a good company with which to do business.
When I order from BB the time to me makes me bonkers. Usually at least a week so I understand what it's like ordering from the other end of the country.

 

[Lin]

ED is my second choice. I was going to place an order from WSP to get a ton of lye and some colorants.... Without the lye, I can't afford to get the minimum order on the other stuff so I'm super sad. And they said they have no idea when they'll have lye again either.

 

[My Mountain Soaps]

i just came across lye on amazon.com from essential depot. they were having a sale, 3$ for 2 lbs.

 

[Lin]

the lye is cheap, its the shipping thats expensive.

 

[My Mountain Soaps]

probably, i didnt open the link to check

 

[new12soap]

You may want to try The Lye Guy or AAA chemical

 

[AnnaMarie]

Essential Depot will often give free shipping if you purchase a particular amount. I just bought 10lbs of lye for $35 free shipping
Cheers!
Anna Marie

 

[lady-of-4]

Essential Depo gives plenty of incentives to get us to buy from them, like shipping coupons and cart disounts. They are truly the cheapest I've seen online.

 

[Lin]

Essential Depot will often give free shipping if you purchase a particular amount. I just bought 10lbs of lye for $35 free shipping
Cheers!
Anna Marie

Could have gotten 12lbs of lye for $30 (no shipping) from WSP before

 

[cmzaha]

If you happen to be in a large area such as LA or Orange County you can look up chemical suppliers. I purchase mine from a chem house around $40 per 50lbs. They do sell smaller amounts, but not the hardware store sizes. Otherwise I would probably go with Lye Depot