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If you want the perfect cosmetic additive, then you have come to the right place for creating the best soapmaking, soap, lotion making and cosmetic formulations! Popular offerings on this R to A page include: Rhassoul Clay, Rosemary Oleoresin Extract (ROE), Shea Butter, Sal Butter, Soy, Stearic Acid, Sunflower Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Vanilla Color Stabilizer, Vitaburst Beads and Wheat Germ Oil.

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Crafter's Choice™ Shea Butter - Ultra Refined
Ultra Refined Pure Shea Butter has been refined and deodorized with natural clays to remove color and odor. This pure, refined Shea Butter is a great natural addition to your soap and lotion formulations! Pronounced: Shh-aye

Helpful Product Information:
Melt Point: 90ºF





Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Hydroxide Flakes
Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Hydroxide Flakes—commonly known as lye or caustic soda—are food-grade, high-purity white, opaque crystals with a formula of NaOH. These flakes are highly hygroscopic, absorbing moisture and carbon dioxide from the air, and are highly soluble in water, ethanol, and methanol. They are widely used in various industries, including manufacturing pulp, paper, textiles, drinking water, detergents, and as a pharmaceutical excipient.





Crafter's Choice™ Sunflower Oil - Refined
Refined Sunflower Oil is a versatile and economical alternative to higher-priced oils, known to offer excellent penetrating and moisturizing qualities. Its lightweight texture makes it ideal for massage oils, cold-process and hot-process soap, lotions, scrubs, and other skincare formulations. This bulk sunflower oil is high-quality and can allegedly work well for all skin types. It does not clog pores. This makes it popular for soap makers, skincare formulators, and wholesale buyers. It has a lot of oleic acid and essential fatty acids. This gives deep hydration and nourishment without a greasy feel.





Crafter's Choice™ White Kaolin Clay
White Kaolin Clay is a mild, natural cosmetic clay widely used in cold-process soap, and other skincare formulations such as bath bombs and face masks. This gentle white clay is reportedly ideal for normal, dry, and sensitive skin. It does not excessively absorb natural oils, making it suitable for daily use. Renowned for its versatility, kaolin clay is a natural thickening agent in cosmetic products, and it is reported to help purify, cleanse, and gently exfoliate the skin. It is one of the most common and widely used cosmetic clays due to its soft texture and its believed ability to improve formula stability in handmade skincare and beauty products.





Crafter's Choice™ Vitamin E Natural T-50
Vitamin E T50 is an excellent antioxidant for products containing oils. All natural Vitamin E 50/50 blend with edible vegetable oils. Vitamin E is a great additive to enhance lotions, lip balms, sugar scrubs, beard oil and more! Please note it has a slight characteristic odor. For those looking for bulk vitamin E oil, we offer natural vitamin E oil wholesale options. Our wholesale and bulk purchasing options are a great choice whether you need Vitamin E Natural T-50 for large-scale production or small-batch crafting!





Crafter's Choice™ Sweet Almond Oil - Refined
Our Refined Sweet Almond Oil is a lightweight, deeply penetrating carrier oil known for its excellent spread-ability on the skin and moisturizing properties. With a rich composition of Vitamin E, essential fatty acids, and antioxidants, it is known to hydrate and protect skin. These attributes make Sweet Almond Oil an excellent choice for massage oils, cosmetics, and treatment products, including beard oils, sugar scrubs, lotion bars, and much more! Ever wonder about the differences between sweet almond oil refined vs. unrefined? Refined sweet almond oil undergoes a process that removes impurities, making it more shelf-stable, lighter in color, and odorless. It is a great option for fragrance-heavy products that require a longer shelf life. On the other hand, unrefined almond oil retains more of its natural scent and color and has a shorter shelf life.





Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Noodles - SCI
Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a gentle surfactant based fatty acid derived from coconut oil. It acts as a foaming and cleansing agent. Commonly used in made from scratch shampoos, shower gels and more! Sulfate-free and biodegradable.





Crafter's Choice™ Shea Butter - Natural
Our Natural Shea Butter in unrefined and considered to be high in vitamin/mineral. It has a strong natural aroma that is usually lost in soap making. Use Natural Shea butter to enhance your lotions, balms, bath fizzies and soap creations. Pronounced: Shh-aye

*Note color may vary slightly due to crop source.

Helpful Product Information:
Melt Point: 90ºF





Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Powder
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI) Powder is the sodium salt ester of coconut fatty acid. It is a very gentle surfactant that is also known as BabyFoam. Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Powder is non-drying, creates luxurious foam and leaves a silky feeling on the skin.





Crafter's Choice™ Rose Hip Seed Oil
Rose Hip Oil is very high in Vitamin C, which is considered to be beneficial to the skin. Thought to add moisturizing and other beneficial properties to skin. Rosehip Oil can be used in soap, hand cream and face cream formulations!





Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate Coarse SLSa
Puts foam in bath formulations. Works well in soft and hard water. This is an airborne product. You will need a mask and a contained space when making your finished product. Also called SLSa.





Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Carbonate - aka Washing Soda
Sodium Carbonate is also called Washing Soda! It is an excellent stain remover and sometimes used as a water softener. Often used in combination with sodium borate, also known as borax. Use to make handmade laundry soap and homemade dishwasher tabs!





Crafter's Choice™ Stearic Acid
Triple pressed palm Stearic Acid that is cosmetic grade. Stearic Acid is commonly used to emulsify lotions made from scratch. This can also be used in candle manufacturing to raise the melt point and improve the hardness of candle wax.





Crafter's Choice™ Vanilla Color Stabilizer - CP Soap
Vanilla Color Stabilizer for Cold Process Soap prevents the vanilla in fragrance oils from turning lye based soap formulations brown. It will not prevent color changes due to ingredients other than vanilla. Must use in a well ventilated area.
Use this VCS in Cold Process Soap and Bath Fizzies Only. Flashpoint: 200°, Vanilla Content: 0.00%, Phthalate Free





Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Lactate 60%
Sodium Lactate is used to harden cold process soap while minimizing shrinkage associated with curing. It is derived from carbohydrate sugars and purified lactic acid specifically for the cosmetic industry. Use Sodium Lactate to make your Cold Process Soap bars hard and smooth. Sodium lactate also makes cold process soap easy to unmold!





Crafter's Choice™ Shea Butter - High Melt, Ultra Refined
Pure Shea Butter considered to be high in vitamin/mineral content which is thought to be useful on dry skin. Refined and deodorized with natural clays. Takes a higher temperature than most to melt. Shea Butter is a very popular butter used in soap and cosmetics, including lotion, cream, and lip balm. Pronounced: Shh-aye

Helpful Product Information:
Melt Point: 109ºF





Crafter's Choice™ Witch Hazel - Alcohol Free
Our alcohol-free Witch Hazel is a popular, natural astringent that is thought to have anti-inflammatory properties. It can be used in salves, creams, lotions, toners, and more. Flashpoint: 110°





Crafter's Choice™ Silk Amino Acids Liquid
Protein source used as an additive in skin and hair care products. Thought to provide a protective barrier and silky feel to formulations. It can be used in lotions, soaps, hair care and skincare products. It is a water based additive.





Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Borate - aka Borax
Sodium Borate is the base ingredient in Borax and has an effectiveness often compared to OxiClean. It works by converting water molecules to hydrogen peroxide. It has a pH of 9.3 and produces a basic solution in water which increases the effectiveness of cleaners. Most commonly combined with washing soda to make handmade laundry soap formulations. Can also be used to create homemade toilet and dishwasher tabs!





Crafter's Choice™ Safflower Oil
Safflower Oil is thought to be high in oleic acid which is considered to help skin feel moisturized and nourished! We love using Safflower Oil in Cold Process Soap, Sugar Scrubs and Lotion recipes!





Crafter's Choice™ Vanilla Color Stabilizer - Lotions - Washes
Vanilla Color Stabilizer (VCS) for Lotions and Washes prevents the vanilla in fragrance oils from turning lotions and liquid wash formulations brown. It will not prevent color changes due to ingredients other than vanilla. Must use in a well ventilated area.
For Lotions, Creams, Body Wash and Body Spray. Flashpoint: 200°, Vanilla Content: 0.00%, Phthalate Free





Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES)
Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES) Liquid Surfactant is an excellent all around surfactant that is used to develop top-performing cleaning and washing formulas. SLES, also known as sodium laureth sulfate or sodium lauryl ether sulfat, provides improved mildness over sodium lauryl sulfate without sacrificing performance attributes, such as cleaning, foaming and viscosity response.
The lower irritation, milder properties of SLES liquid allow it to be used for cleansing products in which you want good cleansing without the harshness level of SLS. SLES  can easily be formulated into bath and body products like shampoos or hand soaps.





Crafter's Choice™ Zinc Ricinoleate
Zinc Ricinoleate is an odor absorber in the form of wax-like pellets. Zinc Ricinoleate is a key ingredient in most deodorant formulations, as it traps and absorbs odor as well as easily emulsifies into oils and waxes. Melting point is 158ºF to 160ºF.





Crafter's Choice™ Shea 50
Shea 50 is a water dispersible emollient that adds the luxurious properties of shea to many of your cosmetic formulations. This is a light yellow liquid with a very mild odor that is enhance foam and moisturize. Use Shea 50 in bath fizzies, soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion and more!





Crafter's Choice™ Smooth & Creamy Lotion Bar Additive
Crafter's Choice Smooth & Creamy Lotion Bar Additive is a beeswax derivative that has gained tremendous popularity in lotion bar and lip balm formulas. It prevents the grainy texture shea butter typically exhibits when cooled. When added at 5%, shea butter lotion bars are smooth and creamy. Can also be used in solid perfume, soap and soap frosting.





Crafter's Choice™ Shorea (Sal) Butter
Shorea/Sal Butter is considered to have high levels of uniform triglycerides which are thought help with oxidation and stability in formulations. Most popular in lotion bars due to the high levels of stearic and oleic fatty acids. Shorea Butter can be used in silky body butters, lotion bars, lip balms and more!

Helpful Product Information:
Melt Point: 97ºF





Crafter's Choice™ Walnut Shell Powder
Walnut Shell Powder is prepared by controlled grinding of the shells of walnuts. Use this fine grain exfoliant in your soaps and scrubs to provide a gentle exfoliation that will leave skin soft and smooth. Use it soaps, face scrubs and body scrubs.





Crafter's Choice™ Rose Water Essential Hydrosol
Rose Hydrosol is thought to be a superior additive in soap making and for face and skin care. Add this Rose Essential Hydrosol into handmade lotion, soap, hair care products, linen spray, facial products and more. Implement into the water phase of formulas.





Crafter's Choice™ Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Powder
Highly Active, high quality SLS Powdered sodium lauryl sulfate. Useful in powdered or tablet or blended liquid hard surface, and carpet cleaners, powdered bubble baths, and cleansing preparations, scouring and foaming agents SLS is also commonly used in many in textile and industrial cleaners, powdered hand cleaners. Great to use in bath products, shampoos, foaming powders and more.





Crafter's Choice™ Tucuma Butter
Tucuma Butter is considered to have high levels of Lauric, Myristic and Oleoic fatty acids which are all thought to moisturize the skin and hair. This butter has a natural gloss and glide that can be useful in hair care, massage and lotion formulations.

Helpful Product Information:
Melt Point: 90ºF





Crafter's Choice™ Zinc Oxide
Pure Zinc Oxide is used in a wide variety of applications including: Creams, Ointments, Lotions, Deodorants and pigment (white) for paper.

It is thought to help calm redness and inflammation associated with conditions like acne and diaper rash.
Known for its ability to block the sun's UVA rays, it is often used in sunscreens.
Zinc oxide also has antimicrobial properties, and it may control bacterial growth on the skin.





Crafter's Choice™ Xanthan Gum
Xanthan Gum is specifically designed for the cosmetic (not food) industry to be used as a thickening agent. Cosmetic xanthan gum can be used in liquid soaps, hair shampoo, shower jellies, soaps and lotions. It is the same product that major retailers use to naturally thicken products!

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