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Elements Bath and Body: If you need supplies for making cosmetics and toiletries, or some old fashioned soap making, we have everything ready to order. We offer a wide variety of wholesale soap making supplies, bath and body supplies, recipes, packaging, and accessories to suit any soap making or cosmetic requirements. We also carry lip balm tubes, beeswax, fragrance oils, liquid soap base, melt and pour soap base and recipes. Start shopping now!
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Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe: The Ponte Vedra Soap Shoppe now supplies soap and toiletry makers, crafters, and aromatherapists with high-quality affordable products. What makes us unique is that we actually use most of the raw materials we sell in our soaps and toiletries so you can be assured that you're getting the best possible raw materials for your own products. Start shopping now!
BioChemica: Home of “The Butter People!” First we start with organically grown, freeze dried berries which we micronize and infuse into a blend of certified organic ingredients like shea and palm butters. The result is a smooth butter with the beneficial attributes of the butter and the fruit: blueberry, Açaí, cranberry, pomegranate, and black currant. We offer a full range of plant-derived ingredients from all parts of the globe. Start shopping now!
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