Last night my Amazon order was delivered. Huzzah! I now have everything I need to try my first batch of soap ... EXCEPT the lye. Sadly, that's a required ingredient and stuff.
I had previously checked Michael's, True Value hardware, and a local cleaning supply merchant, and none of them had lye. I ordered a bottle of it from the Essential Depot storefront through Amazon (because I'm a Prime member so I typically get 2 day shipping upgrade for free) and had to pay $12 extra for a Hazmat shipping package. It wasn't delivered last night ~ I don't know if it's required that someone sign for a Hazmat package or not. We'll probably find out today whether it's left on our front porch or not.
But last night, I wanted to make soap! I drove to Menard's (Midwest hardware store chain), and couldn't even get a store associate to look my way. Frustrating! I'd complain but they probably don't give a crap.
So I went to a different branch of True Value, because the first TV had told me to try there as they usually have it but were out that day, and perhaps the other branch would have it. The gal behind the counter said that it was kept under the counter and that she had to make a copy of my driver's license in order to sell it to me. Ok, great, whatever, GIMME MY LYE I WANT TO MAKE SOAP OMFG.
10 minutes later, she returned, complaining about the slow copy machine. Ok, let's move on ... she reached under the counter and ... no lye. "Oh, we must be out."
...
Really? You couldn't check before you went to copy the ID?
So my third stop was Home Depot, and I shouldn't have bothered, because they don't carry it either.
Needless to say, I did not get to make soap last night. I had a headache anyway by that point.
I am hopeful that my Hazmat package is delivered today and left without needing a signature, and that I can make soap tonight. If they leave me a sticker with no package, I may cry.
My new friends over at The Dish have given me some recommendations. I wish I hadn't been too shy to ask before ordering at Amazon, but most of the soaping forums are pretty strict in their advice to n00bs that they shouldn't ask without searching for the information thoroughly first, and a search for "lye" produces a ton of results. Also, I'm stubborn and don't like to admit that I can't find info on my own.
But in any case, here are some sources of lye online that they provided to me, for those of you in the same boat as me...
Essential Depot ~ supposedly this store regularly offers good shipping deals and free shipping; incidentally, it's also the storefront where I ordered my lye through Amazon and wound up paying $12 in Hazmat shipping fees. I don't know if they require that if you order directly through their site.
Ingredients to Die For ~ which is kind of an ironic name when you're talking about lye...
Note that I haven't tried any of these stores yet, so I can't testify to their product or service.
Keep your fingers crossed for me that I will be able to make soap tonight!
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